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Matt The Welder Challenges Wilton Simpson In Florida Ag Race
Plant City personality Matt the Welder has filed against incumbent Wilton Simpson in the GOP primary, spotlighting land‐use reform and a SAVE Act ballot‐name question.
A Plant City welder and online creator who went so far as to legally change his name to "Matt the Welder" is jumping into one of Florida's more niche political brawls. He has filed to challenge incumbent Wilton Simpson in the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, setting up a made-for-Florida contrast between a social media-fueled outsider and a well-known statewide official. …
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