Jacksonville House race draws candidates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two open House seats in Duval County have drawn additional candidates, including a former state lawmaker looking to return to Tallahassee, according to the state Division of Elections website.

Jacksonville Republican Clay Yarborough opened a campaign account Monday to run next year in state House District 12, which will be vacated by term-limited Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville. Also in the race are Republicans Richard Clark and Don Redman.

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Meanwhile, former Democratic Rep. Terry Fields opened an account last week to run in House District 14, which will be vacated by term-limited Rep. Mia Jones, D-Jacksonville.

Also in the race is Democrat Leslie Scott Jean-Bart. Elsewhere last week, Tampa Democrat Lisa Montelione opened an account to try to unseat state Rep. Shawn Harrison, R-Tampa, in Hillsborough County's House District 63, according to the Division of Elections website. Also in the race is Democrat Mike Reedy.