Ed Narain

Edwin "Ed" Aubron Narain (born September 8, 1976) is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 61st District, which includes West and East Tampa, Progress Village Sulphur Springs and the University parts of Tampa in Central and Northern Hillsborough County, from 2014 to 2016.

In 1994, he moved to Tampa to attend the University of South Florida, where he served as the President of the Student Body from 1997 to 1998.

[1] In 2014, incumbent State Representative Betty Reed was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, so Narain ran to succeed her.

Shaw earned the endorsement of former Governor Charlie Crist, former Congressman Jim Davis, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida Alex Sink, State Sen. Arthenia Joyner and a number of state legislators,[2] while Narain earned the endorsement of Reed, former Senate and House Minority Leader, Commissioner Lesley "Les" Miller, Former Senator James "Jim" T. Hargrett, former County Commissioner Thomas Scott, retired School board member Doris Ross-Reddick and former City Councilwoman Gwendolyn Miller.

[1] Narain was endorsed by the Florida Sentinel Bulletin and the Tampa Bay Times, which asserted that his "firm grasp of local concerns, sustained volunteerism and deep community roots reflect a commitment to the district that would translate well in Tallahassee,"[3] while Shaw was endorsed by the Tampa Tribune.