Chuck Brannan draws 'conservative Democrat' challenger in HD 10
A North Florida Republican legislator looks likely to face an opponent in November.
This month, Live Oak’s Robert “Bobby” J. Brady Jr. filed to oppose Rep. Chuck Brannan in House District 10, which includes the counties of Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union and some of Alachua.
While the district is 55% Republican, suggesting it’s an unlikely one to be flipped, Brady is betting that despite having moved to the area in the last year from Tampa, he can make some headway in a “predominately Republican” district against Brannan.
Brady describes himself as a “conservative Democrat” and is depicting Brannan as a puppet of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“I know this guy has a 40-point lead over me and he has mon...