Democrat Loranne Ausley enters state CFO race

by Michael C. Bender | January 12th, 2010

Loranne Ausley

The former state House lawmaker from Tallahassee abandoned her run for state Senate today to enter the race to replace fellow Democrat Alex Sink as the state’s Chief Financial Officer. Ausley had been leading her state Senate opponents in fundraising, but the primary was a tricky three-way race that included a former Leon County schools superintendent and another former state House lawmaker.

Ausley becomes the front runner for the Dems CFO nomination. Joshua Larose and Ken Mazzie are already in, but neither appear to have raised any money. On the Republican side of the race, Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Insurance Committee Chairman Pat Patterson are competing for the nomination.

Ausley’s press release here.

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2 Responses to “Democrat Loranne Ausley enters state CFO race”

1. Democrat Butterworth endorses Republican Atwater for CFO | Post on Politics Says:
   January 12th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

   [...] campaign issued a press release about the Democratic supporters the same day former state Rep. Loranne Ausley, a Tallahassee Democrat, announced she is jumping in the [...]

2. Richard Paul Dembinsky Says:
   January 14th, 2010 at 8:51 pm

   If you like interesting political races compare the 2008 historical 51,000 votes of Senate District 7 to that of the House Representative District 6 and you quickly will see the Democrats have a 4 person race one candidate in the lead with money and at least one running on vapors and the other candidates with support and determination. I simply have to decide whether or not to be a Democrat or run as an Independent my decision will be made on June 10, 2010. Enjoy!