Cord Byrd to ramp up re-election bid in November

Cord Byrd

In Nov. 2016, Cord Byrd won election to the state House with 98 percent of the vote against a write-in. The real action was in the GOP primary for what was an open seat.

Next month, Byrd begins ramping up his House District 11 re-election campaign in earnest, with few worries about a primary challenge as the Fernandina Beach Republican looks to defend a deep-red seat.

Byrd is slated for a Nov. 3 event in Jacksonville Beach at Ed Malin‘s Angie’s Subs location that is a usual stop for Republican candidates.

Nov. 13 finds Byrd making his Nassau County launch at the Fernandina Beach Diner.

Both events have 5:30 p.m. start times.

Byrd’s fundraising this cycle has been in low gear thus far: he raised $400 in September, against $2,549 spent, bringing his total cash on hand to just under $16,000.

Expect an uptick in those numbers.

Byrd has been in the news recently as well for endorsing Rep. Frank White for Attorney General — despite the fact that a local candidate, Jacksonville Rep. Jay Fant, is also vying for the Republican nomination for Attorney General.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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