Peter Schorsch, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Peter SchorschJune 3, 2016

Madeira Beach residents will soon be facing another storm, and not your garden-variety hurricane. This particular nasty storm comes from Madeira Beach United, the ad-hoc neighborhood group opposing the Madeira Beach Town Center and Holiday Isles projects, the mixed-use development projects proposed for the dilapidated and underdeveloped patches of land at the city’s entrance. After several dubious […]

Peter SchorschJune 3, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. 4 OF 5 REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES SPAR AT FORUM Several Republican U.S. Senate candidates squared off Thursday night in South Florida in hopes of catching fire in a nationally […]

Peter SchorschJune 3, 2016

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Lawyer-lobbyist Nicole “Nikki” Fried tells FloridaPolitics.com she’s leaving Colodny Fass to form her own South Florida influence shop. The new firm, to be called Igniting Florida, will be based in Fort Lauderdale. Fried now works in Sunrise. Fried, who’s become a go-to person in medical marijuana lobbying, will keep her clients. They include San Felasco […]

Peter SchorschJune 2, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. Another week, another education summit. The Florida Chamber Foundation kicks off its annual Learners to Earners Education Summit at 9 a.m. at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. The one-day education summit will focus on […]

Peter SchorschJune 1, 2016

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

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2016

Memorial Day is, as any grillmaster worth his Big Green Egg can tell you, the unofficial start of summer. With the most tumultuous election season in a generation heading into the final stretch, the answers to these ten questions will shape the immediate future for the state and – in some cases – the nation. Can Donald Trump compete in Florida? The math for Hillary Clinton is […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. 10 BIG QUESTIONS FACING FLORIDA POLITICS AT THE START OF SUMMER Memorial Day is, as any grillmaster worth his Big Green Egg can tell you, the unofficial start of summer. With […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2016

In the race for House District 68, Eric Lynn is transferring a rather large amount of money into his political committee. While Lynn’s primary opponent, Ben Diamond, may have been rolling out endorsements, Lynn is rolling a yuuuuuuge amount of money into a vehicle to communicate his message. Citing a June 2014 memo from the Florida Division of Elections and a letter from his own attorney, Lynn will begin his […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2016

While Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez enjoys a double-digit lead in his bid for re-election, a new poll finds that more than one-third of primary voters remain unsure. That represents a substantial cross-section of the electorate who could tip the balance in the Aug. 30 primary. A new survey of 600 likely voters, conducted by business […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2016

In Madeira Beach, the sleepy beach community that lies to the west of booming St. Petersburg and up the road from tourist meccas St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island, a legal technicality has led to the demise of a petition drive which aimed at halting a pair of waterfront development projects. Madeira Beach United had its efforts thwarted after […]

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Five lies in the latest Madeira Beach United mailer

Sunburn for 6.3.16 — Hillary Clinton up 3 in Florida

Personnel note: Nikki Fried to open own firm

Sunburn for 6.2.16 – Another day, another great education summit

Meet Sean Shaw, Democrat running for Florida House District 61

10 big questions facing Florida politics heading into summer

Sunburn for 5.31.16 – Big questions loom over Florida politics

Committed to running for House District 68, Eric Lynn to roll $500,000 into political committee

New poll shows Carlos Gimenez with double-digit lead over Raquel Regalado, but is his support soft?

Don’t like the Madeira Beach Town Center? Be grateful one of these 5 concepts isn’t going there