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Candidate opens account to run for Jacksonville state House seat next year

Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, makes his closing remarks on his sponsored E-verify bill during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) (Steve Cannon, 2021 The Associated Press)

TALLAHASSSEE, Fla. – The first candidate has emerged to try to replace Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, while two freshman Democrats are preparing to run for reelection next year.

Jacksonville Beach Republican Heath Brockwell opened a campaign account this week to run in 2022, according to the state Division of Elections website.

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With Byrd planning to run for the Senate next year, Brockwell will try to replace him in what is currently District 11 in Nassau and Duval counties.

District boundaries -- and potentially the numbers -- could change before the 2022 elections because of the once-a-decade reapportionment process, although that process will be delayed as the U.S. Census Bureau announced Friday the necessary data to begin that process will be delayed until September.


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