Chris Latvala, the son of Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, declared Monday he would run for the Florida House. Today I begin my candidacy for the Florida House, District 67, Chris Latvala posted on Twitter.

Latavla is running for the Florida House seat currently held by Rep. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater, who faces term limits in 2014. Two other Republicans -- Christoper Shepard and Frederick Thompson -- are already running for the seat which represents parts of Pinellas County.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, agreed to a televised debate with executive director of the Dream Defenders Phillip Agnew to discuss Florida's Stand Your Ground law.

Agnew challenged Gaetz to a debate via Twitter on Sunday after he read news reports saying Gaetz wouldn't support changing the self-defense law. Gaetz has been particularly vocal about his stance on Stand Your Ground and was chosen by House Speaker Will Weatherford to hold a hearing on the controversial law in the fall.

On Sunday evening, Agnew tweeted the following to Gaetz:

A new poll by Rasmussen Reports shows Americans are divided on whether their state should have its own health care exchange, but nearly half of voters want their governor to oppose President Obama's health care law.

The poll found that 40 percent of likely U.S. voters want their governor to support implementation of the health care law in their state, but nearly half -- 48 percent -- instead want their governor to oppose implementation. Support for implementation of the health care law is down a point from the previous survey conducted in June.