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Evers Takes Senate District 2, Defeats Tea Party Candidate
November 3, 2010
Republican Greg Evers is celebrating victory tonight in the race for Senate District 23.
Evers, R-Baker, had 80 percent of the vote to 20 percent for Tea Party candidate Christopher Crawford in early returns.
“I am humbled and honored that the voters of Senate District 2 have chosen me to represent them in the Florida Senate,” said Evers, who celebrated his victory with a small group of family and friends. “I am a pro-life, conservative farmer and small businessman who has been endorsed by the NRA; and I ran for Senate District 2 because, like many voters in Northwest Florida, I’m concerned with the direction our country and state are headed.”
“Now that I have been elected, I will take the issues I campaigned on straight to the state’s Capitol and ensure Northwest Florida has a strong voice in the Florida Senate,” said Evers. “I am committed to fulfilling the promises I made while on the campaign trail – from fighting to take back our state from out-of-control Washington insiders, to focusing on building strong families, to getting our neighbors back to work and our economy back on track, to implementing Arizona-style immigration reform and fighting to defeat Obamacare.”
“I could not have achieved this victory tonight without the support of voters across Northwest Florida, and I look forward to serving them proudly in the Florida Legislature,” concluded Evers.
Senate District 2 consists of Holmes and Washington, and parts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Bay, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties. The seat was previously held by Senator Durrell Peaden, Jr., MD, who was term-limited out.
Evers had served Florida House District 1 since 2001.
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2 Responses to “Evers Takes Senate District 2, Defeats Tea Party Candidate”
Senator Evers – Stop that Septic Tank Inspection bill, and _repeal_ the bill that allowed local communities, counties, and cities to set up red light sCameras….I think that was HB 355. A complete waste of resources under the thin disguise of “public safety”. Look at what’s happening in Houston, New Orleans, etc. – those things are more trouble than they fix.
Common sense approaches are often cheaper that throwing technology at a problem. Just walk through PJC and you’ll see big flat-screen TVs up in every hallway – electronic “bulletin boards” that no one watches, no one pays any attention to – so how much did THAT cost the state budget?
Greg, congratulations. And thank you. You fight for us every day and we cannot imagine you not representing us. You are one of us. And we are so proud of you. Please continue to do us proud. We know you will. GET RID OF THAT SEPTIC TANK BILL. Keep fighting for us.