Rick Scott Draws Challengers As Qualifying Period Begins

Two Republicans added their names on Monday to the list of contenders vying for the Republican nomination in Florida's gubernatorial race.

Both Yinka Abosede Adeshina of Tallahassee and Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder of Sarasota each paid the $7,800 qualifying fee to put their names on the primary ballot against Gov. Rick Scott.

According to Adeshina's website, she isa graduate of Wayne State University, College of Pharmacy.Some of her focuses are to provide health care to all Floridians by 2017 and to improve diversification in the workforce and reduce unemployment across the state.

Cuevas-Neunder was named Business Woman of the Year in 2005 by the Republican National Committee. Her website -- which is in both English and Spanish -- describes Cuevas-Neunder as running on a platform on "restoring God, the state, and strong family values" to Florida, which is "a true melting pot of cultures, languages, and religions."