#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

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Less than a month from the primary and fewer than 100 days away from the general election, candidates are ramping up their campaigning more and more each weekend.

Florida Politics rounds up what we can from Twitter on Saturday and Sunday, giving you an idea of what your favorite pol is doing to get to office.

Gov. Rick Scott met with a group of College Republicans:

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson found a canvassing friend in U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy:

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, has a young fan:

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam received a helping hand from state Rep. Bob Cortes:

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum caught Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg‘s attention after tweeting about Florida’s “stand your ground” law.

In Tampa Bay, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King mourned with others over Markeis McGlockton:

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene helped give away backpacks:

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham appears to be rallying female supporters:

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine hit the campaign trail alongside his mother:

https://twitter.com/MayorLevine/status/1023699219356561408

Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw spread news of Charlie Crist‘s endorsement of his bid:

State Rep. Frank White, a Republican Attorney General candidate, took his family to a Sarasota GOP event on the trail this weekend:

Agriculture Commissioner hopeful Denise Grimsley is spreading signs across the state:

https://twitter.com/denisegrimsley/status/1023334815712661506

Nikki Fried, a Democratic candidate running for Agriculture Commissioner, spoke to the LGBTA Democratic Caucus:

CFO Jimmy Patronis went to Sarasota for a GOP event:

Congresswoman Murphy, in addition to campaigning with Nelson, spoke at the Orange County Democratic Gala:

State Sen. Annette Taddeo is thinking 100 days ahead:

State Sen. Dana Young and state Rep. Jamie Grant — both of Tampa — appear to have each other’s backs this cycle:

State Reps. Shevrin Jones, Byron Donalds, Amber Mariano and Kamia Brown represented the “millennial” voice of the state House this weekend:

At the Orange County Gala, state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith sported Gillum gear:

State Rep. Dane Eagle is aiding in his local State Attorney race:

State Senate hopeful Manny Diaz, Jr. really is working every day:

Ardian Zika, the man hoping to replace term-limited House Speaker Richard Corcoran, kept busy meeting Pasco voters this weekend:

 

Danny McAuliffe

Danny is a contributor at floridapolitics.com. He is a graduate of Fordham Law School and Florida State University, where he served as the editor of the FSView & Florida Flambeau. Reach him at [email protected].



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