John Rutherford draws Primary challenger
It appears that Jacksonville’s U.S. Rep. John Rutherford will face a Primary challenge after all.
Mara Macie has filed in the Primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, which includes Duval and part of St. Johns County.
This is a repeat matchup.
Macie was one of two Primary challengers to Rutherford in 2022. She was unsuccessful, getting 18% of the vote and finishing in a distant second place, with Rutherford taking 66% in that election.
When asked about how she might improve on her finish last year, she said it was a matter of resources rather than candidate quality, arguing the finish “has a lot more to do with money and I think you know that.”
Money almost certainly will be a factor...
