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Navy veteran, sixth-generation Northwest Floridan enters crowded GOP primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional District

| Collin Bestor

Doug Chico didn’t plan to run for Congress. The 35-year-old Navy veteran and sixth-generation Northwest Florida native said he’d rather spend more time with his family. But a local surveillance camera rollout last fall set him on a path to challenge incumbent Rep. Jimmy Patronis in the August Republican primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional District.

GOP Candidate Doug Chico speaking at a Walton County Republican meeting. He is the youngest member of the crowded candidate field ahead of August’s primary

 

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