Four incumbent House members have filed documents recently to seek re-election in 2014, while Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, is preparing to run again in 2016, according to the state Division of Elections website.
The House members are Rep. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, in District 21; Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, in District 54; Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami, in District 109; and Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, R-Miami, in District 116.
Meanwhile, Bullard has filed documents as a first step toward seeking re-election in 2016 in Senate District 39.
Also, non-incumbents filing recently for 2014 races were North Fort Myers Republican Terry Bowen Cramer in House District 79 and Coral Springs Democrat Steven Perman in House District 96. Cramer would run against incumbent Rep. Matt Caldwell, R-Lehigh Acres, while Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek, will be term-limited in 2014 in District 96.
Filing the paperwork, at least in part, allows candidates to raise money.
