There’s a crowd of 15 running for Congress in Broward/Palm Beach district
Fifteen candidates qualified this week in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch in Florida’s Congressional District 23, a Palm Beach-Broward seat that’s likely to still be a stronghold for Democrats.
Among the candidates in the crowded race is Jared Moskowitz, former emergency management director under Gov. Ron DeSantis and state legislator who was most recently appointed to fill a vacancy on the Broward County Commission.
And in Florida’s Congressional District 24, Miami-Dade’s former county commission chairwoman Audrey Edmonson did not appear to qualify by the deadline, according to state records. She had announced a primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson in March. Edmonson did not return a request for comment from the Herald.
Friday at noon marked the end of the qualifying period for the Aug. 23 primary and Nov. 8 general elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Florida governor, members of the Florida House and Senate, and other county-level races.
Florida’s Congressional District 23:
Republicans: Joe Budd, Darlene Cerezo Swaffar, Steven Chess, Christy McLaughlin, Myles Perrone, Jim Pruden and Ira Weinstein
Democrats: Allen Ellison, Michaelangelo Collins Hamilton, Hava Holzhauer, Jared Moskowitz, Ben Sorensen, W. Michael ‘Mike’ Trout
No party affiliation: Mark Napier, Christine Scott
Florida’s Congressional District 24:
Incumbent: U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (Democrat)
Republicans: Jesus Navarro, Lavern Spicer
Democrats: Kevin Harris
Florida’s Congressional District 25:
Incumbent: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat)
Republicans: Robert Millwee, Carla Spalding, Rubin Young
Florida’s Congressional District 26:
Incumbent: U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)
Republicans: Darren Aquino
Democrats: Christine Alexandria Olivo
Florida’s Congressional District 27:
Incumbent: U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)
Republicans: Frank Polo
Democrats: Angel Montalvo, Ken Russell, Annette Taddeo
Florida’s Congressional District 28:
Incumbent: U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (Republican)
Democrats: Robert Asencio, Juan Paredes
Republicans: Carlos Garin, Karl “KW” Miller
Write-in candidate: Jeremiah Schaffer
This story was originally published June 17, 2022 at 5:03 PM.
