Tag: Carlos Curbelo
Beautiful colorful easter eggs on blue wooden background. Easter holiday concept.

Phil AmmannSeptember 3, 2015
curbelo-e1441287618683-1024x1024.jpeg

4min196
Over the approaching Labor Day weekend, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will target vulnerable congressional Republicans using labor issues such as the minimum wage and overtime. As reported by Roll Call, the 18 GOP incumbents include first-term U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The campaign will comprise of sponsored tweets, targeted to […]

Mitch PerryAugust 14, 2015
us_flag_cuba-embassy_ap_1160x629-1024x1024.jpg

10min172
Although public opinion polls show that solid majorities of Americans support the United States’ renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, that sentiment isn’t shared by most Florida Republicans, especially those aspiring for higher office. A Pew poll released this past month, More than 7 in 10 Americans — 73 percent — said they favor re-establishing relations with Cuba, an […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015
annette-taddeo-1024x1024.jpg

3min395
Annette Taddeo still won’t explain what she considers “middle class,” or at least she isn’t talking about it. Taddeo, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 26th Congressional District, again refused to answer questions about her self-proclaimed middle-class lifestyle, one that includes a decidedly not middle class 6,500-square-foot Miami home assessed at $1.25 million. In a video […]

Ryan RayJuly 17, 2015
redistricting-MAP-1024x1024.jpg

2min193
More than half of Florida’s 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives called on leaders in the state Legislature to “conduct redistricting hearings across our great State” in a letter dated Thursday. In a missive addressed to Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, the bipartisan group of congressmen and congresswomen — including Democratic […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2015
tant-allison-300x310-1024x1024.jpg

4min130
One thing was crystal clear for Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant on Thursday as the FDP studied the Florida Supreme Court decision and its affect on the state’s congressional districts. “Florida’s highest court has found Tallahassee Republicans guilty of unconstitutionally subverting Florida’s democracy,” she said. While that’s accurate, the relevant question for her and […]

Phil AmmannJuly 9, 2015
o-DAVID-JOLLY-facebook-1024x1024.jpg

12min226
Florida’s Supreme Court threw out the state’s congressional map on Thursday with a ruling that found lawmakers illegally gerrymandered political districts. Justices then ordered the Republican-led Legislature to redraw eight congressional districts, with two that expect to be heavily contested in 2016. Incumbents directly affected by the ruling are Democratic Reps. Corrine Brown, Kathy Castor, […]

Phil AmmannJuly 9, 2015
o-TED-DEUTCH-facebook-1024x1024.jpg

3min162
Say what you will about U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, he strikes while the iron is hot. With breakneck speed, the Boca Raton Democrat representing Florida’s 21st Congressional District sent the first fundraising email in the wake of Florida’s Supreme Court throwing out parts of the state’s congressional map. The state’s highest court found that lawmakers violated Florida’s Fair Districts […]


#FlaPol

Florida Politics is a statewide, new media platform covering campaigns, elections, government, policy, and lobbying in Florida. This platform and all of its content are owned by Extensive Enterprises Media.

Publisher: Peter Schorsch @PeterSchorschFL

Contributors & reporters: Phil Ammann, Drew Dixon, Roseanne Dunkelberger, A.G. Gancarski, Anne Geggis, Ryan Nicol, Jacob Ogles, Cole Pepper, Gray Rohrer, Jesse Scheckner, Christine Sexton, Drew Wilson, and Mike Wright.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PeterSchorschFL
Phone: (727) 642-3162
Address: 204 37th Avenue North #182
St. Petersburg, Florida 33704




Sign up for Sunburn


Categories