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Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Chad Chronister is looking to shed the “interim” tag in front of his title as Hillsborough County Sheriff next year, and a peek at the host committee he’s wrangled for his Oct. 25 campaign kickoff shows his support is both far reaching and bipartisan. Chronister has been with the office since 1992 and was a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Who will it be? Who will be the Florida politician(s) laid low by the kind of sexual assault and harassment scandal which has dethroned one-time Hollywood king Harvey Weinstein? Please don’t tell me there is no equivalent in Florida politics to Weinstein. After all, politics is show business for ugly people. The Process — my capitalized […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s Let’s Get to Work committee added $75,000 in contributions last month after showing just $1,000 raised in August. The committee supported Scott’s successful re-election campaign for governor and could be back in action soon as a pot of money backing his probable campaign to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson next year. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. It surprised very few people who follow state politics when the Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Jack Latvala‘s bid for governor on Saturday. Latvala officially launched his campaign in August at a fire station in South […]

Peter SchorschOctober 15, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King said he plans spend the next month rolling out policy proposals detailing how his administration would improve Florida’s job market and economy if elected next year. “Too many people are stuck in low-paying jobs, and they’re not moving up the ladder,” King said in a video. “So we’ve got to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 14, 2017

From the “In Case You Missed It Department”: While you were focused on legislative committees this week, the House Republican Caucus quietly installed the next Speaker in a hotel basement. Jose Oliva, a Miami Lakes Republican, will lead the GOP-controlled chamber in 2018-20, following Richard Corcoran, assuming the Republicans hold a majority after the next […]

Peter SchorschOctober 13, 2017

Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore’s re-election bid got Sheriff Chris Nocco’s stamp of approval Friday, his campaign announced. “Mike Moore’s support for public safety has made us a safer county and we are better prepared to protect our citizens during natural disasters,” Nocco said. “His leadership is helping to transform Pasco County to be business […]

Peter SchorschOctober 13, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. First on #FlaPol – “Mike Pence to keynote Republicans’ conference in Orlando” via Scott Powers of Florida Politics –Pence – with “special guest” U.S. Sen. Rubio – is to highlight the dinner set for […]

Peter SchorschOctober 12, 2017

Republican Sen. Tom Lee has been somewhat open about his intent to run for Chief Financial Officer next year and his committee, The Conservative, just posted its first big fundraising report since the end of the 2017 Legislative Session. The new report, covering September, saw the former Senate President bring in $253,250 in committee cash […]

Peter SchorschOctober 12, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott is asking state transportation officials to figure out how to better get traffic out of areas under hurricane evacuation orders. Sen. Jeff Brandes called on his fellow lawmakers to do a ‘deep dive’ into […]

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Chad Chronister boasts bipartisan backing in fundraiser invite

The Harvey Weinsteins of Florida politics are hiding in plain sight

Rick Scott’s political committee added $75K in September

Sunburn for 10.16.17 – Jack Latvala’s big get; Chris King’s policy roll-out; David Rivera dodges the feds; Prepping for Richard Spencer; Spotted at Bruno Mars!

Chris King to roll out jobs and economic policy this month

Takeaways from Tallahassee — The rise of Jose Oliva

Mike Moore lands endorsement from Chris Nocco

Sunburn for 10.13.17 — Mike Pence to keynote RPOF event; House subpoenas VF show $; Debris removal politics; Tom Lee raises serious coin; Happy b’day, Cesar F.

As he weighs CFO bid, Tom Lee raised $253K in September

Sixty Days for 10.12.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session