Donna Deegan will make a fine Congresswoman and candidate. She will be interviewed on WJCT "First Coast Connect" with Melissa Ross tomorrow morning -- listen at wjct.org and 89.9 FM. Three cheers for this wonderful woman!
From WJCT, Jacksonville, Florida NPR affiliate:
Donna Deegan Will Challenge U.S. Rep. Rutherford; Deegan To Appear on First Coast Connect Thursday
Donna Deegan, the founder of the 26.2 with DONNA, The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer, has filed to run for Congress.
Deegan, who was also a longtime anchor at First Coast News, is running against incumbent Jacksonville area GOP U.S. Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL 4th District).
Deegan confirmed the run to WJCT’s Melissa Ross, writing in a text message Wednesday, that she had “just filed” to run as a Democrat. The official announcement is expected Thursday.
Deegan is scheduled to appear Thursday morning at 9 a.m. on First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, which airs on 89.9 FM and streams at WJCT.org.
Thursday’s interview is expected to be the first Deegan will be doing with the news media since announcing she is running.
Deegan was very active politically in her public support of Democrat Andrew Gillum’s failed run for governor last year.
Rutherford, who was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 2016, was previously Jacksonville’s sheriff.
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From the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union:
Deegan, a Democrat who lives at the Beaches, will officially announce her run at an event on Thursday, according to News4Jax.
Donna Deegan, a retired local television anchor who has since used her celebrity to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research, will challenge U.S. Rep. John Rutherfordfor his seat in Congress, according to a News4Jax report.
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Deegan, a Democrat who lives at the Beaches, will officially announce her run at an event on Thursday, according to News4Jax. Deegan couldn’t be reached for comment.
Deegan was a Channel 12 news anchor for 24 years before retiring in 2014. A three-time survivor of breast cancer, she founded the popular Donna Marathon race to raise money to fund breast cancer research and programs to help people fighting the disease.
Deegan dipped her toes into politics last year by helping Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum campaign in Jacksonville. Gillum won Duval County but narrowly lost the election to Gov. Rick DeSantis.
Deegan will challenge Rutherford, a popular former Jacksonville Sheriff who is running for a third term, in the red-leaning 4th Congressional District, which includes parts of Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties.
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