NEW YORK, USA — Disappointed! That’s how Dale Holness, the Jamaican-born businessman and politician who is making a third bid for Florida’s 20th Congressional District, described his feelings regarding the decision by his fellow Democrat, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz, to contest that district.

Wasserman Shultz, who currently represents a different district, has decided to run in the heavily black democratic 20th district, following a realignment of district lines as a result of redistricting exercises which have been roiling the political landscape in the United States for several months.

In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, Holness said he believes that Shultz, a 21-year veteran of Congress, should contest her 22nd congressional district, given her vast campaign cash on hand of US$2.5 million and her long association with that district.