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Dockery announcing decision next week; no comment on report she’s running

Posted Oct 30, 2009 by William March

Updated Oct 30, 2009 at 01:39 PM

State Sen. Paula Dockery will announce a decision on whether to enter the governor’s race next week, and won’t comment on the accuracy of a news report, and rumors in Tallahassee, that’s she’ll announce she’s running.

Dockery has already said she’s leaning strongly toward entering the race, in which she would oppose Attorney General Bill McCollum in a Republican primary.

“What’s happened? I just came from a funeral and my phone is full,” Dockery said in an interview a few minutes ago.

When told that The Lakeland Ledger had just posted a story citing unnamed Republican sources saying she will enter the race next week, Dockery laughed. Her response:

“I am going to make my decision known next week. I have a lot of friends and supporters in Lakeland who are urging to me to run and they’re getting very excited.”

GOP insiders in Tallahassee are saying Dockery will make an announcement Tuesday, and that the announcement will be that she’s running.