Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s team has rolled out a list of Florida Republicans offering support for Mr. Bush ahead of his Monday announcement on his 2016 plans in Miami.
Mr. Bush has the support of 11 members of the state’s congressional delegation, as well as from Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam.
Two of the congressmen, Rep. David Jolly of the state’s 13th congressional district and Rep. Jeff Miller of the first congressional district, have been mentioned as possible candidates in the upcoming race for U.S. Senate in the state. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has said he wouldn’t run for re-election if he ran for president and that he doesn’t have a “Plan B” to pivot back to the race.
Mr. Bush led Mr. Rubio in a survey released this week by Saint Leo University on the 2016 GOP presidential primary in Florida, though Mr. Rubio had eaten into some of Mr. Bush’s lead from a few months ago.
Mr. Bush is on a swing through Europe before his Monday announcement, after which he is scheduled to make trips to New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Nevada.
The other House members supporting Mr. Bush are:
Rep. Gus Bilirakis — 12th District;
Rep. Vern Buchanan — 16th District;
Rep. Ander Crenshaw — 4th District;
Rep. Carlos Curbelo — 26th District;
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart — 25th District;
Rep. John Mica — 7th District;
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen — 27th District;
Rep. Dennis Ross — 15th District;
Rep. Daniel Webster — 10th District.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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