Legislature has approved the one drawn in an early August special legislative session.

But, with the primaries already past and the November general election looming, Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis allowed the original map – which he determined favors Republicans – to stand for this year. Overall, seven of the state’s 27 districts were affected, but the two primarily in question were the 5th – running from Jacksonville to near Orlando – and the 10th, which is just west of Orlando. Democrat Corrine Brown represents the former and Republican Dennis Ross the latter.

Youth is Served.

Come January, the Florida state House district that covers portions of Orlando and Lake counties, will be represented by the youngest woman in the Legislature’s history. Last month, Jennifer Sullivan, 23, won the Republican primary
torepresent District 31, and since the Democrats are not fielding a candidate, she is as good as in.

She used her mother’s Mount Dora home as her campaign headquarters and portrayed herself as a voice of change to defeat several older and more seasoned opponents.

The only younger legislator in Florida’s history is state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who was 22 when he won a House seat in 1996.

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