DeSantis announces special election for U.S. House 20 May 4, 2021 at 3:56 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 9:26 PM
The dates for the special election to fill the vacated seat for Florida s 20th congressional district were announced Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The governor made the announcement during a news conference at West Miami Middle School.
The seat became open following the
Gov. Ron DeSantis announces special election for U.S. House 20 I think that puts qualifying towards the end of the first week of September, and I know as someone who ran for [a Congressional seat], there s a lot that goes into it, DeSantis said. I know there will be a lot of folks that want to run for it, so hopefully that gives them enough time to be able to get on the ballot.
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On April 29, Elvin Dowling, who wants to run in a future special election to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House, 20th district seat, sued Governor Ron DeSantis. The Governor has not yet set the dates for a special election, even though the death of Congressman Alcee Hastings was on April 6, 2021. The Complaint alleges that in the last Florida special election, then-Governor Rick Scott called the election only 18 days after the vacancy was created.
The lawsuit charges that the Governor’s delay is motivated by partisan politics. It notes that the 20th district only cast 17% of its votes for Governor DeSantis when DeSantis was elected in 2018. It notes that the 20th district has an African-American majority.
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hastings, the longtime Congressman from Florida has died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. The Palm Beach County Democrat died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, according to his chief of staff, Lale M. Morrison. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) A candidate for the U.S. House seat left vacant by the death of longtime Rep. Alcee Hastings has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis to schedule a special election.
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A candidate for the U.S. House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Alcee Hastings has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis to schedule a special election.