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Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2016

Before we dig into the new poll on the Florida Senate race, can I reference the lead story in this morning’s Tampa Bay Times? Two men get into a road-rage argument on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Plant City. One guy pulls out a gun and shoots the other dead. He then “cooperates” with the Hillsborough […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2016

(UPDATED) Lutz business consultant Jim Lange is learning the hard way why incumbent members of the House of Representatives get elected on average more than 96 percent of the time. The first-time Democratic candidate is challenging three-term incumbent Republican Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, and he’s not doing all that great right now. “Overwhelmed,” “frustrating,” and “humbling” are some […]

Bill RuftyAugust 8, 2016

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross will undergo surgery Tuesday in Orlando to repair a heart defect he has had since birth. As reported by The Ledger of Lakeland, Ross was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, which if left untreated could develop into an aneurysm and become life threatening. “Upon informing some of my family and […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2016

Political maxim No. 459: “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.” Let’s go to Patrick Murphy and his campaign for Senate, shall we? The Murphy camp is furiously shooting down a report by Alex Leary in the Tampa Bay Times published last night that said his congressional office sought to delay news about relief for businesses affected by the toxic […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

Polk County Republican Congressman Dennis Ross is calling for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It comes a day after Lynch’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, where she repeatedly declined to explain the legal basis for the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for sending classified information on a private, unsecured […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 12, 2016

Nearly a dozen members of Florida’s congressional delegation have thrown their support behind Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election bid. Rubio’s campaign announced Tuesday that Reps. Gus Bilirakis, Ander Crenshaw, Carlos Curbelo, Mario Diaz-Balart, John Mica, Jeff Miller, Tom Rooney, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Dennis Ross, Steve Southerland, and Daniel Webster have endorsed the Miami Republican. The announcement comes […]

Mitch PerryJune 22, 2016

Our latest form of participatory democracy takes place in Tampa tonight, where scores of people will comment on whether or not the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization should include the Tampa Bay Express project in what is known as their Transportation Improvement Plan. If past is prologue, the majority of speakers will be against the project, and the MPO […]

Mitch PerryJune 21, 2016

Last week both Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi came under heavy criticism for showing a lack of support towards the gay community after the Orlando shootings, and now the Democratic opponent of Polk County Republican Congressman Dennis Ross is making the same claim about his initial comments. Democrat Jim Lange is running against Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District this year. In a […]

Bill RuftyJune 3, 2016

Republican incumbents Congressman Dennis Ross, State Sen. Kelli Stargel, and state Rep. Colleen Burton, all from Lakeland, will participate in a voter canvass by the Republican Party of Florida. Republican canvassers will meet Saturday, June 11, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. beginning in Room 104 of the Ordway Building at Florida Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland. In […]

Mitch PerryMay 25, 2016

An advocacy group pushing for strong regulations on predatory payday loans is once again applying pressure on members of Florida’s congressional delegation, shortly before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is expected to announce new national rules for payday lending next week. Allied Progress has been conducted an aggressive campaign against Florida lawmakers who support legislation sponsored by […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.11.16 — Marco Rubio isn’t dominating Patrick Murphy or Alan Grayson in latest Q Senate poll

CD 15 Democratic candidate Jim Lange finds it rough going in trying to defeat an entrenched incumbent

Dennis Ross to undergo routine heart surgery, promises a ‘positive campaign’

Mitch Perry Report for 7.14.16 — Patrick Murphy on defense, again

Dennis Ross calls for Loretta Lynch’s resignation

Marco Rubio receives pro forma endorsements from members of Florida’s congressional delegation

Mitch Perry Report for 6.22.16 — TBX showdown tonight

CD 15 Democrat Jim Lange blasts Dennis Ross for omitting LGBT community in post-Orlando comments

Lakeland Republican incumbents to voter canvass June 11

Advocacy group again attacks “Florida model” of payday lending in new video

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