Gay Valimont launches another bid for Florida congressional seat

Gay Valimont launches another bid for Florida congressional seat

Democrat Gay Valimont announced Monday that she is running for Congress in Florida’s 1st District, opening a new campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis in one of the state’s most reliably conservative seats. Valimont, a Gulf Breeze-area Democrat who has previously run for the seat, is seeking a return match after losing last year’s special election to Patronis. She also challenged former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in the 2024 general ele…