Major GOP Candidate Emerges to Run for Daniel Davis' Florida House Seat

Earlier this year, Rep. Daniel Davis, R-Jacksonville, announced he will not seek another term in the Florida House come 2014. With Davis taking over as the new leader of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, a major Republican candidate filed for his seat which covers much of the Westside of Jacksonville -- prominent attorney and Navy vet Paul Renner.

An attorney with Milam Howard, Renner served in the Navy during Desert Storm before going to law school and eventually becoming an assistant state attorney in South Florida. A member of the Republican National Lawyers Association, Renner was active in trying to defeat the Fair District amendments to the Florida state Constitution back in 2010. He also helped out John McCains presidential campaign back in 2008 with election law.

Renner filed his paperwork to run for the House seat on Wednesday.