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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 31, 2016

The fundraising committee backing U.S. Senate hopeful Carlos Lopez-Cantera is assuring his supporters the lieutenant governor has the backing of Marco Rubio. In an email to supporters Tuesday, a spokeswoman for Reform Washington, the super PAC backing Lopez-Cantera, said Rubio “put the rampant rumors that he was reconsidering running for his Senate seat to rest.” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 26, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s campaign is slamming two Florida Democrats over their no votes on the Zika Vector Control Act. In a memo Thursday, Courtney Alexander, a spokeswoman for the lieutenant governor’s U.S. Senate campaign, slammed Democrats Alan Grayson and Patrick Murphy over their decision to vote against the proposal. Both congressmen are battling it out for their […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 12, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera can add House Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran to his list of backers. Lopez-Cantera announced Thursday that Corcoran, a Land O’Lakes Republican, has endorsed his U.S. Senate bid. The lieutenant governor said he appreciated Corcoran’s support. “I’m grateful to have Richard’s support, and having worked side by side, I know his steadfast approach to limited […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2016

On Tuesday morning, the Ron DeSantis Senate campaign showed strength in the candidate’s Northeast Florida backyard, via a joint statement of endorsement for the Ponte Vedra Republican from three influential lawmen and politicians: Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, and St. John’s County Sheriff David Shoar. “Ron DeSantis has served our country in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 16, 2016

Add Carlos Beruff to the list of candidates who have the backing of a super PAC. Jeremy Wallace with the Tampa Bay Times reported that a super PAC formed just days after Beruff got in the U.S. Senate race support his bid. The committee — called Lets Clean Up Washington — was established on March […]

Peter SchorschApril 5, 2016

Dear Sunburn Subscriber: This morning, we did not include a link to a story by Javier Manjarres of The Shark Tank headlined, “Wasserman Schultz’s primary challenger makes financial accusations stick.” We recognize that other tout sheets highlighted this story. However, it is the policy of Extensive Enterprises Media not to link to stories written by those authors […]

Tag: 2016 Florida U.S. Senate race

Carlos Lopez-Cantera super PAC highlights Marco Rubio’s support

Carlos Lopez-Cantera campaign takes aim at Alan Grayson, Patrick Murphy over Zika vote

Richard Corcoran endorses Carlos Lopez-Cantera in U.S. Senate race

GOP Senate candidate Ron DeSantis scores Northeast Florida sheriffs’ backing

Super PAC created to support U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff

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