Chase Brannan adds 3 new endorsements in race to replace dad Chuck Brannan in HD 10

Chase Brannan is boasting new support in his race for House District 10 in North Florida as he campaigns to replace his dad, Chuck Brannan.

Columbia County Property Appraiser Jeff Hampton is adding his support, along with High Springs City Commissioner Chad Howell and former Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey.

Gainey called Brannan a “conservative champion” who will represent the district well in Tallahassee.

“I know Chase will stand up for the law enforcement community and deliver real results,” Gainey said.

“It’s an honor to earn the support of former Sheriff Gainey,” Brannan said of the latest nod. “As a Republican in Alachua County, Sheriff Gainey delivered impactful leadership that earned widespread respect during his tenure. I will take that same approach to Tallahassee and fight for our shared conservative values.”

Brannan is running on a pro-Second Amendment, anti-abortion and anti-tax platform.

The latest endorsements add to support from numerous North Florida leaders, including U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis; Baker County Sheriff Scotty Rhoden and Union County Sheriff Brad Whitehead; former Columbia County Sheriffs Bill Gootee and Frank Owens; Columbia County Commissioners Rocky Ford, Tim Murphy, Kevin Parnell and Everett Phillips; Columbia County Clerk of Court Jay Swisher; Columbia County School Board members Dana Brady-Giddens and Hunter Peeler; Baker County Property Appraiser Tim Sweat; Baker County Tax Collector Amy Dugger; Baker County Commissioner Tyler Mobley; Baker County School Board members Jack Baker, Clayton Lyons and Amanda Rhoden Hodges; former Florida House Speaker Pro Tempore Chuck Clemons; state Rep. Bobby Payne; former Baker County Schools Superintendent Sherrie Raulerson; former Baker County Commissioners Cathy Rhoden and Alex Robinson; and former Baker County Judge Joey Williams, among others.

Brannan is a North Central Florida native, educated in Baker County public schools and working on his family farm, where he raised cattle for livestock shows and the market. He was also active in the Future Farmers of America, where he earned the American Farmer Degree, the highest degree offered by the organization.

Brannan comes from a long line of public servants. In addition to his father’s service in the Legislature, Chuck Brannan also served 30 years in law enforcement with the U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office.

Chase Brannan’s grandfather served as a state trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol and with the Baker County Sheriff’s Office. His mother was a longtime educator and elementary school principal until her passing in 2007. His stepmother served as a prosecutor and, later, as a county Judge.

Brannan earned an Associate of Arts degree from Florida Gateway College, where he served as Student Body Senate President. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in Agricultural Education and Communication, with a minor in sales and management in agribusiness.

Brannan also served as a Florida Gubernatorial Fellow in the 2020-21 term, and worked with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation during the COVID pandemic, where he worked to prevent businesses from closing and worked to reopen Florida as a business-friendly state.

Brannan is one of two Republicans filed in the race. The other is Marshall Rawson, who operates Free State Growers, a multicounty agricultural business in the district. A third candidate, Joseph Thornton, is running as an American Solidarity Party candidate, a progressive group focused on Christian democratic values, including social justice. The party opposes abortion.

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