In 2010, a new party called the Tea Party qualified for the Florida ballot. Many of the Tea Party nominees had their ballot positions challenged in lawsuits filed by various Republicans. For a summary of these lawsuits, see this web page of “Central Florida Republicans.” Most of these lawsuits have been dismissed. On February 1, the lawsuit Hensarling v Foley, which had been pending in state Circuit Court in the Orange-Osceola district, was dismissed before the plaintiffs were able to engage in discovery. See this story. The defendant, Jon Foley, had appeared on the November 2, 2010 ballot as the Tea Party nominee for State House, 41st district.