• Home
• News
• Events
• Features
• Sports
• About
• Contact
• Advertise

Latest Headlines

• Trump Backs Jimmy Patronis For Gaetz Seat; Michelle Salzman Not Running
• Cantonment Man Sentenced To Prison For Drug Possession, Evidence Tampering, Fleeing
• A Warming Trend To Begin Thanksgiving Week
• Central High Cheerleaders Perform At Halftime Of Alabama Game
• ECSO: Truck Stolen In Bratt, Note Left Behind Claims Woman Was Attacked, Kidnapped
• Hundreds Of Families Receive Thanksgiving Meal During Food Distribution
• Two Northview High Career Academies Create Food Cart
• Escambia County Corrections Welcomes 12 New Officer Trainees
• Special Election To Replace Matt Gaetz In Congress Set For April Fools’ Day
• Food Distribution Held Friday In Walnut Hill, Saturday In Cantonment

Greg Evers Files For Congress

State Sen. Greg Ever has filed to run for Congress, according to the Federal Elections Commission.

Evers will officially “announce intentions” at a press conference Tuesday morning in Milton, he told NorthEscambia.com Monday morning. He would not confirm that his announcement would be a Congressional run.

With a run for Congress, Evers would join what is expected to be a highly contested Republican primary to replace U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, who recently announced he will not seek re-election to the District 1 seat he has held for 15 years.

“If I do run, it’s because I believe it’s where I can be the most effective service to my constituents, and not because I’m in a rush to enter the political fray in order to gain some sort of purely political, strategic advantage,” Evers, R-Baker, told The News Service of Florida last month.  “I really believe these are serious times, extremely serious times. I intend to conduct myself accordingly. That requires that I do lots of prayer and research. That’s the reason I’m in Washington. And it was very humbling. Our country is in a serious state of affairs right now. We have to have a leader that’s going to stand up for the Panhandle. I’ve done that at the state level, but I want to be sure that I’m the right person to do that in Washington.”

The Northwest Florida district — one of the state’s most conservative — borders the Alabama border and spans Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties and includes most of Holmes County.

Evers has filed a “Statement of Candidacy” for the House seat with the Federal Elections Commission.

Pictured: Helen Mincy of Century explains damage to Sen. Greg Evers following the EF-3 tornado that ravaged part of the town in February. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.