Al Lawson to challenge Steve Southerland for Congressional seat

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Al Lawson is running for Congress again.

“Big Al” said he is going to make another stab at the Congressional seat now held by U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, a tea party Republican who ousted long-time Democratic Congressman Allen Boyd in 2010, reports Dara Kam.

After being termed out of the Senate in 2010, Lawson lost in a brutal primary by about 2,000 votes to Boyd, who held the seat for 16 years before losing to Southerland.

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Five GOP-leaning counties that helped Southerland win – Okaloosa, Walton, Dixie, Lafayette and Suwannee – will no longer be in the District 2 North Florida seat if the maps withstand court scrutiny and expected legal challenges.

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“Throughout my political career, I’ve always fought hard for workers, for economic development and jobs for this district. And this Southerland complained about his $174,000 salary that was taking away from his business,” Lawson said.

Lawson said he intends to formally file to run for the seat next week.

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