Republican Trey Radel, a former anchor at WINK in Fort Myers, has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Radel will represent the 19th congressional district of Florida, stepping into a seat vacated when Connie Mack announced he would seek a Senate seat. Radel beat Democrat Jim Roach in the election.
Radel stepped away from WINK in 2010, saying at the time that his passion was politics and that he had never “felt more compelled than right now to get involved.” He went on to be a conservative radio host before announcing his candidacy for the House.
Radel’s wife, Amy Wegmann, is a former anchor at rival WFTX, the Fox affiliate in Fort Myers. See WINK’s report on Radel’s victory here (the station’s video player does not allow embedding).