Ron Sanchez Joins Crowded GOP Primary for House Seat

Former St. Johns County Commissioner Ron Sanchez filed his paperwork on Tuesday to run in the special election for the Florida House seat vacated when Rep. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, decided to run in the special election for an open Florida Senate seat. Sanchez, who was nominated by Gov. Rick Scott to serve on the federal Selective Service System Local Board in Florida, is running as a Republican.

Sanchez was first elected to the County Commission in 2006 but lost his bid for another term to Jeb Smith this year.

The Republican primary field is growing crowded as Sanchez joins Jacksonville attorney Paul Renner, Palm Coast business leader Donald OBrien and Sheamus John McNeely in the Republican primary on Jan. 27. The winner will face Democrat Thomas Adam Morley in the special election on April 7.