Florida Division of Elections

Rep. Michael Redondo, R-Miami, on Dec. 5 won the election to represent House District 118. Johnny Gonzalo Farias, a Democrat who ran against him, is seeking an injunction in Miami Dade County Court disputing Redondo's residency in the district. Farias is asking a judge to block Redondo from holding the seat. (Photo courtesy)

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Silas Morgan

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The exterior of a third-floor apartment in Miami is seen in this Dec. 5, 2023, photograph that Rep.-elect Michael David Redondo, R-Miami, leased in June to qualify as a candidate in the Florida House District 118 special election, which he won Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Redondo purchased a luxury, waterfront condominium in May 2023 that is 20 miles away and in District 113 and signed a 30-year mortgage for $727,000 that required him to live in the condo as his principal residence for at least one year. (Special to Fresh Take Florida/Fresh Take Florida).

Fresh Take Florida

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Fresh Take Florida

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Fresh Take Florida

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, left, State Rep. Tom Leek, center, and Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell announce legal action against the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence on Wednesday March 4, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)

Statewide

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Rembert Family Farms grows close to 200 pounds of hemp flower on their five acres of land every year. (Courtesy of Randy Rembert)

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A few Citrus Coffee Coalition members hold signs from past protests in front of the Old Citrus County Courthouse. From left to right: Rita Fox, Tony Ayo, Judi Matthews, Robert Hurley, Dale Pray and Joanne Hoberg. (Claire Grunewald/WUFT News)

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Florida Senate candidate Keith Perry hugs a supporter as he hears news of his victory at his election watch party at Spurrier's Gridiron Grille in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022. (Photo by Caleb Ross / WUFT)

Florida Votes

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Voters know they’re nearing the polls when the “no solicitation” signs begin popping up. They mark the area within 150 feet of the polling place. On the same lawn, an assortment of campaign signs loom in the distance. (Natalia Galicza/WUFT)

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Keith Perry, left, and Rodney Long, right, could square off in next year's local state Senate race. (WUFT file photos)

Government and Politics

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