State Rep. Jeff Brandes files to run for Florida Senate
State Rep. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, filed to run for the Florida Senate on Friday, setting up a potentially bruising primary that could pit him against either Rep. Jim Frishe, R-St. Petersburg, or Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater.
Dan Winslow, a senior member of Gov. Mitt Romney's administration, former judge and the Republican Party's go-to person on redistricting issues, will run for the House seat that Rep. Richard Ross intends to vacate to run for the Senate.