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In a crowded CD 14 GOP Primary, Bea Valenti lands an endorsement from former boss Mike Ezell
A character-witness endorsement from the Mississippi Republican who once employed Valenti. The post In a crowded CD 14 GOP Primary, Bea Valenti lands an endorsement from former boss Mike Ezell appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. .
Bea Valenti picked up a congressional endorsement in her bid for CD 14 , though it comes from outside Florida: Mike Ezell , the Mississippi Republican and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman she once worked for as a senior adviser.
Ezell, a former Jackson County Sheriff now in his second term, called Valenti “a Trump alumna and America First patriot” and said she was the best candidate to beat Rep. Kathy Castor .
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