Tag: 2018 Florida governor’s race

Lloyd DunkelbergerOctober 30, 2017
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The three top Democratic candidates for governor sat on a stage Saturday night in the Fiesta Ballroom at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and answered more than an hour’s worth of questions on issues facing Florida. There were few differences in the responses from former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and […]

Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2017
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Hillsborough County Clerk Pat Frank, “a trailblazing female elected official,” has endorsed gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, the campaign announced Friday. The endorsement comes right before the Florida Democratic Party’s statewide conference this weekend in Orlando. “Now more than ever, we need a woman to straighten out Tallahassee — and Gwen Graham is the right woman for the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2017
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The race for the 2018 Republican gubernatorial nomination could soon pick up even more star power, this time with Congressman Ron DeSantis. Though there was some discussion the Palm Coast Republican may enter the race for attorney general, our sources debunk that theory, saying DeSantis spent the summer meeting with conservative donors discussing the governor’s race. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 10, 2017
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House Speaker Richard Corcoran brought in another $445,000 for his political committee and possible governor’s race fund, “Watchdog PAC,” between Sept. 1 and Oct. 9 according to reports available on the committee’s website. The committee has now raised $4.4 million total since Corcoran started it up in June, and has just shy of $3.9 million […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017
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Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Jack Latvala raised $273,000 last month for his political committee, according to updated reports on the committee website. The top contributor to “Florida Leadership Committee” last month was investor and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II, who cut a $50,000 check to Latvala. The committee also took in $25,000 […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017
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Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine dumped another $66,000 of his own money into his political committee last month, according to a new campaign finance report filed with the Florida Division of Elections. Levine, a Democrat, is considering a run for Florida governor, and has even publicly mused about running as an independent if he were […]


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