Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, has his eye on being Speaker of the Florida House in 2014. One way he’s chosen to raise his profile is endorsing local candidates for Congress. Last week, Dorworth went on record backing South Florida transplant Armando Gutierrez, who wants to take on U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, R-Orlando, next year. Today, he backed a challenger to Grayson’s fellow Democratic freshman, Suzanne Kosmas of New Smyrna Beach.

That would be Winter Park City Commissioner Karen Diebel, who’s battling state Rep. (and one of Dorworth’s legislative colleagues) Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, for the Republican nomination. “Karen Diebel is a breath of fresh air – a true conservative who understands the challenges businesses and families face every day,” Dorworth is quoted as saying in a release sent out by the Diebel campaign.