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Drew WilsonApril 14, 2016

Another Democrat has filed to run in House District 45, setting up a three-way primary race for the Orlando seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Randolph Bracy, who is running for the Florida Senate in 2016. Kamia Brown, a one-time legislative assistant to Orlando Democratic Rep. Victor Torres, filed for the seat April 7, joining […]

Drew WilsonApril 12, 2016

March clocked in as one of the best fundraising months in Gainesville Republican Rep. Keith Perry’s political career. However, it paled in comparison to his opponent’s first-month haul in the race for the new Senate District 8. The March report shows just over $53,000 in contributions, nearly all of it from within the borders of […]

Drew WilsonApril 12, 2016

Bradenton Republican Sen. Bill Galvano will host a campaign kickoff fundraiser April 21 in Sarasota, his campaign announced Tuesday. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Dolphin Aviation, located at 8191 N Tamiami Trail, and will be preceded by a half-hour VIP reception. For more information about the fundraiser, or to […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

House District 67 Republican Rep. Chris Latvala will begin his re-election run with a May 2 event at the Island Way Grill in Clearwater, his campaign said Monday. Among those listed on the invite are incoming House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Republican Reps. Chris Sprowls, Kathleen Peters, Larry Ahern, and Jamie Grant, as well as Sen. […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

After raising more than $33,000 in March, Republican candidate Wenda Lewis has built a six-figure lead over her next closest competitor in the House District 21 race. “We continue to surpass our fundraising goals for the campaign. Running against the establishment is never easy, but I am pleased with the support the campaign continues to […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

Republican Justin Grabelle said Monday he had raised more than $137,000 in the first quarter of 2016 in his campaign to take over for retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Nugent in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. “We’ve had another successful fundraising quarter and with our strong grassroots organization, I think it’s pretty clear that our community […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

House District 27 candidate William McBride kick-started his campaign with a six-figure loan while fellow Republican Zenaida Denizac raised just $1,900, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. McBride and Denizac are running to replace Deltona Republican Rep. David Santiago, who is running for Congress, in the GOP-leaning seat. Denizac, a former Deltona city commissioner […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

Lady Lake Republican Rep. Marlene O’Toole was able to bring in more contributions than Rep. Dennis Baxley last month, but the Ocala Republican threw in $100,000 of his own money to further increase his lead in the Senate District 12 race. O’Toole, who filed for the seat March 2, brought in $11,150 in her first […]

Drew WilsonApril 9, 2016

Republican House District 60 candidate Rebecca Smith has raised more than $80,000 in her first month campaigning for the seat held by Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young, who is running for the Florida Senate. That impressive figure is almost $25,000 more than what Young raised in her first month of campaigning when she won the battleground seat in […]

Drew WilsonApril 8, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott earned some praise from Florida CFO Jeff Atwater Friday for signing a bill banning taxpayer dollars from being invested in Iran. “Governor Scott today exercised states’ rights by solidifying Florida’s right to invest or divest funds where it chooses,” Atwater said. “Florida established sanctions against Iran and called for a withdrawal of currently invested funds […]

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Another Democrat files for Randolph Bracy’s vacated HD 45 seat

Keith Perry’s solid March fundraising in SD 8 pales compared to Democrat Rod Smith

Bill Galvano to host campaign kickoff fundraiser in Sarasota Apr. 21

Chris Latvala starts HD 67 re-election with May 2 Clearwater event

Republican Wenda Lewis builds 6-figure money lead in HD 21 race

Justin Grabelle boosts CD 11 race by $137K in Q1

William McBride kick-starts HD 27 race with loan, Zenaida Denizac stalls

Marlene O’Toole outpaces fundraising, but Dennis Baxley loans $100K to keep lead in SD 12

With 80K+ first-month haul, Rebecca Smith already turning heads in HD 60 race

Jeff Atwater praises Rick Scott for signing Iran bill