Republican Scotty Moore returned to ballot in U.S. House-9 race

Scotty Moore has been reinstated as a Republican candidate in the U.S. House District 9 race as he pursues a legal challenge to his disqualification.

Moore, an Orlando resident, was the leader among four Republican candidates in campaign funding before being disqualified for submitting an incorrect form to the Florida Division of Elections. Moore’s challenge has been joined to that of James Judge, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in District 14, Florida Politics reported.

The redrawn District 9 includes small portions of eastern Polk County. The Republicans are vying to run against Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee. Soto has no Democratic challengers.

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Leon Circuit Court Judge Angela Dempsey ruled that the state’s qualifying rules were ambiguous and issued an injunction, ordering Judge’s name to appear on ballots, Florida Politics reported. Dempsey agreed Thursday to join Moore’s case to that of Judge.

Moore had reported about $268,000 in campaign funds through the end of March, according to the Federal Election Commission.

The other Republican candidates are Jose Castillo of Davenport, Adianis Morales of Ocoee and Sergio Ortiz of Kissimmee. Castillo is second in fundraising with a reported $71,000 through March.