Changes to redistricting in the Florida House mean a popular Democrat is facing a tough challenge from a first-time Republican candidate with a well-known last name.
Carlos Guillermo Smith, the six-term state representative and first openly-gay Hispanic member of the Florida House, is running against Republican Susan Plasencia for the newly-redrawn District 37.
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While Smith’s current district covers primarily the UCF area from the Orange County line south to Curry Ford Road, the
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