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Democrat Mark Baker joins HD 23 field
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When Rep. JJ Grow first ran two years ago for House District 23, he bested the Democratic opponent with 74% of the vote.
That fact has not daunted Mark Baker , a Crystal River sign shop owner who qualified as the Democratic candidate. He’ll face the winner of the Republican primary between Grow and retired Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Cloud .
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Sourced from Florida Politics · indexed by Statura on June 12, 2026. Statura indexes Florida political news and tags it by industry and jurisdiction so government-affairs teams can monitor signal without scanning every outlet by hand. Read the full story at Florida Politics ↗
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