PORT ST. LUCIE — It didn’t take long for retiring state Sen. Ken Pruitt to find a new gig.

The Port St. Lucie Republican announced Tuesday that he has accepted a job handling government relations and public affairs for the Boca Raton-based law firm Weiss, Handler, Angelos & Cornwell.

Cynthia Angelos, a partner at the firm and former St. Lucie County chief circuit judge, is a longtime friend of Pruitt’s.

The firm has offices in Port St. Lucie, Boca Raton and Palm Beach.

After 19 years as a state legislator, Pruitt announced in May he would retire in August — more than a year before the end of his term.

Pruitt said he achieved his goals as a legislator and wanted to spend more time with his family.