On Primary Election Day in Florida, we took a close look at two Congressional primaries that are on the ballot. Polls will be open until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Most of the challengers in these two races participated in a forum at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club on Friday.
Listen to the full show here
FL-14
The candidates in Florida’s 14th Congressional District are hoping to unseat Democrat Kathy Castor from her seat representing parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.
There are four Republicans in the Primary Election. We heard from three of them: Rocky Rochford, Neelam Perry, Ehsan Joarder, as well as John Peters, who did not participate. The winner of the Republican primary will face off in November against incumbent Democrat Kathy Castor, Libertarian Nathanial Snyder and Christopher Bradley, who is not affiliated with a party.
FL-15
The candidates for Florida’s 15th Congressional District hope to unseat Republican Laurel Lee, who represents parts of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk Counties. Republicans Jennifer Barbosa and James Judge are running against Lee in the Primary Election. Lee did not attend the forum. The winner of the primary will face Democrat Pat Kemp in November’s General Election.
Insurance
During the show, we didn’t get to hear the candidates’ responses to a question about insurance. Here are their responses:
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