Staff Reports
Randy Perkins has received the support of his one-time opponent.
Democrat Jonathan Chane announced Monday he was endorsing Perkins, his Democratic primary opponent in Florida’s 18th Congressional District.
“In the past few weeks, I have become increasingly alarmed at what I am seeing coming from Brian Mast and his campaign,” said Chane in a statement “The fact that Mast so strongly supports Donald Trump, even as many national Republican leaders are seeking to distance themselves from the GOP nominee, shows me that Mast is an out-of-touch extremist. I am asking everyone who voted for me in the primary to support Randy Perkins.”
Chane said Perkins is committed to working “across the aisle to improve our economy and protect Medicare and Social Security.”
Perkins received 60 percent of the vote in the Aug. 30 primary. Chane came in second with 32 percent, followed by John Xuna at 7 percent.
Perkins faces Mast in the hotly contested race to replace Rep. Patrick Murphy in Florida’s 18th Congressional District.
