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Jacob OglesOctober 7, 2018
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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam will hit the campaign trail once again this week, this time in support of potential successor Matt Caldwell. Caldwell, the Republican candidate for Agriculture Commissioner this year, announced he will appear alongside Putnam at a grassroots barbeque in O’Brien. Putnam, who will soon wrap up his second term as Agriculture Commissioner, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 7, 2018
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As September receipts approached a close, Republican Matt Caldwell continued to outraise Democrat Nikki Fried in the race for Agriculture Commissioner. Between his campaign account and his Friends of Matt Caldwell political committee, the North Fort Myers state Representative raised $610,220 between Sept. 22 and 28. Caldwell has $159,128 in his campaign account, and another $595,691 in committee cash, […]

Jacob OglesOctober 7, 2018
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Lee County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jonathan Martin says Democratic judges rule based on “what you look like.” The controversial remarks came before a meet-and-greet with gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis in Cape Coral. After decrying the controversial Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process, Martin said if Democrats appoint judges, “your lives will be affected.” “What’s in the […]

Jacob OglesOctober 7, 2018
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U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz criticized Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum for overseeing a rise in crime as mayor of Tallahassee. “I don’t know whether to call him Andrew Gillum or ‘Andrew Kill-‘em,’ ” Gaetz said. Gaetz suggested the nickname during a campaign swing through Southwest Florida with Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis on Saturday. Democrats […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2018
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Democrat Sean Shaw, as of Sept. 28, is the cash-on-hand leader in the Attorney General’s race … despite having less than a million dollars between campaign and committee accounts. And ironically, the state Rep. from Tampa has Republican House colleagues Frank White and Jay Fant to thank for his advantageous position. Republican Ashley Moody, despite having raised $5,488,619 since […]


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