TALLAHASSEE — Newly elected state Rep. Brad Drake has taken the first formal step toward running again in 2016, according to the state Division of Elections website.
Drake, a Eucheeanna Republican who was elected in November after an earlier four-year stint in the House, opened a campaign account to seek re-election in the Panhandle’s District 5. That district includes Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington and part of Bay counties.
Drake is the only candidate who has opened an account in the districts.