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Scott PowersJune 7, 2016

Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]

Scott PowersMay 17, 2016

It took about a month for former U.S. Rep. Ric Keller to figure out the Republican Congressional District 6 race was doing just fine without him. That race, seeking a Republican to run to succeed U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in a redrawn district now dominated by Volusia County, has been as topsy-turvy as any in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2016

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The Citizens United Political Victory Fund is behind Patrick Mooney in Congressional District 6, according to a Tuesday press release from the group. The pitch: Mooney is an outsider, not a career politician. And a conservative. “Pat Mooney is a true conservative citizen-politician. He’s running for Congress because he’s concerned about the dangerous direction out-of-touch career […]

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Early congressional filings assure primaries in CDs 6, 7, 9 and 11

Ric Keller came and went, yet the crazy CD 6 Republican race rolls on

Citizens United PAC backs Patrick Mooney in CD 6