This week, the Florida Right to Life Political Action Committee issued endorsements and A ratings for next month’s primaries.
In three Republican statewide primaries, the PAC endorsed Gov. Rick Scott for the U.S. Senate, state CFO Jimmy Patronis’ bid for a full four year term and state Rep. Frank White, R-Pensacola, for attorney general.
In the gubernatorial primary, the PAC noted the top two Republican candidates--U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam--both had A ratings. In the race to replace Putnam as agriculture commissioner, the PAC noted both state Rep. Matt Caldwell and former state Rep. Baxter Troutman had A ratings.
A host of Florida Republicans in Congress--U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Neal Dunn, Ted Yoho, John Rutherford, Gus Bilirakis and Vern Buchanan--were fully endorsed by the PAC. Florida Right to Life PAC backed former state Rep. Fred Costello in the Republican primary in the race to replace DeSantis. The PAC backed businessman Scott Sturgill for the Republican nod to challenge U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and George Buck to take on U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla. In the race for the open House seat currently held by retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., the PAC noted that state Rep. Ross Spano and Danny Kushmer both had A ratings. With U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., retiring, the PAC noted that state Rep. Julio Gonzalez and state Sen. Greg Steube both has A ratings. The PAC also backed Javier “Javi” Manjarres to challenge U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., and Maria Peiro in the Republican primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
The PAC’s legislative endorsements are as follows:
Florida State Senate
District Candidate
8 Keith Perry - Endorsed
12 Dennis Baxley - Endorsed
14 Dorothy L. Hukill - Endorsed
16 Ed Hooper - Endorsed
22 Kelli Stargel - Endorsed
25 Gayle Harrell - Endorsed
36 Manny Diaz, Jr. - Endorsed
Florida House of Representatives
District Candidate
1 Rebekah Bydlak - Support- A Rating
1 Mike Hill -Support- A Rating
10 Chuck Brannan - Support- A Rating
10 Marc Vann - Support- A Rating
11 Cord Byrd - Endorsed
17 Cyndi Stevenson - Endorsed
19 Bobby Payne - Endorsed
23 Stan McClain - Endorsed
24 Paul Renner - Endorsed
28 David Smith - Endorsed
30 Bob Cortes - Endorsed
32 Anthony Sabatini - Support- A Rating
32 Monica L. Wofford - Support- A Rating
37 Ardian Zika - Endorsed
42 Mike La Rosa -Endorsed
44 Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski- Endorsed
51 Tyler Sirois -Endorsed
53 Randy Fine - Endorsed
54 Erin Grall -Endorsed
56 Melony Bell - Endorsed
59 Ronda Storms -Support- A Rating
59 Joe Wicker - Support- A Rating
61 Sharon Carter -Endorsed
66 Nick DiCeglie -Support- A Rating
66 Berny Jacques - Support- A Rating
69 Jeremy Bailie -Endorsed
71 Will Robinson -Endorsed
72 Ray Pilon -Endorsed
73 Tommy Gregory - Support- A Rating
73 Melissa Howard - Support- A Rating
74 Linda Yates - Endorsed
79 Spencer Roach - Endorsed
82 MaryLynn Magar - Endorsed
83 Sasha Dadan - Support- A Rating
83 Toby Overdorf -Support- A Rating
84 Robert L. Joseph - Endorsed
105 Ana Maria Rodriguez - Endorsed
106 Bob Rommel - Endorsed
114 Javier Enriquez - Endorsed
115 Vance Aloupis -Support- A Rating
115 Carlos Daniel Gobel - Support- A Rating
115 Rhonda Lopez -Support- A Rating
119 Bibiana “Bibi” Potestad - Endorsed