A Republican, Eagle was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis as Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in September 2020.

Eagle unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Congress in Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 election.

[1] After Crist won the election, Eagle became "special assistant to the governor"[1] before being elevated to deputy chief of staff.

Eagle claimed that the smell of alcohol coming from his vehicle was the result of having people who were drunk in his car earlier in the night.

In May 2014, Eagle issued an apology, saying that "I do not dispute that I am guilty of driving recklessly and using poor judgment" but denied being drunk at the time of his arrest.

[11] In June 2014, the charge against Eagle was dropped to reckless driving;[13] he took a plea deal in which he pleaded no contest and agreed to six months' probation, 100 hours' community service, and alcohol testing.

In 2016, Eagle ran unopposed through both the Republican primary and the general election, winning his third term in the State House of Representatives.

[21][22] In a two-minute video announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for a congressional seat in 2019, Eagle invoked Trump or "the president" eight times.

[24][25] He announced his bid for the Republican nomination for Florida's 19th congressional district in the 2020 U.S. House elections, to replace retiring incumbent Francis Rooney.

[29] Eagles lost the Republican primary in August 2020, coming in second place to fellow State Representative Byron Donalds, 22.6 to 21.9%.

[29][4] In September 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Eagle to the post of executive director of the state Department of Economic Opportunity.