Republican Field for Radel’s Seat Expected to Grow

By Abby Livingston

Posted January 27, 2014 at 6:40pm

An already brewing and nasty battle to oust an embattled Florida Republican escalated Monday when Rep. Trey Radel announced his resignation from Congress.

Now local GOP operatives only expect the field to grow with familiar faces — a couple of whom have run in Florida’s 19th District before.

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