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Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018

Democratic state Rep.-elect Anna Eskamani has been no stranger to national media coverage throughout her campaign, and now her election in House District 47 Tuesday also is drawing attention of Iranian media and international media broadcasting into Iran. Eskamani, of Orlando, had been open throughout her campaign about her Iranian-American heritage, even working it into […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018

Few election losses anywhere in 2016 drew more Republican vows for revenge than when Stephanie Murphy came out of nowhere, dubbed the “Girl Rescued at Sea” for her life story as an infant in a family who fled Vietnam on a rickety boat, and stunned 12-term Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica in Florida’s 7th Congressional […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018

Brightline, the operator of the new South Florida private passenger train service with plans to extend to Orlando, has submitted the only proposal to Florida officials for a proposed new route from Orlando to Tampa. The Florida Department of Transportation announced late Wednesday that Brightline, which initiated the process by submitting an unsolicited proposal in […]

Scott PowersNovember 7, 2018

Florida might not have seen a blue wave, but Orange County certainly did. A pink one, too. The waves also rolled through neighboring Seminole County, where they didn’t wash away much Republican establishment, but likely scared plenty. The results of Tuesday’s election means that for the first time in more than 20 years Democrats will […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa rode to an easy victory Tuesday night in Florida House District 42. La Rosa pulled off a 54 percent to 46 percent win over Democrat Barbara Cady in a district that has trended Democrat to the point where La Rosa swam against a six-point Democratic advantage in voter registration. […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Democratic former state Sen. Geraldine Thompson is back, grabbing a House District from Republican state Rep. Bobby Olszewski that once was considered such safe Republican seat that no previous Democrat has ever been competitive. Thompson claimed House District 44, covering suburban southwestern Orange County Tuesday night, defeating Olszewski by 2,000 votes and a 51 percent […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Democratic Maitland City Councilwoman Joy Goff-Marcil pulled off one of the big upsets of the night, soundly defeating Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes in Florida’s House District 30. Goff-Marcil topped Cortes 55-45 in her Orange County portion of the district, and also defeated in in his Seminole County portion, 51-49 Tuesday night. Overall she won […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey may have seen his most organized Democratic opponent yet this fall but it made little difference as he easily won re-election to a sixth term representing Florida’s Space Coast in Congress. Posey crushed Democratic activist and business consultant Sanjay Patel by a spread of 61 percent to 39 percent Tuesday, […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Republicans are sweeping all four Florida House seats Tuesday, returning state Reps. Rene Plasencia, Thad Altman, and Randy Fine to office and keeping the other in GOP control by electing Tyler Sirois. None of the four had much trouble, in what turned out to be a pretty red wave washing ashore along the Space Coast. […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Riding what arguably has been a movement based entirely on her campaign, Democratic Anna Eskamani is on her way to easy election Tuesday to Florida’s House District 47, flipping the seat and sending the progressive avenger to Tallahassee. Eskamani, a young progressive activist and former Planned Parenthood official, defeated Republican businessman and former political consultant […]

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Anna Eskamani’s fame is rising – in Iran

‘Girl rescued at sea’ now riding high toward Democratic-controlled Congress

Brightline submits only proposal for Orlando-Tampa train line

As Trump turns Florida more red, Orange County sparkles blue

Mike La Rosa wins re-election in HD 42

Geraldine Thompson topples Bobby Olszewski in HD 44

Joy Goff-Marcil ousts Bob Cortes in HD 30

Bill Posey re-elected in CD 8

Republicans keep all four Brevard County House seats

Anna Eskamani elected in HD 47