Ryan Ray
Republican state Rep. Travis Cummings of Orange Park and Democratic colleague from Miami Shores Rep. Daphne Campbell filed paperwork this week allowing them to raise money for their 2016 re-election bids, according to the Florida Division of Elections.
Cummings is running for his third term in the Florida House. He ran unopposed by a major-party candidate, defeating Libertarian Kenneth Willey 81-19 after cruising to the GOP nomination without opposition. Cummings’ District 18 comprises most of Clay County, where Cummings has extensive experience in local government.
Campbell had a bit more excitement in her District 108 primary, defeating fellow Democrats Michael Hepburn and Taj Echoles, who recorded 19 and 17 percent of the vote, respectively. The Haitian-born Campbell won the remaining 64 percent before automatically winning the general election unopposed.
Both representatives were elected in opposite-party wave years in relatively non-competitive districts.
