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Drew WilsonJuly 10, 2018

Seminole Republican Berny Jacques notched another fundraising milestone in his bid to succeed term-limited Rep. Larry Ahern in Pinellas County’s House District 66. New fundraising reports show Jacques has raised more than $200,000 for his 2018 effort, including $121,565 in hard money and another $81,100 for his affiliated political committee, Protect Pinellas. He has $139,600 […]

Drew WilsonJuly 10, 2018

Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young announced Tuesday that she’d locked up the support of the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police in her campaign for a second term in Senate District 18. “We believe in Senator Young and have voted her the 2018 Senator of The Year, there is no doubt that she will […]

Staff ReportsJuly 10, 2018

WFLA personality Gayle Guyardo is going to court, claiming attorneys may have cost her a stake in her late father’s $2.3 million home. Born Gayle Ann Guagliardo, the 51-year-old Guyardo has been an on-air personality at WFLA-TV for more than 25 years. She currently co-anchors News Channel 8 Today morning show from 4:30 a.m. to […]

Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018

Faith Olivia Babis is about to get hit with a bill she could have easily avoided. The Sarasota Democrat, who is running in the special election for Senate District 23, was a week late in filing her most recent campaign finance report, and state law imposes hefty fees on candidates for being tardy. Florida statute […]

Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018

Republican attorney Tommy Gregory is rolling out his first TV ad in the race for Sarasota-based House District 73. The 30-second ad features Gregory’s wife, Erica, outlining his conservative credentials and explaining why she was on board when her husband floated the idea of seeking public office. “When Tommy asked me if he should run for public […]

Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018

Republican state Rep. Ross Spano has a double-digit lead in the race for Florida’s 15th Congressional District according to a fresh poll of primary voters in the tri-county district. The St. Pete Polls survey found Spano with 31.6 percent support among CD 15 Republicans, 12 points ahead of former GOP Auburndale state Rep. Neil Combee. […]

Jacob OglesJuly 8, 2018

A straw poll held today by the Pinellas County Republican Party today delivered wins for Gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam, Attorney General candidate Ashley Moody and Agriculture Commissioner candidate Denise Grimsley, while George Buck won the poll for the Congressional race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. “Pinellas County has a history of picking winners in our […]

Staff ReportsJuly 8, 2018

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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson discussed health care and education Saturday in St. Petersburg with leaders from the Tampa Bay Ministerial Alliance and African-American Pastoral Alliance. “These leaders are on the front lines,” said Nelson in a statement. “They know their communities and the issues they face every day. We will continue to work together to fight […]

Drew WilsonJuly 6, 2018

Republican Danny Kushmer picked up two endorsements on Friday for his bid to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. The first came in from Bartow Commissioner James Clements. “When endorsing someone, you want a person you believe in and their ideas and their solutions align with yours. I’ve known Danny […]

Peter SchorschJuly 6, 2018

Carrie Pilon, the Democrat trial attorney challenging incumbent Republican Jeff Brandes in a battleground state Senate district, has withdrawn from the race. Citing serious and unexpected health problems of a close family member, Pilon said, in a statement first provided to Florida Politics, that it is “impossible for me to continue forward and give the […]

Tampa Bay

Berny Jacques cracks $200K raised for HD 66 campaign

Police union backs Dana Young for re-election

Gayle Guyardo claims lawyers botched dad’s multimillion dollar estate

Joe Gruters’ opponent faces big fee for late finance report

Tommy Gregory releases first ad for HD 73 campaign

Ross Spano leads Republican field in CD 15, poll shows

Pinellas GOP straw poll favors George Buck, Adam Putnam, Ashley Moody, Denise Grimsley

Bill Nelson meets with St. Petersburg faith leaders

Danny Kushmer adds endorsements for CD 15 bid

Carrie Pilon, Democratic challenger to Jeff Brandes, withdraws from state Senate race