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Riding a statewide red wave, Jay Collins successfully unseated former Sen. Janet Cruz in the Tampa-based District 14 in what turned out to be more like a red tsunami in blue Hillsborough County.
Constituents don’t know much about Collins – this is his first elected office – but they’re going to get a crash course soon enough, with the Legislative Session kicking off in March and committee weeks before then.
If history holds, and with a supermajority on the GOP’s side, it’s possible Collins will be an ally for conservatives pushing more abortion regulation and ongoing emphasis on “parental rights” in education.
– Staff report, Florida Politics