Lawsuit filed against DeSantis concerning Hastings former seat April 30, 2021 at 10:46 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 6:01 PM
A lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning who will fill the vacated seat following the recent death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings.
Rev. Elvin Dowling, who is among the candidates for the 20th Congressional district, said he filed the lawsuit against the governor of Florida for what he calls the intentional delay in calling a special election to fill the seat.
died April 6 at the age of 84 from pancreatic cancer.
Dowling claims the governor is in violation of the first, 14th and 15th amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
By Joel Malkin
Apr 30, 2021
A lawsuit has been filed against Governor Ron DeSantis to force him to schedule a special Congressional election. The governor of Florida has waited now 24 days and counting since the death of my dear friend and mentor Alcee Hastings and has yet to set a date for a special election to fill that seat.
Rev. Elvin Dowling is a candidate for the seat in heavily Democratic District 20, which covers portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
He accuses the governor of playing politics. It is no secret that he is doing this for the purpose of being able to limit progress with what s going on in Congress, but we can t allow that to happen.
By Joel Malkin
Apr 30, 2021
A lawsuit has been filed against Governor Ron DeSantis to force him to schedule a special Congressional election. The governor of Florida has waited now 24 days and counting since the death of my dear friend and mentor Alcee Hastings and has yet to set a date for a special election to fill that seat.
Rev. Elvin Dowling is a candidate for the seat in heavily Democratic District 20, which covers portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
He accuses the governor of playing politics. It is no secret that he is doing this for the purpose of being able to limit progress with what s going on in Congress, but we can t allow that to happen.
By Joel Malkin
Apr 30, 2021
A lawsuit has been filed against Governor Ron DeSantis to force him to schedule a special Congressional election. The governor of Florida has waited now 24 days and counting since the death of my dear friend and mentor Alcee Hastings and has yet to set a date for a special election to fill that seat.
Rev. Elvin Dowling is a candidate for the seat in heavily Democratic District 20, which covers portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
He accuses the governor of playing politics. It is no secret that he is doing this for the purpose of being able to limit progress with what s going on in Congress, but we can t allow that to happen.
As the Florida Senate was debating and voting on legislation, state Sen. Perry Thurston left the Capitol to attend a political event 450 miles away. He was seeking votes for the next office he wants to hold: Congressman. While he was on the campaign trail, Thurston missed the debate and vote on one of the most contentious bills of the legislative session, a measure to ban transgender females from competing in girl’s and women’s sports.