Cortes and his wife, Holly, have four children.<ref name=scortes/>
Cortes and his wife, Holly, have four children.<ref name=scortes/>
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In 2023, Cortes endorsed [[Florida]] [[Governor]] [[Ron DeSantis]] for the Republican presidential nomination. Then prior to the pivotal [[New Hampshire]] primary election in January 2024, Cortes switched his support back to [[Donald Trump]] who outpolled DeSantis by 30 percentage points in the [[Iowa caucuses]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4413374-ex-trump-adviser-cortes-desantis-backs-trump/|title=Ex-Trump adviser who backed DeSantis comes full circle: ‘Only Trump Can Save America’|publisher=thehill.com|author=Lauren Irwin|date=January 17, 2024|accessdate=January 18 2024}}</ref>
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In 2023, Cortes endorsed [[Florida]] [[Governor]] [[Ron DeSantis]] for the Republican presidential nomination. Then prior to the pivotal [[New Hampshire]] primary election in January 2024, Cortes said he had been in error in backing DeSantis. He hence switched his support back to [[Donald Trump]] who outpolled DeSantis by 30 percentage points in the [[Iowa caucuses]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4413374-ex-trump-adviser-cortes-desantis-backs-trump/|title=Ex-Trump adviser who backed DeSantis comes full circle: ‘Only Trump Can Save America’|publisher=thehill.com|author=Lauren Irwin|date=January 17, 2024|accessdate=January 18 2024}}</ref>