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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 13, 2017

More lawmakers are gearing up for a re-election bid. State elections records show dozens of members of the state House and Senate have filed to run for re-election in 2018, and several more are looking ahead to 2020. Sen. Greg Steube is one of those lawmakers who is starting to think about his next race. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2017

A bill filed by Rep. Joe Gruters in the Florida House on Tuesday contends that the ability to feel pain by a fetus should limit a mother’s ability to abort it. House Bill 203, the Florida Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, asserts that “the abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain unless it is necessary […]

Mitch PerryDecember 15, 2016

November 8 was a pretty great night for Florida Republicans. For the first time since 2004, the Sunshine State went red in the presidential race; Marco Rubio easily won re-election in his race for the U.S. Senate. And despite the redistricting of every state Senate seat, the GOP lost no seats in the Legislature’s upper chamber. One not so […]

Mitch PerryNovember 17, 2016

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Christian Ziegler, the 33-year-old state committeeman for the Sarasota Republican Party, has announced his candidacy for chair of the Republican Party of Florida. “As we turn the page from the election, we have a lot of work to do over the next two years to ensure victory in 2018 — work that takes focus and resources,” Ziegler […]

Peter SchorschNovember 10, 2016

Tuesday’s slate of general elections in Florida certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about the candidates. Here is my list of the real winners and losers coming out of Election Day. Winners Rick Scott — The Naples Republican was an early backer of the president-elect, comparing Trump’s rise to his own 2010 gubernatorial […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign is playing its most important hold card in Jacksonville and South Florida next week, bringing President Barack Obama in to make the closing argument. From the Clinton campaign: “On Thursday, Nov. 3, just days prior to Election Day, President Barack Obama will return to Florida to campaign for Hillary Clinton. At public ‘Get Out the Early […]

Staff ReportsOctober 26, 2016

With just a few weeks until the election, organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. — Neal Dunn has earned the support of the National Right to Life. The organization endorsed Dunn, a medical doctor, in his campaign for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. “This endorsement reflects your commitment to strengthening […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2016

August’s primary elections did not produce a breakthrough for any of the contenders in the behind-the-scenes, internecine scrum to one day lead the Florida House of Representatives. Instead, the race to be House Speaker in 2022-24 has settled in for a long slog which may not be decided until, at the earliest, 2018. And, according […]

Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2016

Joe Gruters holds a narrow lead over Steve Vernon in the Republican race in House District 73. Gruters has a slight lead, 10,342 to Vernon’s 9,958. That’s Gruters with a 50.95 percent support, and Vernon at 49.05 percent. The winner will advance to the general election in November to face off against Democrat James Golden, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 10, 2016

For Joe Gruters, being a dad to three small children in an asset. His opponent, it appears, thinks otherwise. Gruters is demanding an apology after his House District 73 opponent — Lakewood Ranch Republican Steve Vernon — sent a mailer that, among other things, said Gruters’ three young children would be a distraction. The mailer said […]

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Legislative hopefuls file to run in 2018, 2020

Florida House bill contends that fetus’ ability to feel pain tied to viability

Deb Tamargo battles Jonny Torres for future control of Hillsborough County Republican Party

Christian Ziegler announces his candidacy for Republican Party of Florida Chair

A rundown of the real winners and losers from Florida’s general election

Barack Obama to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Jacksonville and South Florida

Endorsement watch: National Right to Life, Sierra Club, Florida Retail Federation and others issue endorsements

Primary elections did little to unscramble House Speaker race

Joe Gruters narrowly defeats Steve Vernon in HD 73 GOP race

Joe Gruters says mailer calling his children a distraction should disqualify HD 73 opponent