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Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2016

Charlie Crist reported another $24,100 in contributions to his congressional campaign at the end of last week, while incumbent Republican Rep. David Jolly reported $22,600. Crist reported another 17 contributions since Thursday, including $1,000 from Democratic State Sen. Maria Sachs, $1,000 from Connecticut Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, and $2,700 from philanthropist and former diplomat […]

Peter SchorschOctober 29, 2016

Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier was just about to tuck into his salad during the opening day luncheon at his office’s biannual industry conference when a reporter approached with a question: Had he heard that state Sen. Anitere Flores was agitating to make his job elective again? No, he hadn’t. But he took the news […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

A fundraising arm of the National Republican Senatorial Committee raised nearly $1 million the first 19 days of October, with a good chunk of that money heading to the Republican Party of Florida. The NRSC Targeted State Victory Committee took in $998,000 during the reporting period, including $383,000 from Houston Texans owner Robert McNair and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

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Kevin Cate likes cool stuff. So he decided to visualize turnout data “with help from Travis Brooks and his company Proxeme,” Cate said in an email. The result: A GIF (“It took forever, but it was worth it”) of the first 1.6 million votes through Oct. 24 for the November general election. “We’ll update it […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s re-election campaign in Florida’s 13th Congressional District took in $625,000 over the first 19 days of October, with half coming from utility companies. People for Pinellas, the committee backing the incumbent Republican, received a $250,000 check from Florida Power & Light and another $100,000 from Duke Energy, with the American Society of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

A super PAC supporting Marco Rubio’s re-election to the U.S. Senate raised more than $1.1 million in the first three weeks of October. Newly filed campaign finance reports show Florida First Project’s biggest donor for the month was Jupiter businessman Lawrence DeGeorge, who chipped in $500,000 to the committee, with an additional $500,000 coming Conservative […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2016

Norm Kent — criminal defense attorney in Broward County, publisher of the South Florida Gay News, and past chairman of NORML — may be the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton, Patrick Murphy, and Democrats throughout Broward. At noon Thursday, Judge Lisa Phillips will hear Kent’s suit against Broward Supervisor of Elections and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2016

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. KEY RACE IN FOCUS: HOUSE DISTRICT 60 The Florida GOP is hell bent on keeping this Hillsborough County seat red, as it’s poured more than $26,000 into aiding civil engineer Jackie Toledo […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2016

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. MARCO RUBIO, PATRICK MURPHY SET TO CLASH FOR FINAL TIME Call it the final showdown. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy are set to face off tonight in their second debate of the 2016 election cycle. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2016

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In an interesting twist this election cycle, Jack Henriquez set up his portable keyboard Tuesday and began playing for early voters at the Jan Platt Library polling site on Manhattan Avenue in Tampa. Henriquez, a talented local musician, is the older brother of Hillsborough County Property Appraiser Bob Henriquez. “I have always supported my brother […]

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October money race shows David Jolly keeping pace with Charlie Crist in CD 13

Takeaways from Tallahassee – Elections and consequences

National Senate Republicans raise $1M, much going to Florida GOP

GIF shows every Florida vote so far

Duke, FPL fuel pro-David Jolly super PAC

Pro-Marco Rubio super PAC brings in $1.1 M over 19 days

Broward ballot battle over Amendment 2 makes Norm Kent a Democratic hero

Sunburn 10.27.16 — Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy clash; Hillary rallies in Tampa; David Altmaier forecasts; In-depth of HD 60; Plus GIFs, polls and Stephen Colbert

Sunburn 10.26.16 — Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy set to clash for final time

Candidate’s musician brother entertains early voters at Tampa polling site