Renzo DowneyOctober 23, 2022
6min0
At the suggestion of Gaetz, a member, the panel upped the punishment from $12,500 to $35,000 and removal from office.
Tag: Jim Waldman
Renzo DowneyOctober 23, 2022
Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 14, 2022
43min0
It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida's health care policy and politics.
Renzo DowneySeptember 10, 2021
4min1319
All served elected roles in state government.
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018
3min314
Gary Farmer has lapped Jim Waldman in the Democratic primary for Senate District 34. With 98 of precincts reporting, Farmer ended miles ahead of Waldman, beating him 70 percent to 30 percent. This contest was a rematch of 2016, when Waldman, along with Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed, challenged Farmer for the Democratic nomination. Farmer faced a barrage of […]
Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2018
5min685
After more than $200,000 spent on attack ads slamming Fort Lauderdale Sen. Gary Farmer, his lead has only grown in the primary rematch between him and former Rep. Jim Waldman. A tracking poll conducted by SEA Polling & Strategic Design found that as of Aug. 2, the first-term Senator had a 42-14 lead over Waldman […]
Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2018
8min510
Democratic state Sen. Gary Farmer’s words are coming back to bite him. As first reported by Florida Politics in March, Farmer and Democratic Sen. Lauren Book were the top two names in contention to succeed current Senate Democratic Leader Audrey Gibson, but things went sideways in the Democratic caucus and Farmer made some sexist remarks […]
Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018
3min257
Former Democratic Rep. Jim Waldman dumped six figures into his Senate District 34 bid, but his self-funding was outpaced by another major haul for incumbent Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer. Waldman’s $150,000 campaign loan was disclosed on his new campaign finance report covering July 7 through July 20. Alongside the loan came another 16 checks, including […]
Drew WilsonJuly 18, 20183min335
A political committee tied to the Florida Medical Association has endorsed state Sen. Gary Farmer over former state Rep. Jim Waldman in the Democratic primary for Senate District 34. “The FMA PAC is honored to endorse Senator Farmer for re-election. We have worked closely with him on issues of importance to us and look forward […]
Peter SchorschJuly 14, 20184min544
As anyone who reads this site (or my tweets) will know, I’m no fan of Democrat state Sen. Gary Farmer. That’s why I was excited to see Jim Waldman challenge Farmer to a rematch of their 2016 cage fight. But this week was not very good for Team Waldman. Last Wednesday, at what is the oldest, […]
Drew WilsonJune 25, 2018
4min360
No write-in candidate has ever won elected office in the Sunshine State, but they have been effective in denying tens of thousands of voters from getting a say in who will represent them in the Florida Legislature. Florida law allows all voters, no matter their political affiliation, to cast a ballot in a primary race […]