CHICAGO ( WGN ) — A perennial candidate for office in Illinois has decided to try his luck running for a Florida congressional seat.
Republican Jim Oberweis hopes to represent Florida’s 19th district, which runs from Ft. Myers to Marco Island. The district is currently represented by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, who last month announced a run to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Running in Florida is a change of scenery for Oberweis, who ran and lost campaigns for Illinois governor, the US Senate and US House. He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2012 but gave up the seat for his failed run for Congress in 2020…