Bronson preparing to run for governor
TALLAHASSEE (AP) – Republican Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson said Tuesday he plans to run for governor if Gov. Charlie Crist runs for the U.S. Senate.
Bronson told The Associated Press indications are getting stronger that Crist will run for the Senate seat that Republican Mel Martinez is leaving after one term. If that happens, he will run.
“I have won two statewide elections fairly handily and I’ve been on the Florida Cabinet now for eight years, handling all the issues that the governor has to handle,” Bronson said. “Should the governor go to the U.S. Senate, then I feel like I’ve got something to offer the state.”
While it’s widely speculated that Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum will also run for governor if Crist runs for Senate, Bronson is the first major politician to say he will seek the seat.