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Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

Gainesville Republican Sen. Keith Perry is heading the Marion County slice of Senate District 8 later this month for a re-election fundraiser. Perry’s event, his second since the end of the 2018 Legislative Session, will be held June 19 at the Holiday Inn Ocala Conference Center, 3600 SW 38th Ave. The invitation lists Doug Cone […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

Republican Melissa Howard has scheduled a June 13 fundraiser for her campaign to succeed state Rep. Joe Gruters in House District 73. The reception will be held at Medallion Homes, 1651 Whitfield Ave., in Sarasota from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Supporters can RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 941-587-8166. Making the host committee for […]

Drew WilsonJune 5, 2018

The Florida Retail Federation announced Tuesday that it would back Gainesville Republican Sen. Keith Perry’s re-election bid in Alachua County-based Senate District 8. The retail trade association cited Perry’s job outside of the legislature — running Perry Roofing — in its endorsement of the freshman Senator. “Keith is a long-time retail business owner, and as […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

Last month brought U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis his best fundraising haul since first announcing his campaign for Governor at the beginning of the year. The Northeast Florida Republican’s campaign announced Monday that DeSantis brought in more than $3 million between his campaign account and his affiliated political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis. That makes May […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

Republican Scott Sturgill appears to be positioning himself for the general election in his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, at least when it comes to immigration issues. In a recent interview on Central Florida’s Spectrum News 13, Sturgill said he was in favor of giving undocumented immigrants […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

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Republican Aakash Patel raised more than $30,000 last month for his bid to succeed Sandra Murman in the District 1 seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. May brought $19,386 in new money to Patel’s campaign account and another $11,000 to his political committee, Elevate Tampa. He has now raised more than $450,000 since filing for […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

A political committee tied to former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy, who is running for Senate District 16 in the fall, brought in $50,000 last month according to a campaign finance report filed Monday. Taxpayers for Responsible Government received that money via a single contribution, though no name or occupation was attributed to the money. The […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

A trio of school board members on Monday announced the launch of a new political committee backing Amendment 8, which would impose term limits on county school board seats among other changes to the K-12 education system. The committee, “8isGREAT,” is headed up by Collier County School Board Member Erika Donalds, who sponsored the proposal […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

Democratic challenger Chris Hunter rolled out a new video Monday for his campaign against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis in Florida’s 12th Congressional District. The ad, titled “For Granted,” covers Hunter’s career as an FBI agent and federal prosecutor before turning toward his reasons for running for the Tampa Bay area congressional district. “There are […]

Drew WilsonJune 4, 2018

Republican attorney Sasha Dadan is running for the Florida House seat currently held by term-limited Stuart Rep. Gayle Harrell. Dadan, the daughter of a Cuban mother and Argentinian father, filed for House District 83 on May 21 but waited until Monday to formally announce her campaign. “The Constitution of the United States of America is […]

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Keith Perry raising money in Ocala on June 19

Melissa Howard holding HD 73 fundraiser June 13

Florida Retailers back Keith Perry for re-election

Ron DeSantis raises more than $3 million in May

Scott Sturgill outlines bold plan to grant amnesty to undocumented immigrants

Aakash Patel crosses $450K in total fundraising

Amanda Murphy raises $50K for political committee during first weeks on the trail

Conservative school board members launch committee backing term limits amendment

Chris Hunter calls for return of ‘common decency’ in new ad

Sasha Dadan announces bid for House District 83