ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - As both Republicans and Democrats seek the Florida Governor's Office in the midterms, candidates are showing up early to get some name recognition and to gauge interest from the voters.

Governor Ron DeSantis is not eligible to run again when he completes his second term, so replacing him is a high priority on the "to do" list for his opposition.

The backstory:

Jerry Demings was thrust onto a statewide stage when a terrorist attacked the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

"This is a civilized society," he said from the scene in 2016, "and we had to deal with something unthinkable."

He ran for mayor of Orange County in 2018.

"We wouldn't have the tremendous population growth that we have if people didn't feel this was a safe community," he said during his 2022 reelec

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