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A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018
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There will be ample opportunities Monday for voters in South and Central Florida to engage with the Democratic ticket for Florida governor. Two potential Democratic presidential candidates will be on the trail Monday with gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum, in the latest intersection of Florida’s midterm election with 2020 hopes. U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a first-term Democrat from […]

Drew WilsonOctober 28, 2018
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Republican Tommy Wright beat out Democrat Melissa “Mel” Martin in his inaugural campaign finance report, though neither candidate reeled in a large haul for the week ending Oct. 19. Wright and Martin are competing for Senate District 14, which turned into an open seat following the death longtime Republican lawmaker Dorothy Hukill. Wright, a New […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 27, 2018
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This election, Republicans aren’t writing off places like Leon County, despite registered Democrats outnumbering GOP voters nearly 2-1. On Saturday, a little more than a week out from Nov. 6, volunteers with the Republican Party of Florida met in Tallahassee before splitting up for targeted door-knocking. Among them: Hunter Pollack, whose sister Meadow was killed […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 27, 2018
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A mailer is hitting voters’ mailboxes this weekend pushing for Amendment 10, which would constitutionally require certain county offices be elected. The Florida Sheriff’s Association flyer features Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on the front. Gualtieri is a board member on the statewide group backing Amendment 10. “The importance of our Sheriffs in protecting Florida’s […]

Jacob OglesOctober 27, 2018
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3min306
Republican Will Robinson raised more in a week in mid-October than many non-incumbents pulled in all year in the contest for Florida House District 71. He continues to out-raise and outspend Democrat Tracy Pratt in the open Bradenton-area race. In the fundraising period from Oct. 13 through 19, he pulled in $18,900 in monetary contributions. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 26, 2018
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum massively outraised Republican rival Ron DeSantis last week. According to newly filed campaign finance reports covering Oct. 12 through Oct. 19, Team Gillum raked in nearly $8.7 million between, including $1.27 million in hard money and $7.41 million in committee cash via Forward Florida. The weekly haul goes down as Gillum’s […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2018
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3min235
Incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis has reached the part of the campaign where his spending outpaces his fundraising. The Panama City Republican was appointed to the CFO job last year by Gov. Rick Scott and therefore is the lone incumbent Cabinet member running for election in the fall. Between Oct. 13-19 (the most recent week of reported receipts), Patronis raised $128,800 between […]


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