Tampa Bay

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2018

Rep. Shawn Harrison has drawn a Democratic challenger as he seeks another term this fall in the Florida House. Tampa Democrat Fentrice Driskell opened a campaign account Tuesday to run against Harrison in Hillsborough County’s battleground House District 63, according to the state Division of Elections website. House District 63 includes portions of northern Tampa, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018

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After losing a bid for re-election in fall 2016, Mark Ober‘s career as Hillsborough County’s State Attorney didn’t end on his terms. So during a Florida Cabinet meeting Thursday in Tampa, Ober took the opportunity to deliver a valedictory speech he was denied a year and a half earlier. “I am absolutely overwhelmed to be in your […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Jaime Faith Edmondson, the wife of former Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria, is suing a Tampa strip club for misappropriating her image on its Facebook page and promotional material, suggesting she is a part of the “strip club lifestyle.” St. Petersburg resident Edmondson, 39, is a former Playboy model and one-time Playmate of the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018

No more Mr. Nice Guy. That was the message Bob Buesing conveyed to a crowd of Democrats with checkbooks in their pockets Tuesday night at his campaign kickoff event at Mise en Place in Tampa. The attorney and civic activist will need the financial support as he takes on Republican state Senator Dana Young for the second time […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 6, 2018

Republican Nick DiCeglie announced Tuesday that Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers had endorsed his campaign for House District 66, currently held by term-limited Republican Rep. Larry Ahern. “Nick has such high energy, high character and high aspirations for our community and our state,” Eggers said in a press release. “As a family man, business owner […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 6, 2018

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark’s office said it mailed out 58,537 ballots to domestic voters Tuesday, five weeks out from municipal Election Day. The ballots mailed Tuesday went out to voters who had requested a mail ballot for the March 13 election, but the supervisors’ office said those looking to vote by mail […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

Sanctuary cities have become another flashpoint in the heated political battle otherwise known as the House District 72 special election. In this latest salvo, Republican James Buchanan says Democrat Margaret Good has been less than straightforward in her opinion about the issue. Pressed on where she stood on the issue during a candidates forum Monday […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

A member of the Bilirakis family has represented Florida’s 12th Congressional District since 1982, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is not targeting it as a seat that could flip this fall. But that isn’t deterring former federal prosecutor and FBI agent Chris Hunter. “I think people in the 12th district are looking for a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

Longtime local educator Dr. Stacy Hahn is making another run for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, the seat currently held by Sally Harris. “As an educator, working professional and mother, I’ve seen firsthand how a quality education can change a life,” Hahn said in a statement. “I’m running for the School Board to use […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

Despite strong objection from administration officials, more than 900 adjunct professors of the University of South Florida (USF) have won the right to vote on unionization later this month. “When we come together and keep fighting, we win,” said Tara Blackwell, a USF adjunct professor of cellular and molecular biology. “The administration took every opportunity to […]

Tampa Bay

Shawn Harrison draws Democratic challenger in battleground HD 63

Florida Cabinet recognizes Mark Ober, David Gee in Tampa

Evan Longoria’s wife sues Tampa strip club for misappropriating images

During campaign kickoff, Bob Buesing gets aggressive versus Dana Young

County Commissioner Dave Eggers backing Nick DiCeglie in HD 66 race

Mail ballots go out to Pinellas voters

Sanctuary cities become latest flashpoint in heated HD 72 special election

CD 12 Democratic hopeful Chris Hunter wants to restore ‘principled leadership’ to D.C.

Stacy Hahn takes another crack at the Hillsborough School Board

USF adjunct faculty to hold union election