California Businessman Running for Senate in Both California, Florida

California businessman Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente successfully qualified Tuesday to become a Republican candidate for Senate in Florida, despite already being on the ballot for Senate in California.

De La Fuente, a multi-millionaire San Diego developer, will face Gov. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) in the Aug. 28 Republican primary after he qualified to be a candidate, according to the Associated Press.

De La Fuente is already on the ballot for U.S. Senate in his home state of California. He has run for several offices in the past. He ran for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016 and was defeated in the Democratic primary.

In a phone interview, De La Fuente maintained it's legal for him to run in two states as long as he's living in the state before he's sworn into office. He says he already owns property in Florida.

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