So Rebecca Negron, wife of now State Senator Joe (who lost running under Mark Foley’s name in 2006, what a queer election law that was) is running for the 18th district which is being vacated by Murphy. Florida has 2 of our top 3 House targets.
She sounds more second-tier, unfortunately. We’ll need someone wealthy to run in this seat (I see one of the Rooneys is a possibility - Pat, Jr., 17th dist. Rep. Tom’s brother and a State Rep.). I see Carl Domino may run again, and he should be actively discouraged. His candidacy was an epic fiasco for a seat that should’ve been an EASY takeback.
I hope we also seriously target Gwen Graham in the 2nd, as she is a possible future statewide candidate. It’s too bad Steve Southerland proved so weak in holding that seat, losing in a GOP year. He doesn’t seem to be pondering a rematch. Two State Reps are listed as possible candidates.