Drew WilsonJune 8, 2020
3min946
Bill Nelson, mayors, city commissioners and school board members line up behind Watson.
Tag: Sadie DarnellMike Johnson. Image via AP.
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“We need law enforcement and a Sheriff that will focus on the community first"
Ryan NicolNovember 1, 2018
4min422
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is pushing back against allegations he’s soft on crime, releasing a new ad where several sheriffs tout their support for Tallahassee’s “leadership mayor.” Gillum’s Republican opponent, Ron DeSantis, has hit Gillum over his city’s crime rates. Gillum has in turn pushed back. His new ad, titled “Oath,” details endorsements from […]
Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018
3min675
Several Florida sheriffs lash out at an attack ad supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis as “false”, “pathetic”, and “just not true” as they ride to the aid of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. In the 30-second commercial “Tell You” released by Gillum’s campaign, five county sheriffs [all Democrats] denounce a television commercial from the […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018
4min286
In 2016, Jacksonville Republican Clay Yarborough emerged from a competitive primary in House District 12, where a variety of business interests – including gambling interests – sought to sink him. Those efforts were for naught. Yarborough won his primary by nearly 10 points. Yarborough is running for his second term, in a Republican-plurality district against a Democrat who […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 3, 2018
4min839
The Democratic candidate for Governor is beginning to corral law enforcement interests around his campaign. Andrew Gillum announced Wednesday that five former and current county sheriffs had endorsed his gubernatorial bid. The wave of support comes from law enforcement leaders in North and Central Florida counties, including Osceola, Orange, Alachua, Gadsden, and Leon, where Gillum lives and presides […]
Drew WilsonJune 28, 2018
4min386
Sebring state Sen. Denise Grimsley‘s campaign to be Florida’s next Commissioner of Agriculture has earned the backing of two more county sheriffs, bringing the total number to lawmen backing her campaign to 29. Thursday’s nods came in from Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell and Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz, who join the sheriffs of Bradford, […]
Drew WilsonApril 11, 2018
5min512
Two dozen county sheriffs across the state said Wednesday that they were in favor of a Constitution Revision Commission proposal that would add a “crime victim bill of rights” to the Florida Constitution. The endorsements represent more than a third of Florida’s 67 county sheriffs. The proposal, known as “Marsy’s Law,” would put several rights […]
Drew WilsonFebruary 7, 2018
10min269
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill by Sarasota Sen. Greg Steube, SB 1168, that the Consumer Protection Coalition said would “do little to protect consumers” from Assignment of Benefits abuse. The group said it prefers HB 7015 by Rep. Jay Trumbull, which includes modifications to one-way attorney fees which proponents say […]
Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2017
5min390
Gov. Rick Scott said he’s asked state agency heads to offer the University of Florida whatever help it needs to prepare for next month’s campus visit by a noted white supremacist. Scott on Tuesday said he contacted the heads of the Departments of Law Enforcement, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Florida National Guard. He asked […]