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Analysis: With an upcoming re-election bid, Negron's real battle is becoming Senate president

Tallahassee - Sen. Joe Negron is running for re-election this year, but a different race next year will determine his fate and influence in the Legislature.

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT

Senate presidents must juggle 39 other senators’ priorities, but they can raise local issues to the state level, said Gus Corbella, a lobbyist and former chief of staff for late Senate President Jim King, a Jacksonville Republican.

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