GOP Rep. Bill Posey won't seek re-election, endorses former Florida Senate President as replacement

Florida GOP Rep. Bill Posey announced Friday that helium would not beryllium seeking re-election, joining a slew of different GOP lawmakers besides not seeking re-election. 

"It has been the top grant of Katie’s and my beingness to correspond you in Congress. And, polls suggest that due to the fact that of YOUR support, I could stay successful the occupation forever, and we were looking guardant to different spirited run for a last word successful office," Posey said successful a connection released. "However, earlier this week circumstances beyond my power present necessitate maine to suspend my re-election campaign."

"I volition proceed to give each imaginable resources to proceed representing you done the extremity of my existent term, helping President Donald Trump instrumentality to the oval office, and supporting erstwhile Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, successful whom I person the top spot and confidence, to instrumentality up my battles against the swamp and regenerate maine arsenic your Congressman," Posey continued successful the statement. 

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The GOP typical past shared his endorsement of erstwhile Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos. Haridopolos announced his run connected Friday, thanking Posey successful a Facebook post announcing his run. 

"It has been the top grant of Katie’s and my beingness to correspond you successful Congress. And, polls suggest that due to the fact that of YOUR support, I could stay successful the occupation forever, and we were looking guardant to different spirited run for a last word successful office," Posey said successful a connection released. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

"For galore years, Mike has served arsenic my Congressional Finance Committee Chairman, portion I person mentored him to regenerate me. Mike was, and remains, my archetypal prime to correspond you, me, and our territory successful Congress," Posey said successful the statement.

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"Without going into a batch of idiosyncratic details, stars aligned during the past week, and Mike decided helium was acceptable for Congress. I enthusiastically endorse him and volition bash everything I tin to assistance him get elected," helium continued. 

Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced his run connected Friday, thanking Posey successful a Facebook station announcing his run.  (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

"I privation to convey our unthinkable Congressman Bill Posey for his faithful work to our  community, state, and nation. I volition enactment each time to unrecorded up to his bequest of work and serve the radical of District 8 with integrity and honor," Haridopolos said successful a connection to Space Coast Daily upon his announcement. 

Posey was archetypal elected to Congress successful 2008 and worked successful the Florida State Legislature for 18 years prior. The Florida Republican was a protagonist of erstwhile President Donald Trump. 

Posey was archetypal elected to Congress successful 2008 and worked successful the Florida State Legislature for 18 years prior. The Florida Republican was a protagonist of erstwhile President Donald Trump.  (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

He precocious voted against the overseas assistance bundle supported by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arsenic good arsenic the FISA renewal earlier this month. 

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"Our federation is facing an unprecedented borderline information situation and a crippling nationalist indebtedness putting undue strain connected our cities and jeopardizing the information and information of Americans," Posey said successful a connection aft voting against the overseas assistance package. "Defending our borders and balancing our fund should beryllium THE apical precedence successful Washington. I’ve voted against 99% of each spending implicit the past 4 years due to the fact that those bills failed to unafraid our border. The American radical expect Washington to enactment America first."