Don Gaetz will not run for U.S. Senate, but considers House seat
State Sen. Don Gaetz will not be running for the U.S. Senate in 2016. NWF Daily News staff writer Tom McLaughlin says the Niceville Republican could be a candidate for the seat of Northwest Florida Congressman Jeff Miller, who hinted at a Senate run to replace presidential candidate Marco Rubio. With only about 530 days until the Senate election, Gaetz believes the time is short for a candidate without statewide name recognition to mount a campaign. “In order for me…