Matt Montavon wins Congressional District 17 primary
Host: Democratic voters picked Matt Montavon to be the one to try to oust Greg Steube from his congressional seat. WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez took Montavon’s pulse after his primary victory.
Ramon Lopez: Fresh off his win over Allen Spence in Tuesday’s Congressional District 17 primary, Democrat Matthew Montavon is gearing up to go head-to-head with incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Greg Steube who ran unopposed.
We found Montavon that night at Sarasota’s Tamiami Tap bar over a cold one. Other Sarasota Democratic Party stalwarts were at the watch party, including Chairman David Dean and Julie London, who is running against Republican Jim DeNiro in the November 3 general election. The retired cop on Tuesday defeated incumbent first-term District 4 Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Neunder.
Montavon got nearly 55% of the votes. He was confident of a win over Spence.
Matthew Montavon: I thought I could win because I did have the experience. I’ve been in government. I’ve been in …