Jennifer Canady’s election to the state House could be a history-making victory: She’d be the first spouse of a sitting justice to serve in the Florida Legislature in modern history. But the Canady union could also prove thorny for the chief justice if his wife wins the District 40 race, according to legal experts.
Jennifer Canady’s campaign website bills her as a “lifelong conservative” and a “Lakeland native,” attributes that could be considered requisites for the Polk County state House seat she hopes to capture in next year’s elections. What it doesn’t say is perhaps more interesting: Canady’s husband holds one of the most powerful posts in the state.
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