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Florida Sen. J.D. Alexander, cousin of Katherine Harris and central Florida power broker behind the Heartland Expressway and the planned USF campus in Lakeland and the sweetheart CSX rail deal, might just seek another term in office despite appearing headed for political retirement. This from the Ledger’s political blog:

Florida Sen. J.D. Alexander, still has one four-year term to go before he would be prevented by term limits from running again, but he was tired of all the hours and the need to attend his business.

In fact other potential candidates had been waiting in line to see if he would decide not to run this year.

But Alexander is running again and he quipped at a recent Lakeland Chamber breakfast that it was the Tampa Tribune’s editorial stance that convinced him.

“Actually I wouldn’t be true to my promises to the constituents of my district if I didn’t continue on, but clearly there are some unfounded criticisms of USF Polytechnic that I feel must be addressed,” Alexander said.

Bonus cut: here’s the Trib editorial that so angered J.D. that he decided to stay in public service.

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