ent ▁who ▁file d ▁last ▁minute ▁to ▁challenge ▁her . ▁This ▁Dem ocrat ▁did ▁not ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁and ▁would ▁eventually ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁race ▁after ▁E sk am ani ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁challeng ing ▁his ▁legit im acy ▁as ▁a ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁campaign , ▁E sk am ani ▁received ▁end ors ements ▁from ▁prominent ▁community ▁leaders , ▁organizations , ▁and ▁polit icians . ▁This ▁included ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁Or lando ▁Mayor ▁Bud dy ▁D yer , ▁Congress w oman ▁Steph anie ▁Mur phy , ▁Equ ality ▁Florida , ▁A FL - C IO , ▁and ▁the ▁Florida ▁Professional ▁Fire fig h ters ▁State ▁Association . ▁ ▁E sk am ani ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁a ▁progress ive ▁Dem ocrat , ▁and ▁focused ▁her ▁campaign ▁on ▁en han cing ▁public ▁education , ▁protect ing ▁the ▁environment , ▁ens uring ▁health ▁care ▁access ▁and ▁prior it izing ▁gun ▁safety ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁campaign , ▁E sk am ani ▁gained ▁national ▁media ▁attention ▁for ▁her ▁advoc acy ▁on ▁women ' s ▁issues ▁and ▁gun ▁safety ▁legisl ation . ▁P ulse ▁night club ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Florida ' s ▁ 4 7 th ▁district , ▁and ▁E sk am ani ▁would ▁speak ▁to ▁issues ▁of ▁gun ▁violence ▁often . ▁She ▁would ▁be ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Time ▁Magazine , ▁in ▁The ▁Atlantic , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁The ▁Independent , ▁by ▁MTV ▁News ,