NICEVILLE — A group of four state lawmakers addressed Okaloosa County Realtors and builders Tuesday morning at an event that felt a little like the beginning of a farewell tour.

As state Sen. Don Gaetz pointed out to those assembled, a long-familiar Northwest Florida legislative delegation is going to look drastically different when state lawmakers next convene in 2017.

“Of the four of us standing here, only one will be back,” said Gaetz, R-Niceville, gesturing from himself to state reps. Matt Gaetz, Doug Broxson and Mike Hill. “The majority of the Northwest Florida delegation won’t be back.”

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