If state Sen. Darren Soto gets elected to replace U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson next year, expect a different tone in Central Florida's Congressional District 9.

But taking a "polite" approach doesn't mean a person isn't progressive, according to Soto, a Democrat who on Thursday joined the contest to replace Grayson, a candidate for U.S. Senate.

Florida legislators might consider tweaking the state's sex-offender law after the prosecution of a couple seen having a midday romp on the beach, radio talk-show caller "Matt from Fort Walton Beach" said on the air Tuesday.

"I think we may look at those instances where you don't have someone who is harmed by the offense, as much as harmed by the viewing of the offense, and perhaps treat those differently," said the caller, better known as Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach.