‘We need somebody who’s focused on us’: Dotie Joseph makes her play for Florida governor

Florida State Rep. Dotie Joseph launched a surprise run for governor on Thursday, injecting new life into a Democratic primary that just one day earlier appeared all but wrapped up for former Congressman David Jolly.

Joseph’s bid comes a week after Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings left the race due to a cancer diagnosis, leaving Jolly as the only established Democrat in the running to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. She said she initially had no intentions to run, but with Demings dropping out, she wanted to give Floridians who are weary of politics as usual another option.

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