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Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2017

Berny Jaques, one of the two Republicans running for HD 66 next year, is holding a campaign kickoff event Wednesday at the Salt Rick Grill in Indian Shores and all are invited, including members of the press. Jacques filed to run for HD 66 back in March, but with the entry of fellow Republican and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2017

Nick DiCeglie has been in the race for House District 66 for a month and his first campaign finance report, released Tuesday, signals a momentum shift in the GOP primary between him and Berny Jacques. Jacques filed March 3 and was the first-in candidate for the Pinellas County-based seat. Since showing $30,000 raised in his […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

A kickoff fundraiser for Republican Nick DiCeglie’s bid for House District 66 will be held Oct. 12 in Bellair, his campaign announced Thursday. The event is set to run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Bellair Country Club, 1 Country Club Lane. The campaign said formal invitations to the fundraiser will head out […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2017

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings is kicking off his 2018 Orange County mayoral campaign fundraising with a fundraiser Tuesday night that features Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and scores of others on the host committee. The fundraiser, set for the Dubsdread Golf Course ballroom, starting at 5:30 p.m. Demings, a Democrat, is the sole major candidate […]

Peter SchorschAugust 28, 2017

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Florida’s top Republican lawmakers are lending a helping hand to the GOP nominees in three special elections going down this fall, according to fundraising invitations sent out Friday. A fundraiser benefitting Republican Rep. Jose Felix Diaz’s Senate bid is set for Sept. 14. Senate President Joe Negron and the two Senators in line to succeed […]

Drew WilsonAugust 25, 2017

Senate Appropriations Chair Jack Latvala will hold the first fundraiser of his gubernatorial campaign on Sept. 7 in Clearwater. The event will start at 5 p.m. at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N. McMullen Booth Rd. Those who didn’t get the invite in the mail but are looking to hop on the “#IBackJack” train can RSVP […]

Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2017

Three Republican lawmakers and the leading GOP candidate in HD 58 will hold a joint fundraiser Sept. 20 in San Antonio, Fla. Sen. Wilton Simpson, set to be Senate President for the 2020-22 term, will be joined by Tampa Bay-area Reps. Danny Burgess and Shawn Harrison, as well as HD 58 candidate Lawrence McClure for […]

Scott PowersJune 21, 2017

The race for the special election to fill Florida House District 44 got off to a big start Tuesday, the day five candidates qualified for the ballot, as Republican John Newstreet‘s campaign held a fundraiser aides say pulled in almost $20,000 and attracted a bevy of influential elected supporters. Newstreet, executive director of the Kissimmee/Osceola […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

Orlando Democratic fundraiser and medical marijuana champion John Morgan is hosting Hillary Clinton for a fundraiser at his Heathrow home in Lake Mary on Sept. 21. Morgan has long and deep ties with the Clintons, having thrown his first major fundraiser for Bill Clinton in the early 1990s, and a history of hosting events for other […]

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HD 66 hopeful Berny Jacques hosting campaign kickoff Wednesday

Berny Jacques fundraising slows as Nick DiCeglie enters race

Nick DiCeglie to hold campaign kickoff Oct. 12

Jerry Demings fundraising kickoff set for Tuesday night

Fundraisers set for three GOP special election candidates

First fundraiser for Jack Latvala’s gubernatorial campaign set for Sept. 7 in Clearwater

Tampa Bay-area lawmakers, Lawrence McClure buddy up for joint fundraiser Sept. 20

Republican HD 44 candidate John Newstreet fundraiser claims $20K

John Morgan to host fundraiser for Hillary Clinton