Scott Powers
State Rep. John Cortes of Kissimmee has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto in his bid to seek the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 9, which includes Kissimmee.
Cortes’s house district is largely contained within Soto’s Senate district, and in CD 9.
“Darren Soto is exactly the kind of representative Central Florida deserves,” Cortes stated in a news release issued by the Soto campaign. “He understands our community and fights every day to protect our people, our environment, and grow our local economy. ¡Voto por Soto!”
Soto is in a Democratic battle with Susannah Randolph, former state Rep. Ricardo Rangel (whom Cortes beat in a primary in the 2014 election cycle,) Dr. Dena Minning and Valleri Crabtree.
They all seek to replace incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando, who is running for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election.
CD 9 is considered a safe district for Democrats.
