After Relinquishing Leadership Post, Will Negron Stay in Senate?

Senate President Joe Negron is mulling an early exit from the Legislature.

The Stuart Republican will formally relinquish his leadership role to Sen. Bill Galvano after the November elections. But in an interview Friday with The News Service of Florida, and in comments Tuesday to his hometown news outlet TCPalm.com, Negron said he's going to spend the next few weeks deciding if he wants to stay in the Senate the next two years as a rank-and-file member.

Negron joined the Senate after a 2009 special election. But while many lawmakers are term-limited after eight years, Negron can stay in the Senate until 2020 because certain quirks, including redistricting, give him more time.