SunshineStateNews: Conservative leader Dan Bongino, an ally of former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is running for Congress.
On Friday, Bongino filed paperwork with the FEC launching his candidacy for the Southwest Florida congressional seat held by retiring Republican Curt Clawson. Bongino joins Chauncey Goss and Francis Rooney in the GOP primary for what is considered a safe Republican seat.
“We’re definitely exploring options in the 19th,” Bongino informed Sunshine State News on Monday. “It’s a conservative district and they deserve an authentic conservative voice.”
A former New York City cop and Secret Service agent, Bongino was the Republican candidate who challenged U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., in 2012. Cardin routed Bongino, taking 55 percent while the Republican won only 27 percent of the vote and independent Rob Sobhani carried 17 percent.
Later, Bongino shocked the political world and almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the election cycle when he lost to U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., by a narrow margin in a district where the Democrats have the advantage.
I wish Dan well in Florida. I recall he left MD for FL for family reasons, not to find a safer district to run in.
He almost beat that “shoe-in” Delaney in 2014. Delaney had to spend a ton of money and pull in lots of favors to barely beat Dan. If Dan had stayed in MD he would probably be leading the republican ticket to take “old raspy” Babs Mikulski’s seat.
Godspeed Mr. Bongino … at the moment MD is a lost cause, except for the eastern shore .. the dems (aka: The Party) have jerrymandered the central state as a Federal Government enclave of the DemonRatic Party … the blacks are so invested (infested?) that it’s an automatic vote.
I’ve listened to you for quite some time, filling in for Chris Plante. You have a supporter in me. Good fortune. Good luck.
Good man.
I hope Congress doesn’t corrupt him.
Very few can swim in that cesspool and not come out smelling like shit.
izlamo delenda est …
I thought the same thing Tim. I would hate to see politics ruin another good man.