Former state senator Tony Hill will run for the newly drawn Northeast Florida congressional district, bringing a campaign-tested Democrat into the race for a seat covering half of Duval County plus Nassau and Clay counties.
The newly drawn district replaces a Jacksonville to Tallahassee district where Black voters had a decisive voice in electing a congressman, most recently sending Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, who has employed Hill as a top legislative assistant.
The district now favors a Republican, but Hill said he sees a path to victory that "connects the dots" among voters in all three counties with a message that supports working families.
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