Jacob Ogles, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis today cast himself as a conservationist capable of fixing the blue-green algae problem in south Florida, and suggested his opponent made too many enemies to do the same. “My opponent wants to impeach Donald Trump,” DeSantis says. “Will he be able to go to the White House and work with […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 22, 2018

Accusations Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein pushed to secret record President Donald Trump and lobbied Cabinet members to dispose the president had many loyalists calling for the Justice Department official’s termination. But U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz hasn’t joined them—yet. “Unverified gossip,” Gaetz said in a statement, “does not equal probable cause — except, it would […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 22, 2018

Political season continues with candidates shaking hands and raising funds while running aggressively in Florida, the third-most populous state of the union. So where can you find candidates rallying support near you? Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis rallies voters in Sarasota today. The former Ponte Vedra congressman will speak at Dolphin Aviation, a popular gathering […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 19, 2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused one of Republican Attorney General candidate Ashley Moody’s financial supporters of manipulating stock markets to make millions for himself and co-conspirators. According to a complaint brought against Barry Honig, he and a ring of South Florida investors orchestrated a classic pump-and-dump scam. Moody campaign officials say they are […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018

Two Florida Congress members engaged in tight re-election battles expressed their fears about “deep fake” videos and called on intelligence leaders to assess the threat. U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo, a Miami Republican, and Stephanie Murphy, an Orlando Democrat, signed a letter with U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, calling on Director of National Intelligence […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018

Screen-Shot-2018-09-16-at-2.48.48-PM.png

Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum rolled out a new advertisement promoting his economic message as his campaign pushed back on suggestions his election would usher in higher taxes. A campaign video released Sunday includes footage from a rally last weekend in Orlando. The audio for the ad showcases lines from Gillum’s speech about restoring […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018

A group of survivors of the 2016 Pulse massacre and family of those killed in the attack have endorsed U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s re-election bid. “There is only one person in this race who cares about us, and that’s Bill Nelson,” said Brandon Wolf, who survived the mass shooting. Nelson right now faces a tough […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018

Screen-Shot-2018-09-15-at-7.57.47-PM.png

Former Gov. Jeb Bush hit the campaign trail this weekend and leveled heavy criticism at U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, saying the Democrat voted “for every liberal idea” when party leadership asked. Bush stumped Saturday on behalf of one of his successors, Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican nominee challenging Nelson’s re-election this year. And while Bush’s […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 15, 2018

Did Ron DeSantis’ campaign just put a First Responder group’s nonprofit status into jeopardy? Well, probably not — but there’s still time. Schedulers for the Republican nominee for Governor included a charitable fundraiser on a list of “several campaign events” that the candidate will attend today. The final public event for DeSantis will be the […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 15, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum accepted invitations to debates hosted by Univision and by Leadership Florida. But whether Republican Ron DeSantis will be on stage as well remains unclear. “We hope that Congressman DeSantis will join us, though it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to answer a single question about his nonexistent campaign platform,” said […]

Jacob Ogles

Ron DeSantis promises to monitor how polluters feed red tide

Matt Gaetz dismisses Rod Rosenstein story as “gossip”

Candidates continue reaching Florida voters

Ashley Moody donor charged in pump-and-dump scheme

Carlos Curbelo, Stephanie Murphy sound alarms on ‘deep fakes’

Andrew Gillum video promises opportunity; campaign pushes back at tax critics

Pulse survivors back Bill Nelson, demand gun control

Jeb Bush: Bill Nelson ‘will always vote for more taxes’

Did Ron DeSantis just put a charity’s tax status at risk?

Andrew Gillum agrees to Univision, Leadership Florida debates