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Attorney General Holly Benson?
Bad news for Jeff Kottkamp. Republican strategist Sally Bradshaw floated a significant name for attorney general in that Ron Sachs video below: AHCA Secretary and former Pensacola state Rep. Holly Benson. "She's a bright, articulate young woman and a lot of people are looking to her as a potential opponent to Kottkamp in that race," Bradshaw said. "And with legislative and executive experience she could be formidable."
UPDATE: Struggled mightily to pin down Benson on likelihood of her running, but with little success: "I'm focused on being secretary of AHCA, and I haven't given it much thought," Benson said.
So, unlikely? "When somebody of Sally Bradshaw's caliber throws it out there you have to think about it ... I'm flattered,'' she said, suggesting that any decision would be months away as she's focused on national health care issues playing out.
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