A.G. Gancarski
Terrance Freeman hasn’t made his intentions to run in House District 12 official yet. But the former Jacksonville City Council President’s political committee is raising money like an announcement is imminent.
In the first three months of the year, the “For the Future We Want” committee raised nearly $103,000. That’s the strongest reporting period yet for Freeman’s PC.
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Dream Finders Homes contributed nearly half of that between them, with each putting $25,000 in.
Other donors of note include Associated Industries of Florida, Mori Hosseini’s ICI Homes Residential Holdings, BestBet, Vestcor and J.B. Coxwell Contracting.
Freeman will be termed out of the Jacksonville City Council in 2027, so his run in 2026 to replace term-limited House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan would be well-timed in ensuring he’s not out of office for any length of time.
No candidate has actually filed in HD 12 yet, further suggesting that the path is clear for Freeman to run should he decide to.
It’s worth noting that he hasn’t committed to run yet. He has said he’s keeping his options open. But we understand that Duggan would welcome Freeman as a potential successor. The two are similarly pragmatic Republicans and there likely would be few major issues on which they diverge.
Freeman was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the City Council by then-Gov. Rick Scott in 2018. He chose to run for an at-large seat the next year, then was re-elected in 2023.
HD 12 encompasses parts of Jacksonville’s Westside and Southside, crossing the St. Johns River. The district has a GOP plurality, with more than 47,000 Republicans, more than 38,000 Democrats and more than 25,000 independent voters.
