Tampa City Councilwoman Lisa Montelione announced Tuesday she'll be running for the Florida House District 63 seat, which Rep. Shawn Harrison currently occupies, to tackle transit issues and increase diversity in the male-dominated legislature. Montelione, elected to Council's Dist. 7 seat in 2011, would face Harrison, the incumbent, in the general, but she first has […]

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