Debbie Mayfield wants to return to former Florida Senate seat, and the stage is set
Rep. Debbie Mayfield said she plans to seek out her old state Senate seat — an exceedingly rare opportunity to overcome the state’s term-limit rules — in the latest reshuffling from President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.
The latest Thanksgiving-eve news comes in SD 19, where Mayfield said she will run for a return to the seat she just left due to term limits.
Sen. Randy Fine was elected to the seat this year, but is leaving it to run for Florida’s 6th Congressional District, with Trump’s endorsement. Because she left the seat, term limits reset and the next more than 1.5 years won’t count toward limits this time.
“While this is an unexpected opportunity, it’s one I’m ready to meet hea...
