Ryan Ray, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Ryan RayFebruary 16, 2015

The 2016 Republican presidential field will have little problem finding veteran hands in Florida. Everybody knows Brett Doster, Randy Enwright, David Johnson, Marc Reichenfelder etc. will end up be gainfully employed this cycle. The last few GOP bumper crops — including 2010 and 2014 — though, have produced talented operatives, some perhaps off the radar of the […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

With his many millions in early fundraising dollars, Jeb Bush may quickly become just as prohibitive a favorite in the 2016 GOP presidential primary as Hillary Clinton is among the Democratic field, such as it is. If he’s able to chase Marco Rubio — so recently National Review’s golden boy in a speculative future of a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

With his many millions in early fundraising dollars, Jeb Bush may quickly become just as prohibitive a favorite in the 2016 GOP presidential primary as Hillary Clinton is among the Democratic field, such as it is. If he’s able to chase Marco Rubio — so recently National Review’s golden boy in a speculative future of a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

Hollywood Sen. Eleanor Sobel has introduced what she says is a legislative fix for a perennial bugaboo in state elections — complications extending from minor write-in candidates who rarely gain a significant share of the vote, but who often cause procedural headaches for candidates and sometimes cost the taxpayers to finance low-stakes special elections. Sobel’s bill, SB […]

Ryan RayFebruary 12, 2015

Twelve days into February, Congresswoman Gwen Graham announced today her office is holding a “My Dream for America” essay contest to celebrate Black History Month. All middle schoolers in Congressional District 2 — which extends across 14 counties in the eastern part of the Panhandle, from Taylor to Holmes — are eligible. “Our nation has come a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 12, 2015

Much has been made of the fraught relationship between Jeb Bush and the man who was once seen as his dauphin and natural successor as de facto head of the Florida Republicans Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio spoke with Ben Terris and Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post to clarify the nature of their relationship, and perhaps to put more daylight in between […]

Ryan RayFebruary 11, 2015

The 2016 Republican presidential pre-primary hasn’t exactly been the most genteel affair, with Rand Paul and Marco Rubio trading barbs over Cuba and Mitt Romney experiencing a brief flash of rigor mortis before our eyes, but Jeb Bush has so far seen fit to show more velvet glove than iron fist, writes Michael C. Bender […]

Ryan RayFebruary 11, 2015

Tampa Rep. Janet Cruz‘s coming ascension to the position of House Democratic leader is notably lacking the antipathy and turmoil current which attended that of current Minority Leader Mark Pafford. As House Democrats gather next week in the Capitol to hold a leadership vote, presumptive nominee Cruz has so far attracted no opponent. Pafford’s road […]

Ryan RayFebruary 9, 2015

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Reggie Fullwood led a crowd of friends and supporters to the polls on Saturday to highlight the beginning of Early Voting in his state House District 13 special election. In doing so, he may have made a legitimate dent in the final election tally — Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland says his office is expecting a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 9, 2015

It comes as no surprise that West Palm Beach City Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell wants to be Mayor after twelve years of waiting in the wings. That her former spouse and Republican über-lobbyist Richard Pinsky would take a major role in running her campaign doesn’t exactly blow you away either, given their deep mutual connections to the Palm Beach Republican Party — though a registered […]

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