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Scott PowersJuly 18, 2018
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Democratic challenger Sanjay Patel raised $101,000 in the second quarter of his campaign for Florida’s 8th Congressional District, besting incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey‘s fundraising efforts by more than $30,000. At the end of June, Posey, the five-term congressman from Rockledge, still possessed a significant campaign cash advantage over the newcomer candidate, with $642,000 […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018
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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has received the endorsement of Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala, someone who polarized much of Florida last year with her anti-death penalty stance but also won strong statewide recognition and support among many progressive Democrats. “I’m proud to stand with Mayor Andrew Gillum in his campaign to take this state back […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018
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State Rep. Mike Miller is taking to the airwaves in the hotly-contested Republican primary race for Florida’s 7th Congressional District with a television commercial featuring Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio praising him. The 30-second TV spot, “They Both Like Mike,” is essentially a mashup of some video highlights from two internet ads […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018
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Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto is launching the first local commercial of the election season with a 30-second television spot that will begin airing Wednesday. In the 30-second spot “Rise,” Panepinto, a Winter Park entrepreneur and area business leader, follows a basic introdutory script, with standard images of him with his family, meeting with […]

Scott PowersJuly 16, 2018
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Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto‘s campaign fundraising softened during the two-week period ending July 6 while his chief opponent Jerry Demings continued on a fairly robust chase for cash as they and Pete Clarke head into the final few weeks of the summer campaign. Panepinto, a Winter Park entrepreneur whose campaign account surged early […]

Scott PowersJuly 16, 2018
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During the second quarter of 2018, Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy raised $551,733 toward her re-election in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. That is more than all of her four competitors combined, her campaign is reporting Monday. The haul, minus nearly $200,000 her campaign spent during the April-June period, gave Murphy $1.6 million left in the bank […]

Drew WilsonJuly 12, 2018
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On Thursday, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto for re-election in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. “You are a key ally in the effort to serve the needs of seniors and their families. You appreciate that Social Security benefits are modest, on average only $15,456 annually and even […]

Drew WilsonJuly 12, 2018
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State Rep. Tom Leek hit another milestone with his new campaign finance report. The Ormond Beach Republican, currently in his first term representing House District 25, brought in nearly $47,000 in hard money between June 23 and July 6. That makes for more than $200,000 in total fundraising for his re-election bid thus far. “I […]


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