Kicked out as a teenager, Brooklyn Owen declares run for state Senate I m a trans woman living in the South, she says, saying she s prepared for the bare-knuckle world of Florida s Capitol. Author: Anne Schindler Updated: 6:59 PM EST February 4, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A powerful political post will be vacated when Florida Senate Minority Leader Audrey Gibson is term-limited in 2022. And while that may seem a long way off, the District 6 race has officially begun.
Brooklyn Owen, age 20, filed to run as a Democrat and is formally announcing her candidacy Thursday night.
The political newcomer threw her hat into the District 6 senate race early – as what she calls “the underdog.” Expected contenders for the seat include State Representative Tracie Davis and Jacksonville City Councilmember Reggie Gaffney.
Mountain Mayhem
Whinny Wonderland volunteer elves from back row, left to right: Isabel Rich, Bre Millspaugh, Jamie Denue, Zoe Hanlon, Sadie the therapy dog, Marissa Ostrich, Karla Rohrbaugh. Kneeling left to right - Sheryl Barto, Sampson the therapy dog and Magda Debska. Hal Williams photo.
Seth Owen with his daughter, Zoe, and fiancée Blair Palmer. Hal Williams photo.
Guests arrive by horse drawn cart. Hal Williams photo.
Participants experience the sensory work as Karl Hanlon leads them through the three positions. Hal Williams photo.
Frosty, one of the therapy bunnies, always proves to be popular. Hal Williams photo.
Sheryl Barto and her horse Prince explain how The Horse Boy Method works using body-to-body contact of human to horse to calm the sensory system. Hal Williams photo.