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Peter SchorschJanuary 10, 2019

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Brittany Dover, who last was Deputy Finance Director for Republican Matt Caldwell‘s campaign for Agriculture Commissioner, now is Legislative Affairs Director for Secretary of State Mike Ertel. Her rise over her short years in politics and The Process has been nothing short of meteoric. She worked her way from the Republican Party of Florida, where […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 10, 2019

Allison Tant is launching her campaign for the Florida House, a senior adviser to the former Florida Democratic Party chair tells Florida Politics. Tant will seek the seat currently held by Loranne Ausley, who is foregoing a third term in the House to seek the District 3 seat in the Florida Senate in 2020. “I’m […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 9, 2019

There’s little doubt that the Tampa Bay Times’ Craig Pittman is one of the most biased reporters working in Florida. He’s anti-Republican. Anti-business. Anti-progress. This writer has, on multiple occasions, butted heads with Pittman, leading to two published walk-backs of his reporting (one involving his reporting about Florida politicians’ trips to King Ranch, another was […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 8, 2019

My friends would caution me about writing anything related to the settlement reached in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case filed by former legislative aide Rachel Perrin Rogers against the Florida Senate. My lawyers would also probably advise against it. In fact, until the case was settled, a judge had ordered me and anyone else listed […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 8, 2019

“If my husband hadn’t been serving in the state House as he was at the time, or if he wasn’t from such a prominent family, the story wouldn’t have made the news and I wouldn’t feel the need to talk about it now.” — Becky Troutman, wife of former state Representative Baxter Troutman, as quoted […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 2, 2019

With Election 2018 in the rearview mirror — and a new raft of elected officials set to take over the Capitol and elsewhere this year — it’s time to look at who’ll be the political players in 2019. The much-discussed “blue wave” didn’t materialize as expected in Florida, though for the first time in eight […]

Peter SchorschDecember 24, 2018

Good tidings to share: British Airways customer service recently contacted Marilyn and apologized for its earlier stance — and offered a full refund on the airfares. — British Airways’ cold-hearted refusal to refund a cancer-stricken Florida woman nearly $2,000 after her illness took a turn for the worse – and made it impossible for her […]

Peter SchorschDecember 21, 2018

Neil Skene, a child welfare reformer in Florida and Illinois, is moving from trustee of the Pace Center for Girls to becoming its Vice President of Strategy and Policy early next year, the organization said. Its aim is to keep kids out of the juvenile justice system. “In this newly created role, Skene will lead Pace’s efforts to positively impact the lives […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

I hope I am reading this wrong. But before I get into what exactly I am reading let me say this: We can argue whether or not a losing campaign ran the right ads … targeted the right markets … struck the right tone. We can agree to disagree over such items as whether an […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

Samantha Sexton has been named the new Director of Government Relations for the University of Florida, her alma mater, leading its Tallahassee office. She will report to Mark Kaplan, the university’s vice president for government and community relations. “Samantha is going to help UF build on our momentum in research, academic excellence, and economic development […]

Peter Schorsch

Personnel note: Brittany Dover starts at State

Allison Tant launching campaign for Florida House

Craig Pittman’s bias, as exemplified in one lede

There are no winners at the end of the Florida Senate sexual harassment retaliation case

Turns out Baxter Troutman is a turd after all

50 Florida politicos to watch in 2019

After British Airways is slammed as ”Scrooge’ for denying refund to cancer-stricken Florida woman, airline makes good

Personnel note: Neil Skene joins Pace Center for Girls

Did Andrew Gillum leave millions of dollars in the bank on Election Day?

Personnel note: Samantha Sexton named government relations director for UF