- Former Hawthorne Mayor and Commissioner Jacquelyn Randall will head to Tallahassee as the new Florida representative for House District 21, covering southeast Alachua County and northwest Marion Count
- Randall connected with both rural and urban voters, drawing on her experience as Hawthorne mayor and navigating voter engagement in diverse communities.
Former Hawthorne Mayor and Commissioner Jacquelyn Randall will head to Tallahassee as the new Florida representative for House District 21, covering southeast Alachua County and northwest Marion County.
With incumbent state Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, D-Gainesville, stepping down, five Democratic Party candidates qualified to replace her in one of the limited minority party seats.
The race proved to be one of the most competitive in North Central Florida. Because it was a universal primary (with all voters participating and not just the registered party members), Randall won the seat with only 27.7% of the vote. Antione Fields followed closely with 26.7% of the vote, with just 174 votes separating them…