Rick Scott, Bill Nelson may both head to DC this week to claim a single Florida Senate seat
by Susan Ferrechio
| November 12, 2018 03:12 PM
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the Democrat he's looking to unseat, Bill Nelson, may both make an appearance in Washington this week to lay claim to the same Senate seat.
Scott has declared victory in the Florida Senate race, and is already planning to visit Washington this week for orientation and to vote in the Republican Conference leadership elections, his aides told the Washington Examiner on Monday. While he's not a sitting senator yet who can vote on the floor, Scott is free to join with other Republicans and vote for who he thinks should lead the party starting next year.
"Sen.-elect Scott will be traveling to D.C. this week to participate in some new-member orientation activities, including the photo, and will be voting in leadership elections,†spokesman Chris Hartline told the Washington Examiner.
Scott's opponent holds that Senate seat today, and while Nelson's team didn't respond to requests for information about his travel plans this week, Nelson has indicated he's not giving up on his seat yet, which makes him likely to appear for the Democratic leadership elections.
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