Republican Jon Maples and Democrat Emily Gregory will face off in a special election March 24 to replace former Rep. Mike Caruso in the Florida House.
That election comes after the current annual legislative session is expected to end.
Maples, a financial planner and former Lake Clarke Shores Council member, and Gregory, a small-business owner from Jupiter, won their respective primaries Jan. 13. Both want to represent House District 87, which includes most of Manalapan, the eastern part of Lantana, plus South Palm Beach and points north to Juno Beach.
The seat became open when Gov. Ron DeSantis picked Caruso, a Republican, to be Palm Beach County clerk and comptroller in August, after then-Clerk Joseph Abruzzo was hired as county administrator.
This special election is for the roughly eight remaining months of Caruso’s term. The seat will be back on the November ballot for a full two-year term.
— Steve Plunkett
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