Jimmy Patronis, Florida's 1st Congressional District
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Patronis has been on the defensive in the last few weeks of the campaign as Valimont was able to raise $6 million to launch − an unprecedented amount for a Democratic candidate in one of the most Rep...
Seattle Times |
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine won Tuesday’s special election for a vacant congressional seat that the president carried by 30 points less than five months ago.
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Fine was leading 54 percent to 46 percent when The Associated Press called the race at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
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With most votes counted across the district, Patronis led with more than 55% of the vote while Valimont pulled in just under 44%. Stephen Brody, a candidate running without party affiliation, also claimed about 1% of the vote. That means Patronis will succeed former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, keeping the district in Republican hands.
Patronis will be replacing former Congressman Matt Gatez. Following his oath to serve the United States, Patronis was given a minute to speak on the house floor. ”Mr. Speaker wi
Jimmy Patronis says he is running for Congress at the urging of President Donald Trump. Patronis told the News Journal in January that as soon as former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was named as Trump’s ...
Florida Republican state Sen. Randy Fine and GOP state CFO Jimmy Patronis easily won two crucial special elections for the US House in the Sunshine State Tuesday, temporarily bolstering the GOP’s razor-thin majority.
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNRepublican Jimmy Patronis wins Florida's 1st congressional district race, defeating Democrat Gay ValimontRepublican Jimmy Patronis won a special election Tuesday in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, securing a seat in the reliably Republican Panhandle with the backing of former President Donald Trump.
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Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. Board Chair Jay Trumbull Sr. said he’s in agreement with the appointment of Rigdon by Patronis. Trumbull added that Rigdon has big shoes to fill in replacing Henderson.