Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Michael MolineDecember 7, 2016

The Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear former Florida House member David Rivera’s appeal of a recommendation he pay nearly $60,000 in penalties for alleged ethical violations. Chief Justice Jorge Larbarga and justices Barbara Pariente, Peggy Quince and James E.C. Perry signed an order dated Tuesday declining to hear the case. Justice Fred Lewis voted […]

Peter SchorschOctober 13, 2016

There’s only one explanation why Marco Rubio has been absent from the campaign trail lately. The Florida senator is terrified of Donald Trump. So claims a new email from the campaign of Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy, Rubio’s Democratic opponent for the U.S. Senate. A 20-second clip released Thursday shows the Republican presidential nominee in an […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2016

After a rough few weeks, Florida Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy received some good news Friday. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Friday shows the Jupiter representative trailing Republican Marco Rubio by just 3 percentage points in a one-on-one Senate matchup this fall. That’s better than several other polls that have been taken since Rubio’s re-emergence in the Senate race showing […]

Tag: 2016 Florida Senate race

Supreme Court won’t hear David Rivera’s appeal in ethics case

Patrick Murphy: Marco Rubio is ‘terrified’ of Donald Trump

Senate Majority PAC to begin $1 million ad campaign next week for Patrick Murphy