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Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019

Kissimmee’s U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has been appointed to a seat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Soto’s appointment puts him on the committee with a wide range of authority over areas ranging from health care to environmental protection. “This appointment will give us a greater voice on behalf of our constituents to promote […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019

Winter Park’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy just got a seat at the grown-ups table in the House of Representatives, joining the House Ways and Means Committee. Murphy, just starting her second term, announced late Wednesday that she had been appointed to the chief tax-writing committee, with oversight on federal programs such as Medicare, Social Security […]

Scott PowersJanuary 9, 2019

Seminole County Commissioner and former State Sen. Lee Constantine may be in line to take over the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections post after Mike Ertel became Florida Secretary of State Tuesday. Constantine, a Republican, said Wednesday evening that he was contacted by the transition team of Gov. Ron DeSantis to see whether he might […]

Scott PowersJanuary 7, 2019

Dominoes are setting up for the 2020 elections in Osceola County, as Kissimmee Mayor Jose Alvarez, term-limited there, has filed to battle Osceola County Commissioner Peggy Choudhry for her seat. Choudhry is a first-term commissioner, elected in 2016, who announced Monday she is seeking re-election. She and Alvarez both are Democrats, meaning the Mayor would […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2019

On Friday, Florida’s Supreme Court upheld an Orange County charter amendment to make the county’s constitutional officers nonpartisan, a decision that could open partisan and nonpartisan debates in other counties. By a 4-3 vote, the court quashed a lower-court ruling that had kept Orange County’s elections partisan for the constitutional offices of sheriff, tax collector, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2019

Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and his staff members aren’t officers and may not be allowed to carry guns as part of their jobs. That’s according to the office of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, which recently issued an informal (and non-binding) legal opinion on the matter. Greenberg, widely known as a conservative provocateur, announced 18 […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 2, 2019

With several municipal elections set for 2019 and the 2020 elections just over the horizon, the Business Voice Political Committee announced new leadership to pilot the PAC’s efforts over the next two years. The Business Voice board recently voted to install Dawn Mays as its chair-elect chair and Neal Johnson as its new secretary. The […]

Scott PowersJanuary 2, 2019

Orlando Democratic state Reps. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Anna Eskamani announced Wednesday that they’re organizing a town hall meeting on state funding for the arts later this month in Orlando. Smith, who has a seat on the House Appropriations Committee, and Eskamani contended that Florida’s arts funding ranks near the bottom nationally after cuts last year, and […]

Staff ReportsDecember 28, 2018

Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel will be Secretary of State under Ron DeSantis after the Governor-elect is sworn in next month, according to a Friday transition press release. The person in the appointed position is, among other things, the state’s chief elections officer. News that Ertel was being considered was first reported by Florida […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

After coming out of a contentious four-way election that ousted the previous chair Thursday night, new Seminole County Republican Chair Linda Trocine is pledging pursuit of liberty and high quality of life for residents of the county. Trocine, a real estate agent and former NASA systems engineer from Oviedo, defeated incumbent Kathryn Townsend in a runoff […]

Orlando

Darren Soto tapped for House Energy and Commerce committee

Stephanie Murphy grabs seat on powerful Ways and Means Committee

Lee Constantine contacted about Seminole elections post

Kissimmee Mayor Jose Alvarez files to run against Peggy Choudhry in Osceola

Supreme Court upholds Orange County’s nonpartisan elections law

Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg can’t carry gun on duty, Pam Bondi’s office says

Business Voice adds Dawn Mays, Neal Johnson to leadership team

Carlos Smith and Anna Eskamani set arts funding meeting

Mike Ertel named Secretary of State under Ron DeSantis

Linda Trocine to push liberty, quality of life as new Seminole Republicans chair