Autopsy: Felon who was GOP congressional nominee in South Florida died from overdose
Family members of a Republican congressional nominee in South Florida are mourning the death of a man they described as a loving father who wrestled with addiction.
Newly released police and autopsy records show he died of a fentanyl and cocaine overdose after relapsing into using drugs.
“I just love that boy, and I’m so sorry I lost him,” said Jeffrey Mariner, father of Jason Mariner of Loxahatchee. “I tried so hard.” Jason Mariner would have turned 38 earlier this month.
Mariner won the two-person GOP Primary in November 2021 — six months after his divorce was finalized — with 58% of the vote in the heavily Democratic 20th Congressional District, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Be...
