Lindsay Cross draws a challenger for Florida House: Republican Ed Montanari

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Lindsay Cross at LGBTQ Pride Florida
Lindsay Cross speaks in Gulfport, FL at an LGBTQ Pride event. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (June 1, 2023).

Rep. Lindsay Cross, D-St. Petersburg, has drawn a Republican challenger as she seeks a second term in the Florida House.

St. Petersburg Republican Ed Montanari opened a campaign account Friday to challenge Cross next year in Pinellas County’s House District 60, according to the state Division of Elections website.

Cross, first elected in 2022, had raised $107,914 for her 2024 campaign account as of Sept. 30, a finance report shows.

©2023 The News Service of Florida

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