Pinellas County Commissioner Neil Brickfield has a fundraiser Wednesday night tonight with a host committee made up of some top GOP brass. The 5:30 p.m.  event is at Bascom's Chop House.

On the Republican's host committee: Pinellas Republican Party Chairman J.J. Beyrouti, Nick DiCeglie, Jim Holton, Alan Suskey, House candidate and South Pasadena Mayor Kathleen Peters, Tony DiMatteo, John Little, Joel Giles, Joe Ayoub and Brian Shuford.

Brickfield is unopposed, but he and fellow Republican at-large Commissioner Nancy Bostock expect to be challenged by Democratic former lawmakers Janet Long and Charlie Justice.

"I am preparing myself for an election campaign that’s going to be exciting," was all Brickfield would say.