As Florida’s legislative session begins, Clay County leaders Ted Yoho and Sam Garrison shared their perspectives on the proposed property tax repeal and other key issues facing the region.

Cammack won in a Republican field of 10 candidates in the firmly Republican district that runs from Ocala to just south of Jacksonville. In Broward County, Sheriff Gregory Tony claimed victory in the Democratic primary over his predecessor, who was fired after the Parkland massacre. In a Palm Beach County congressional district, far right conservative Laura Loomer won the Republican primary to face Democratic U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel. As of June 30, Florida had nearly 4.9 million active Republican voters and more than 5.1 million active Democratic voters. The state has nearly 3.8 million voters who either are not registered with a party or are registered with a minor party.

Cammack’s 25% of the vote propels her into the general election to face Democrat Adam Christensen, who narrowly prevailed in his three-way primary. “I am so honored to have earned the trust and support of the voters,” Cammack said in a statement Tuesday night. He will face Republican Gary Adler, who won that primary, in November. In District 6, which includes southern St. Johns and all of Flagler and Volusia counties, Clint Curtis narrowly won a Democratic primary. He will face incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Daytona, who drew no primary opponent.

Nine Republicans, including state House members Byron Donalds and Dane Eagle, are seeking the seat, while two candidates are vying in the Democratic primary. STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 4: A decision by Rep. Mel Ponder, R-Destin, to not seek another term this year has led to a high-dollar primary in a solidly Republican district in Okaloosa County. They are competing in the Republican primary against Sandra Atkinson and Jonathan Tallman, with the winner facing Democrat John Plante in November. STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 14: After fending off a primary opponent in 2018, Rep. Kimberly Daniels, D-Jacksonville, faces a primary challenge this year from community organizer Angie Nixon. Republicans Donna Barcomb, Fiona McFarland and Jason Miller are competing in the primary, with the winner facing Democrat Drake Buckman in November.

Florida has no statewide races on the 2020 ballot and voters are voting by mail in larger numbers, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ross Spano is facing a primary challenge from Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin. Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey is also facing a primary opponent in District 8, located on Florida's Space Coast. The vote by mail totals far exceed the 2016 primary, when fewer than 1.3 million people voted by mail, and ballots will continue to arrive at election offices through Tuesday. The state has nearly 3.8 million voters who either are not registered with a party or are registered with a minor party.

While speaking with Yoho at an event in Putnam County, News4Jax also asked him about the status of the next stimulus package in Congress. A Taiwanese delegation traveled to Putnam County to donate thousands of masks to Putnam County and the City of Palatka. The delegation was flanked by Putnam County leaders at the event in Palatka. A Taiwanese delegation traveled to Putnam County to donate thousands of masks to Putnam County and the City of Palatka. Yoho said the country recently donated around 200,000 to 250,000 masks to the American Legion in Washington, D.C.

FILE - In this March 28, 2017, file photo, Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., leaves a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol in Washington. A nonpartisan Christian organization that seeks to end hunger said Saturday, July 25, 2020, it asked for and received the resignation of Yoho from its board of directors following what it called his verbal attack on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - In this March 28, 2017, file photo, Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., leaves a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol in Washington. A nonpartisan Christian organization that seeks to end hunger said Saturday, July 25, 2020, it asked for and received the resignation of Yoho from its board of directors following what it called his verbal attack on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON A nonpartisan Christian organization that seeks to end hunger said Saturday it asked for and received the resignation of Rep. Ted Yoho from its board of directors following what it called his verbal attack on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Yoho maintained he did not use the words cited, though a reporter who witnessed the incident confirmed the language as she described it. Yoho, 65, one of the most conservative members of the House, is retiring at the end of his fourth term.

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Id say, maybe 25 times? estimates Ellen Gerstein, who spent years in technology publishing, a fairly male-dominated field, before becoming a pharmaceutical executive. As if to say, What youre really saying is Im tough, Im bossy, Im determined and Im damned good at what Im doing.'" It otherizes women, it dehumanizes them and tells women they dont belong in these institutions and positions, Walsh says. As I enter the workforce, I recognize there's been so much progress since my mother's generation, for which I'm grateful, Stieglitz said.

Ocasio-Cortez, a freshman who has made her mark as one of Congress' most outspoken progressives, described it on the House floor Thursday. She said Yoho, one of the House's most conservative members, put his finger in her face and called her disgusting, crazy and dangerous. I want to thank him for showing the world that you can be a powerful man and accost women," she said. You can be married and accost women.More than a dozen other Democrats also spoke, mostly women, in remarks that included taunts of House Republicans' overwhelmingly white male membership and warnings that the numbers of women lawmakers will only grow. We're not going away, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. There is going to be more power in the hands of women across this country.

Three Democrats and 10 Republicans are running for this seat that U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho is vacating after three terms representing this North Central Florida district. Democrats in the district will choose from Adam Christensen, Phillip Dodds and Tom Wells in their primary. How can you help voters in a way that others running for this office cannot? I believe that I am uniquely suited to help voters because of my capacity to empathize with constituents. Like all districts, Florida's 3rd Congressional District is deserving of a representative in office that will speak and act for the best interests of the majority of its people.

WASHINGTON A Republican congressman offered an apology Wednesday for the abrupt manner" he used in a verbal confrontation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but denied aiming a sexist slur at her. Ocasio-Cortez rejected her colleague's words, saying they were not an apology and what she heard was a vulgar slur. I rise to apologize for the abrupt manner of the conversation I had with my colleague from New York, Yoho said of Monday's encounter. I will not teach my nieces and young people watching that this an apology, and what they should learn to accept. I hope that Mr. Yoho feels that apology sincerely," Hoyer said.

WASHINGTON A top House Democrat demanded an apology Tuesday from a Republican lawmaker who is accused of using a sexist slur after an angry encounter with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Hill newspaper said one of its reporters witnessed the confrontation on Monday between Ocasio-Cortez and Florida Rep. Ted Yoho on the steps outside the Capitol. The comments by Yoho were despicable and unacceptable" and require an apology on the House floor, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters. But hey, b(asterisk)tches get stuff done," she wrote, using one of the words The Hill reported Yoho had used. It is unfortunate that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is using this exchange to gain personal attention," said Kaveny.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. On this edition of This Week in Jacksonville, state Sen. Audrey Gibson takes a look at Duval Countys response to the coronavirus and how the pandemic has impacted the African American community. Edward Waters College President Dr. Zachary Faison Jr. explains how the school will move forward. And U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho focuses on reopening in a safe and effective manner.

A man involved in a December shooting that killed three and injured eight at Naval Air Station Pensacola had clear ties to terrorism, authorities announced Monday. We followed that very closely, said U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, who represents Floridas 3rd Congressional District, of the Pensacola shooting. When that happened, it was pretty much self-evident: This is definitely a terrorist attack on our shores. Yoho, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said the news is not surprising to him. Alshamrani, who was a member of the Royal Saudi Air Force, had been training at Naval Air Station Pensacola and was killed by law enforcement during the attack.