Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman will run for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, the seat currently held by Republican U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee .

Overman, a Democrat, announced her candidacy on social media , though she is not yet listed as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) or Florida’s Division of Elections.

The state lists two other Democrats in the race, Jose Engell and Robert People . People also has an account open with the FEC to raise funds.

Overman most recently served as a Hillsborough County Commissioner until 2022, when she was unseated as part of a red wave that swept Hillsborough County that year, losing to Republican Joshua Wostal by a little more than 5 percentage points.

She has remained largely out of

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