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Peter SchorschAugust 11, 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. KATIE LEDECKY WINS THIRD GOLD WITH DOMINATING RELAY SWIM via Paul Newberry of the Associated Press – Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for […]

Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2016

A November match-up between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy could be a close one. A new Quinnipiac University poll of likely Florida voters found the race was too close to call, with 45 percent of respondents backing Rubio, while 45 percent picked Murphy. Just 7 percent of voters said they didn’t know who they would […]

Peter SchorschAugust 10, 2016

Sen. Joe Negron’s statesmanlike news conference demonstrated how deeply he cares about water issues. There’s no doubt his plan to buy 60,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee will be heralded in his hometown, but in all likelihood, the plan will be met with many roadblocks in Tallahassee. In short, the idea is politically untenable, costs […]

Peter SchorschAugust 10, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for elected office in Florida, including Congress and 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit thumbnail, sketch […]

Peter SchorschAugust 9, 2016

If you work in the political process, your email inbox won’t go five minutes without being filled with yet another fundraising appeal from some candidate running for some office. Representing multi-million-dollar companies, Florida lobbyists are especially inundated with these solicitations for campaign donations. Ninety-nine percent of the time, these emails are deleted as quickly as […]

Peter SchorschAugust 9, 2016

In an unprecedented move, the Florida Senate Democratic Caucus — led by Oscar Braynon — is picking a favorite candidate in an open, competitive primary. State Rep. Ed Narain has emerged as the preferred choice of Braynon and his caucus over state Rep. Darryl Rouson, former state Rep. Betty Reed, and trial attorney Augie Ribeiro. The four Democrats are competing […]

Peter SchorschAugust 9, 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. JACKSONVILLE’S RYAN MURPHY WINS GOLD IN 100 BACK via Clayton Freeman of the Florida Times-Union – With a splendid closing sprint in his first Olympic final, the Bolles School graduate capped a golden […]

Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2016

Democratic Rep. Irv Slosberg threw another $50,000 of his own money into the Senate District 31 race, bringing his total loans up to $470,000 as of July 29. The Boca Raton lawmaker was a last-minute filer for the seat and is going up against Sen. Jeff Clemens in the Democratic Primary for the Palm Beach […]

Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2016

Vero Beach Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield loaned another $100,000 to her Senate campaign at the end of July to increase her lead over Melbourne Republican Rep. Ritch Workman in the Senate District 17 primary. Mayfield’s loan was paired with $13,250 in contributions and about $15,000 in expenditures, leaving her campaign account with about $170,000 in […]

Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2016

Congressional candidate Matt Gaetz wants friends and supporters to know the F-35 fighter is ready to join the fight against terrorism, thanks — in no small part — to his work as a young North Florida attorney. A new email from Gaetz reminds voters in Florida’s 1st Congressional District that Eglin Air Force Base has been at […]

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 8.11.16

Florida’s U.S. Senate race too close to call, says new Quinnipiac poll

Joe Negron shows himself a statesman, but his land buying plan is untenable

Meet April Freeman, Democrat running for Florida’s 17th Congressional District

House candidate Erin Grall says lobbyist’s email is ‘unprofessional’

By allowing money transfer, Oscar Braynon and Senate Caucus now backing Ed Narain in competitive Democratic primary

Sunburn for 8.09.16 – Lilly King throws shade at the Russians, while Hillary Clinton throws shade at Donald Trump’s economic plan

Amount Irv Slosberg has loaned to his Senate campaign approaches $500K

In brutal SD 17 primary, Debbie Mayfield lends her campaign another $100K

Email insights: Matt Gaetz boasts of his role in keeping the F-35 program alive at Eglin Air Force Base