Former State Attorney Aramis Ayala exploring run for US Senate
Sen. Marco Rubio’s term ends in 2023
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Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala (Courtesy)
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Former state attorney Aramis Ayala is exploring a run for U.S. Senate in an attempt to flip one of Florida’s two seats currently held by Republicans.
Ayala, a Democrat, was previously the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial District of Florida which includes Orange and Osceola counties. She did not run for re-election this past November and now Monique Worrell holds the top prosecutor seat.
The former prosecutor announced she is considering a run for U.S. Senate in a video posted to a new website, armaisayala.com.
U.S. Rep.
exploratory a campaign for the U.S. Senate, but has not confirmed anything publicly, nor filed.
Former U.S. Rep.
Alan Grayson of Windermere
has filed to open a U.S. Senate campaign account, but said he has not decided yet to run. Former congressional candidate
Allen Ellison of Wauchula
has filed and declared his intention to run, but he has lost both his congressional elections by wide margins.
Ayala was a big underdog who won an upset election in Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit in 2016, to serve Orange and Osceola Counties. She became the first Black State Attorney in Florida’s history.