With state Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, running for attorney general in 2018, a potential successor has emerged for Fant's House seat.
Jacksonville lawyer Wyman Duggan, a Republican, announced Tuesday that he will run next year in Duval County's House District 15. Duggan is the first candidate who has announced or filed to run for the seat.
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Fant was first elected to the House in 2014 and launched his campaign for attorney general in May.
Also in Northeast Florida, Green Cove Springs Republican Boyce Royal has opened a campaign account to challenge Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, in House District 19, according to the state Division of Elections website.
Payne was elected in 2016 in the district, which includes Bradford, Putnam, Union and part of Clay counties.