Eleven candidates, mostly incumbents, won legislative races Friday as they did not draw opponents before a qualifying deadline, while the Florida Democratic Party hit a goal of having candidates vie for every seat up for election.
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A county judge closed an unusual defamation lawsuit against state Rep. Carolina Amesty last month, issuing a judgment in the Republican lawmaker’s favor. The suit was filed in Leon County by a former legislative aide, Nicolas Frevola, in September. Frevola, who worked for another lawmaker, claimed Amesty falsely accused him of trying to run her over with a car in 2022 as she and Frevola’s .
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After Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, announced last month he will not run again this fall, a third candidate has emerged to try to succeed him in the Florida House.