FL-08: Democrat Jennifer Jenkins now says she'll run for Congress in Brevard County
Former Brevard County Democratic school board member Jennifer Jenkins, at one time a candidate for U.S. Senate, is dropping her bid against Republican Randy Fine in Florida’s Sixth Congressional District and will run instead in Florida’s Eight District, now held by Republican Mike Haridopolos.
Several Democratic and Republican challengers are expected to switch their races for Congress now that the congressional map has been significantly altered by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature.
That map keeps Brevard County whole while adding a portion of eastern Orange County, incorporating the University of Central Florida and surrounding areas.
“Once the Legislature passed these maps, I received several calls from around Brevard and Orange counties asking me to run here,” Jenkins said Tuesday in a written statement. “District 8 voters have pain at the pump, a struggle to afford adequate health care, and a representative who dodges town halls and real conversations with the people he’s supposed to serve.”
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