STATEMENT: from Peggy Schiller, Candidate for Congress, CD01
I am naturally disappointed with the ruling today by the Appellate Court, but I support the decision and will not be appealing based on timing. I will now remain laser-focused on the task at hand – winning the primary tomorrow and unseating Matt Gaetz in November.
Our goal in filing this lawsuit was to reach a swift decision before the primary. Not filing or waiting to do so would have allowed the Republican nominee to leverage this information to disqualify Jones if she were to win the primary, potentially leaving NO Democrat available to challenge the Republican nominee in November. Therefore, despite today’s ruling, I still believe this was the right action to take.
We very much appreciate the support that we have received from the community. While the Appellate Court did not agree today, as someone who follows election laws, I hope that voters will realize I am the only true Democrat qualified to represent our district.