work ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁The ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁State , ▁however , ▁rejected ▁Full wood ' s ▁paper work ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁not ary ▁error ▁on ▁his ▁financial ▁dis closure ▁form . ▁Because ▁Full wood ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁the ▁state ▁scheduled ▁a ▁special ▁election . ▁Full wood ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁to ▁seek ▁cert ification ▁as ▁a ▁qualified ▁candidate , ▁but ▁the ▁law suit ▁was ▁rejected . ▁In ▁September , ▁Governor ▁Rick ▁Scott ▁scheduled ▁a ▁special ▁primary ▁election ▁for ▁December , ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁general ▁election ▁for ▁February . ▁ ▁Full wood ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁election ▁to ▁succeed ▁himself , ▁and ▁term - limited ▁Jackson ville ▁City ▁Council man ▁Johnny ▁G aff ney ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁also ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary . ▁During ▁the ▁campaign , ▁Full wood ▁received ▁significant ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁with ▁House ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader ▁Mark ▁S . ▁Pa ff ord ▁email ing ▁his ▁colle agues ▁to ▁ur ge ▁them ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁Full wood ' s ▁campaign . ▁G aff ney ▁critic ized ▁Pa ff ord ' s ▁actions , ▁declaring , ▁" This ▁type ▁of ▁leadership ▁and ▁behavior ▁only ▁encourag es ▁ac rim ony , ▁division ▁and ▁polar ization ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁and ▁only ▁continues ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ." ▁G aff ney ▁received ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁Federation ▁for ▁Children , ▁a ▁school ▁v ouch er ▁advoc acy ▁organization , ▁which ▁critic