Finally, the Florida Democratic Party has a candidate to challenge Attorney General Pam Bondi.
George Sheldon, who resigned as Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, was a former top deputy under Attorney General Bob Butterworth.
In announcing his candidacy, Sheldon said, in a Facebook post:
“Taking on predatory lenders, human traffickers, and those who engage in deceptive practices is the job of the Attorney General…not working full-time trying to deny health insurance to children and anyone with preexisting conditions.”
“This race is about character. Who has the experience and character to use the office of attorney general for general good rather than as a personal, political, partisan platform,” he added.
Bondi’s campaign said in a statement that, she was ready for the challenge.
“As Florida’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi has fought hard to defend and protect the people by making Florida a zero tolerance state for pill mills, taking on human trafficking, and pursuing consumer relief from both, mortgage and Medicaid fraud, ” said Pablo Diaz, Bondi’s campaign manager, postonpolitics.com reported.
“Pam Bondi and George Sheldon have very different credentials and points of view, and we welcome the opportunity to show the voters in Florida that they will have a clear choice between two distinctly different candidates,” he added.
