Politico: “Phil Ehr, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran who mounted an unsuccessful bid to oust Rep. Matt Gaetz, officially entered the race for Senate against incumbent GOP Sen. Rick Scott on Monday.
Ehr took direct aim at Scott in his statement — and in a two-minute-plus introduction video that also highlighted his military career and recent work in Ukraine — by hitting him over his support of former President Trump as well as mentioning that Scott oversaw a company that was subjected to a then-record $1.7 billion fine for Medicare fraud.
“I’ve spent my life on the front lines fighting for American values and protecting our nation against extremism, and I’m running for Senate against Rick Scott to fulfill that same mission,” Ehr said in his statement. “Extreme politicians like Rick Scott only care about themselves and their ultra rich donors and friends, not middle class Floridians, which is why Scott tried to destroy bedrock programs like Social Security and Medicare that millions of Floridians rely on.””