Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, facing the possibility of challengers in his Republican primary race for attorney general, has announced endorsements from 14 Florida sheriffs—including the sheriff of the home county of his most likely challenger, Holly Benson.

Kottkamp’s list of endorsers included Sheriff David Morgan of Escambia County. Benson, who just resigned as secretary of the state Department of Health Care Administration preparatory to a run for attorney general’s race, is from Pensacola.

Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi of Tampa is also considering entering the race.

Also on Kottkamp’s list were one Tampa Bay area sheriff, Bob White of Pasco, and a couple of sheriffs from urban counties, including Duval and Broward.

John Rutherford of Duval praised Kottkamp’s “no nonsense, tough on crime record in the legislature.”

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