Jessica Lunsford's dad may run for office

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Associated Press

HOMOSASSA -- (AP) -- After his 9-year-old daughter's slaying two years ago, Mark Lunsford became a highly visible national advocate for tougher child protection laws. Now he says he may run for state office.

Lunsford said he is considering running for the state House of Representatives if his district seat opens up soon.

An opening will depend on whether Gov. Charlie Crist picks state Sen. Nancy Argenziano for one of two seats on the Public Service Commission. If that happens and Argenziano resigns from the Senate, state Rep. Charlie Dean, R-Inverness, said he will run for the vacant Senate seat, which would open up Dean's House seat if he wins.

That could clear the path for Lunsford to run in a special election.

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[buff2]

1. That sucks that Mark is a repuke

I never would have thought he would be that way. :thumbsdown:

[atreides1]

2. Let me be the first

What does he have to offer?


''There's a lot of issues at hand, not just with children,'' he told the Chronicle. ``Someone like me, just a truck driver turned advocate, there's a lot I'd have to learn about what the community wants as far as working in Tallahassee.''

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4. Rough Trade

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