Sources: Fentrice Driskell is mulling run for Florida Senate, but perhaps she shouldn't
State Rep. Fentrice Driskell has, for the past two years, led the House Democratic Caucus, and she’ll be leading it for another two until she reaches term limits in 2026.
With her tenure in the House coming to an end, Driskell is no doubt already planning her next move, and sources with knowledge of her thinking have told Florida Politics she’s considering a run for the Florida Senate in the district that current state Sen. Darryl Rouson will be vacating after 2026.
If she ran, Driskell would challenge a member of her own caucus, state Rep. Michele Rayner, who has already filed to run for Senate District 16.
And while Driskell would no doubt earn support among some within the Democratic Part...
