Scott Powers, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto has made no secret of his desire to become Florida’s first member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent, but on Tuesday he drove that home at an Orlando debate calling his opportunity “historic.” Soto is one of four Democrats and two Republicans running in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, redrawn last year to […]

Scott PowersAugust 23, 2016

International trade deals have been killing America’s economy and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership would be the end of the middle class, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson declared in a speech at Walt Disney World. Speaking before more than 2,000 postal workers gathered at a convention rally of the American Postal Workers Union, the Democratic U.S. Senate […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Millennial entrepreneurs may be different, business sociology theory tells us, seeking a rich social-open-office-loose-collaboration-with-video-gaming-on-breaks environment, with more than a touch of serious business mentoring, but on a more casual basis. At least that’s what U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy was being advised in his exploration of a tech startup cooperative in Orlando, seeking to plug in […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Susannah Randolph is firing away at both the National Rifle Association and Democratic primary opponent state Sen. Darren Soto over his once-high rating with the NRA in a new TV commercial in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The 30-second commercial, “Rating,” debuts Monday. It also takes the Pulse nightclub massacre deep into Orlando congressional politics by starting […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

The entry-bell surge of political action committee money into new Democratic nominee Stephanie Murphy‘s campaign fund has triggered a similar rush of PAC money into the war chest of Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica in the Winter Park-based Florida’s 7th Congressional District. National Democrats signaled they’re taking Murphy’s candidacy seriously, compared with those of […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto of Orlando in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, Soto’s campaign announced. Boyle is one of the leading Democratic voices in Congress on trade, advocating for trade policy that protects American workers and promotes American industry. He has voted against legislation that promotes companies shipping […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic candidate Susannah Randolph has picked up the endorsement of one of the nation’s oldest and most influential gun control groups, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, her campaign announced. The Brady campaign, started by and named for Jim and Sarah Brady, the former President Ronald Reagan press secretary and his wife, has enjoyed […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2016

Consumer advocate lawyer Gary Farmer has established a seven-point lead over state Rep. Gwyn Clarke-Reed and former state Rep. Jim Waldman in the Democratic primary contest for Florida’s Senate District 34, a newly released poll shows. The poll finds Farmer with 28 percent support, Clarke-Reed with 21 percent and Waldman with 13 percent. Significantly, 39 percent […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has weighed in on the contentious Senate District 17 Republican primary, offering his endorsement of Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield. “I have known Debbie personally for nearly 20 years and can tell you she is a caring mother and devoted wife,” Rubio stated in a news release issued by Mayfield’s campaign. […]

Scott PowersAugust 20, 2016

NASA is spending a billion dollars to send a spaceship on a wild, seven-year ride through the solar system to an asteroid and back with the hope of grabbing some prized molecular samples. The intention is for the OSIRIS REx spacecraft to reach the asteroid Bennu, study it for a couple of years, reach down and grab […]

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Milton aftermath. Photo by Phil Ammann.

Darren Soto sees his CD 9 campaign as ‘historic’ to represent Puerto Ricans

Alan Grayson describes TPP impact as end of American middle class

Patrick Murphy explores tech start-up efforts in Orlando the millennial way

In new TV commercial Susannah Randolph fires away at Darren Soto over NRA support

PACs gearing up for John Mica-Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle backs Darren Soto in CD 9 race

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence backs Susannah Randolph in CD 9

Poll: Gary Farmer leading in SD 34 Democratic primary

Debbie Mayfield gets Marco Rubio’s endorsement in SD 17

OSIRIS REx is NASA’s mission to see if life’s chemicals are everywhere