My bookie Gizmo is setting up this parlay sheet for the U.S. House of Representatives Florida District 1 primary and special election. The primary races will be finalized on Friday, Dec. 6, the end of the qualifying period.
Gizmo is the oldest altar boy in Pensacola and my bookie. While waiting for the celebrant to finish his homily, Gizmo put together this list of candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission as of Nov. 27. He is frustrated that the FEC has not set up its database to filter for the 2025 special election, so his pre-qualifying list may not be complete. Missing from this list is Florida CEO Jimmy Patronis, who announced his resignation to run for the seat last week.
Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2)
RUDMAN, JOEL DR. (REP)
PITTMAN, BERNADETTE (REP)
EKPETE KAMA, ULOMA DR. (REP)
JOHNSTON, CLAYTON (REP)
GROSS, KEITH (REP)
CHINNASWAMY, JOSH (NONE)
VALIMONT, JENNIFER GAY (DEM)
SALZMAN, MICHELLE (REP)
DAVIS, C MARCEL (DEM)
GAFFNEY, KEVIN JAMES MR. (REP)
WITT, JEFF (REP)
VALENTINO, GENE (REP)
MERK, GREGORY CHARLES (REP)
Political Committees Registered since Nov. 5
STAN MCDANIELS CAMPAIGN
CITIZENS FOR KEVIN J. GAFFNEY
JEFF WITT FOR CONGRESS
DR. JOEL RUDMAN FOR CONGRESS
KEEBAUGH FOR CONGRESS
MICHELLE SALZMAN FOR CONGRESS
VALENTINO FOR CONGRESS
JOSHUA VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESS
C. DAVIS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
BERNADETTE PITTMAN FOR CONGRESS
MICHAEL DYLAN THOMPSON FOR CONGRESS
FRANKMAN FOR FLORIDA
To complicate matters for Gizmo, these are the candidates listed on the Florida Division of Elections website:
Gaffney, Kevin J. (REP)
Gray, Stanley (DEM)
Kama, Uloma Ekpete (REP)
McDaniels, Stan (LPF) Active
Minus, Tevin Channing (NPA)
Windhauser, Angela Marie (REP)
- Florida Politics reported that John Frankman, Keith Gross and Michelle Salzman dropped out of the race after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Patronis.
DIG DEEPER: The First Congressional District covers Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and part of Walton County. It is the state’s most conservative district, with more than 53% of the electorate registered as Republicans. Rep. Matt Gaetz won re-election with 66% of the vote, only three points less than he did in his first race in 2016.
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