Former Florida State Rep. Sabatini Ends Congressional Bid

Former state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Mount Dora

Former state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Mount Dora, on Friday ended his bid to unseat Republican Congressman Daniel Webster.

According to a handwritten document posted on the state website, Sabatini notified the state Division of Elections that he was withdrawing from the Congressional District 11 race and would run for a seat on the Lake County Commission.

Two other candidates, Democrat Barbie Harden Hall and Republican John McCloy, remain in this year’s race against Webster in the Central Florida district.

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Sabatini was first elected to the state House in 2018 and was re-elected in 2020.

He unsuccessfully ran for the Congressional District 7 seat in 2022.

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