Eric Eisnaugle Looks to be Cruising Back to Tallahassee in 2014

During the redistricting process in early 2012, then-Rep. Eric Eisnaugle bowed out of the Florida House and set his sights on 2014 instead of taking on fellow Republican Rep. Steve Precourt, R-Orlando, in the primary.

With Precourt, currently serving as GOP majority leader, facing term limits in 2014, Eisnaugle is in excellent shape to return to Tallahassee to represent parts of Orange County. Eisnaugle reeled in $20,375 in the second quarter of 2013, bringing his cash on hand -- which also includes money raised during his scuddled 2012 race -- to around $139,600.

Eisnaugle has a Republican primary opponent in Ronney Olivera who ran unsuccessfully in 2012 against Democrat Randolph Bracy for another Florida House seat representing different parts of Orange County. Olivera has done little so far since filing his paperwork in February and has filled two waivers regarding his fundraising reports. With little in the way of opposition and an impressive war chest, Eisnaugle looks to be a heavy favorite to head back to Tallahassee next year.