Florida Voters Now Have a Viable Third Party Option

Ocala, FL, February 13, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Florida Whig Party, who over the last 5 months has announced five congressional candidates, two of which may turn out to be the voters only option in two major Congressional Districts.

In Florida’s 6th Congressional District. One time 3rd district candidate John Annarumma (W) announced on February 10, 2010 that he would instead be running in the 6th district against the un-challenged Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns.

In Florida’s 25th Congressional District. Florida Whig Party candidate Craig Porter (W) was left as the only candidate after the un-challenged Republican Incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart announced today that he would not be seeking his currently held seat in the 25th but instead would run in the 21st district to fill a seat that his brother held for the past 18 years.

Also running in Florida. Clayton Schock in Florida’s 20th Congressional District against Democrat incumbent Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Stephen Bacon in Florida’s 7th Congressional District against Republican incumbent John Mica, and Steven Gerritzen in Florida’s 8th Congressional District who is running against Democrat incumbent Alan Grayson.

It was recently reported by Richard Winger of Ballot Access News, “there have been virtually no minor party candidates for U.S. House in Florida in the last ten years. No minor party has yet had as many as five candidates for U.S. House in any election year. The Libertarians had two in 2004, and the Reform Party had two in 2000. The Green Party has not had any in the last ten years. The most the Constitution Party ever had in any one year was one (one in 2002 and one in 2004). The Socialist Workers Party has not had any.”

About the Florida Whig Party:

Established in 1833, the Whigs are one of America's oldest mainstream political parties. They were the original party of Abraham Lincoln and four other U.S. Presidents.

Revived by Jeremy McShurley in late 2006, the Florida Whig party has quickly attracted thousands of members. They represent moderate voters from all walks of life that cherry-pick between traditional Democratic and Republican ideals in what has been called the Florida Whig Philosophy. This Ocala, FL-based Whig Party values common sense, rational solutions ahead of ideology and partisan bickering.

This includes general principles of fiscal responsibility, strong national defense and educational/scientific advancement.

Florida is the first state in the nation to achieve revived ballot access for Whig candidates since the mid 1800’s.

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