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Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners — one of the state’s leading, full-service government relations firms — has added top policy adviser and legal counsel Jeffrey Woodburn to its team of experts in Florida, the firm has announced. Woodburn most recently served as policy director for Governor-elect Ron DeSantis‘ campaign. Woodburn “has deep policy, government, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2018

Stop positioning your Elf on the Shelf and — right now — read this riveting report from the Tampa Bay Times that uncovers the shocking truth about the Ron DeSantis gubernatorial transition. According to reporters Emily Mahoney and Langston Taylor, some (but not most or almost all, just some) of the people advising the Governor-elect’s […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. From college freshmen to the most powerful politicians in Florida, all called him simply “T.K.” Florida State University President Emeritus Thomas Kent Wetherell, who passed away Sunday at the age of 72, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2018

Ken Lawson, a veteran of Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration, will next lead the Department of Economic Opportunity when Ron DeSantis becomes Governor. That’s according to sources inside the transition team who spoke with Florida Politics on Thursday. (The hire was confirmed later in the day by an official news release.) Lawson is now president and CEO of VISIT […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2018

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The breaking news out of the Capital City is that a federal grand jury has indicted city Commissioner Scott Maddox on public corruption charges, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Also indicted was Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith. Carter-Smith allegedly helped Maddox in an ongoing scheme to solicit bribes from companies seeking to […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. Lawmakers descended upon the Capitol for three days of training (including on ethics), orientation and how-do-you-do’s, while one of their own just got a big job promotion into the nascent administration of Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis. Ethics, shmethics: Sixty […]

Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2018

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It hasn’t gotten the credit, but the Tallahassee staff of the Jones Walker firm played a key role in the election and recount that led to Ron DeSantis’ winning the Governor’s race. Chief among them is lobbyist Jenn Ungru, better known as a health care policy guru. But in the election law world, she’s the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2018

Former police chief Jane Castor and businessman David Straz each unleashed a slate of endorsements from local associations and leaders Friday as the race to succeed Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn heats up. Castor’s crop included former police chiefs Steve Hogue and Bennie Holder, former assistant police chiefs Bob Guidara and Mary O’Connor as well as […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2018

This may come as a surprise, but state lawmakers don’t have an innate understanding of the legislative process. After all, subjects like bill drafting and budgeting don’t come easy — and they aren’t known to rile a political crowd during campaign season. Legislative leadership hopes to remedy this problem next week through a series of […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2018

Danny Burgess, a state Representative, is interviewing to become head of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, according to sources close to the Zephyrhills Republican and the Ron DeSantis transition team. Burgess, first elected in 2014, is a U.S. Army Reserve captain who has a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal, his House bio says. The […]

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Personnel note: Jeff Woodburn joins The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners

Shocking: Some of the people advising Ron DeSantis contributed to his campaign!

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.17.18

Ken Lawson tapped to head DEO under Ron DeSantis

Yep, the FBI did f*ck Andrew Gillum

Sixty Days for 12.11.18 — A prime-time look at the 2019 Legislative Session

‘Calm in the chaos‘: How Jones Walker navigated recount for Ron DeSantis

Jane Castor, David Straz roll out dueling endorsements in Tampa mayor race

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Never too old to learn

Danny Burgess interviewing for Department of Veterans’ Affairs