June 12, 2102, (Written by Gary Rohrer – The Florida Current). Sen. Jim Norman, R-Tampa, qualified for the Senate District 17 ballot last week but withdrew his name from consideration Tuesday. He did not give a reason for his departure from the race. Norman faced remaining ethics questions surrounding his failure to timely disclose a $500,000 home — purchased for his wife by a campaign contributor — on his financial disclosure forms in a previous election.