Florida Democrats got a new candidate for Senate on Wednesday with the entry of Jennifer Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member best known for her work pushing back against Moms for Liberty, a conservative activist group.

Jenkins is running in the special election scheduled for this November, hoping to replace Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace former Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., after President Donald Trump tapped the latter to serve as secretary of state.

As it stands, Jenkins is entering a relatively open field. Josh Weil, a Jacksonville Democrat who had previously run for a House seat against Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., had staked out a position in the race earlier this year but withdrew in late July, citing health issues.

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