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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 25502" data-attributes="member: 158">Democrat Ken Russell said Sunday he is switching from the U.S. Senate primary race against U.S. Rep. Val Demings to a run for a Miami-area congressional seat.Russell made his announcement via a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kenforflorida/video/7092772131108326702?_t=8RwzG7xV679&amp;_r=1" target="_blank">TikTok video.</a>Russell, a Miami city commissioner, said it’s become clear Demings — who currently represents Orlando in Congress — is likely to be the Democratic nominee against incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and that he will support her.Now, Russell said he will focus on a House District 27 race against freshman GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in one of Florida’s main swing districts.“I’m moving into a race in Congress I know I can win,” Russell said in the video. “We need unity. We need to be organized as Democrats and we just never are.”News outlets <a href="https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/05/01/russell-higgins-jump-into-race-to-run-against-salazar/" target="_blank">reported</a> that another Democrat, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, was also likely to run in District 27. There was no formal announcement Sunday morning from Higgins on that, with a political consultant saying she would discuss the race Monday.Two years ago, Salazar defeated the incumbent Democrat, Donna Shalala, with just over 51% of the vote. The district has switched parties multiple times over recent years.<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/01/miami-democrat-ken-russell-switching-from-us-senate-race-to-congress/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 25502, member: 158"] Democrat Ken Russell said Sunday he is switching from the U.S. Senate primary race against U.S. Rep. Val Demings to a run for a Miami-area congressional seat. Russell made his announcement via a [URL='https://www.tiktok.com/@kenforflorida/video/7092772131108326702?_t=8RwzG7xV679&_r=1']TikTok video.[/URL] Russell, a Miami city commissioner, said it’s become clear Demings — who currently represents Orlando in Congress — is likely to be the Democratic nominee against incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and that he will support her. Now, Russell said he will focus on a House District 27 race against freshman GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in one of Florida’s main swing districts. “I’m moving into a race in Congress I know I can win,” Russell said in the video. “We need unity. We need to be organized as Democrats and we just never are.” News outlets [URL='https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/05/01/russell-higgins-jump-into-race-to-run-against-salazar/']reported[/URL] that another Democrat, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, was also likely to run in District 27. There was no formal announcement Sunday morning from Higgins on that, with a political consultant saying she would discuss the race Monday. Two years ago, Salazar defeated the incumbent Democrat, Donna Shalala, with just over 51% of the vote. The district has switched parties multiple times over recent years. [url="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/01/miami-democrat-ken-russell-switching-from-us-senate-race-to-congress/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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