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Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

The Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association announced five new endorsements following Tuesday’s primaries, including state Sen. Dana Young and state Rep. Manny Diaz for the Florida Senate and Stockton Reeves VI for the Florida House. The association, a powerful interest group in Central Florida’s tourism-based economy, also announced endorsements of Pete Crotty for the […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller is starting his campaign within striking distance of Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy. A new poll from St. Pete Polls taken Thursday shows Murphy with 47 percent of voter support and Miller with 46 percent, with just 7 percent undecided. Miller’s competing to unseat Murphy from her Congressional District 7 seat. The […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

Andrew Gillum is breaking ahead of Ron DeSantis in the governor’s race, fueled by the early preference of Florida’s independent voters, according to the first publicly-released poll of the general election campaign season. A new poll produced by Public Policy Polling gives Gillum, the progressive Tallahassee mayor who rocked the Democratic Party on Tuesday, 48 percent, […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

A new poll from Public Policy Polling puts Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson back up by one point over Republican Gov. Rick Scott, putting Florida’s Senate race back in the dead-heat category. Polling in the contest generally has pendulumed a few points in favor of either since the race began in earnest in the spring. […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

The progressive Democratic grassroots group Progressive Turnout Project announced Thursday it will be backing four Florida Democratic candidates, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Lauren Baer, Mary Barzee Flores, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, in their 2018 campaigns for Congress. Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political committee which has raised $14 million so far for this election cycle according to the Center […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

Republican Ashley Moody opens the fall race for Florida attorney general with a three-point lead over Democrat Sean Shaw, which starts the contest essentially even, according to a new poll. The poll from Public Policy Polling and commissioned by EDGE Communications give Moody, the former judge, 44 percent and Shaw, the state senator, 41 percent […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

Florida police chiefs are backing one of their own, Orlando’s John Mina, in the election for Orange County Sheriff, calling him a role model in law enforcement. The Flordia Police Chiefs Association, which represents more than 900 of the state’s top law enforcement executives, backed Mina over former Florida Highway Patrol Chief Jose “Joe” Lopez and […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey is endorsing fellow Republican Wayne Liebnitzky in his campaign to be elected to Florida’s 9th Congressional District, which includes a broad swath of voters Posey once represented. Liebnitzky is taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto this fall. Posey’s Florida’s 8th Congressional District covers Brevard County, Indian River County, and east […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo defended his fellow Republican congressman — gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis — as someone he does not know to be racist but called his “monkey” statement Wednesday “stupid.” Curbelo added that his colleague should apologize. Curbelo made the comments Thursday morning during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He also expressed concerns about […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

Former Republican state Sen. Nancy Argenziano is now the Reform Party candidate for lieutenant governor, the campaign for Reform Party gubernatorial candidate Darcy Richardson announced Thursday. Richardson’s campaign is filing paperwork Thursday to put Argenziano on the ballot as his running mate this fall. Argenziano is a former Republican state senator and state representative who […]

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Central Florida hoteliers back Manny Diaz, Dana Young, Stockton Reeves

Mike Miller starts CD 7 campaign in striking distance of Stephanie Murphy

Here’s the first post-primary poll of the race for Florida governor

Poll: Florida’s U.S. Senate race back to one point gap

Progressive grassroots group backing four Democrats in congressional races

First poll of Attorney General race: Ashley Moody just ahead of Sean Shaw

Florida Police Chiefs Association backs John Mina in Orange County sheriff race

Bill Posey gets behind Wayne Liebnitzky in CD 9 race

Carlos Curbelo calls on Ron DeSantis to apologize but says ‘I don’t know him to be a racist’

Nancy Argenziano joins Reform Party ticket in governor’s race