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Clearwater Republican Sen. Ed Hooper will kick off his reelection campaign with a fundraiser in his district later this month. A long list of current and former elected leaders will attend the event at Island Way Grill on the evening of Aug. 24.
The headliners: Senate President Wilton Simpson, House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Rules Chair Kathleen Passidomo, who is set to succeed Simpson after the 2022 election. The list also includes Republican Sen. Ben Albritton, who is jockeying with Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. to become Senate President for the 2024-26 term.
The fundraiser is set to start at 5 p.m.
– Kelly Hayes, Florida Politics