Brandon Patty snags 3 NE FL Senate endorsements in GOP CD 6 scrum

St. Johns Clerk of Court Brandon Patty

Brandon Patty, the lone St. Johns County candidate in a four person race for the CD 6 GOP nomination, got some major endorsements Sunday from three of the most important GOP players in the State Senate.

Senators Rob Bradley, Travis Hutson, and Aaron Bean endorsed Patty in the four way race for the GOP CD 6 nod to succeed Ron DeSantis. The endorsements of these regional powerbrokers signals firm support for Patty in NE Florida.

“I am humbled and grateful to have support from Senators Bean, Bradley and Hutson as this campaign begins,” said Patty in a statement. “They recognize our nation is in crisis, and the need to elect leaders who know the issues, have a plan and will deliver results to the people they represent.”

All three Senators offered quotes as well

“I’ve known Brandon for years, and I am excited to see him now stepping forward to join the fight to fix Washington,” said Senator Bean. “His conservative values, diverse experience, and bold vision is exactly what is needed in Congress.”

Senator Bradley was no less laudatory, saying that Patty would “fight to curtail the tsunami of regulations coming from Washington which has stunted economic growth and negatively impacted small businesses and workers,” said the Senate appropriations chair, who added that Patty “would work to return rule-making power to the states.”

Senator Hutson, meanwhile, lauded Patty’s “national security experience and understanding of today’s security environment” as “unrivaled and absolutely needed in Washington to help restore American leadership abroad, rebuild our military and confront geopolitical threats around the globe.”

These three endorsements likely will help Patty quickly consolidate support in the northern part of CD 6 against three candidates from Volusia. Expect more support from Florida’s First Coast to follow sooner than later.