He faced a no-confidence vote after days of intra-party turmoil, leading to the current Democratic Senate Leader, Lauren Book, taking over. The state election department shows that Rhoda Sokoloff of Fort Lauderdale, like Farmer, is listed as an “active” candidate.įarmer was ousted from his leadership role in the Senate three days before the end of the 2021 Session. Two other candidates have also qualified to run for the Group 23 seat, Michael Ahearn of Wilton Manors and Tania Williams, whose campaign documents list her in Coral Gables. Charlie Crist appointed McCarthy to the bench in 2009 and she was subsequently elected in 2010 for the first time. McCarthy did not seek re-election to her position even though, at age 69, she is still younger than the mandatory retirement age for judges. If elected, the Lighthouse Point Democrat would be replacing Judge Barbara McCarthy. Ted Deutch announced he would not be seeking re-election to the congressional seat he’s held since 2010.įarmer could not be reached for comment Thursday.
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And seeking re-election would have forced the incumbents into a Primary battle.įarmer said he was considering a bid for Congress when U.S. The state’s decennial redistricting this year put him in the same district as Sen. Gary Farmer, who was the Senate Democratic Leader until last April, has filed to run for an open judge position in the 17th Circuit Court in Broward County, the state elections site shows.įarmer first won election to the Senate in 2016 and was subsequently re-elected in 2020.