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Drew WilsonApril 5, 2018

West Park Democratic Rep. Shevrin Jones is holding a campaign kickoff event later this month in Hollywood. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Hollywood Vine, 2035 Harrison Street. No host committee is listed on the event invite, though it got a tweet and some supportive words from Henry Mack III, […]

Peter SchorschApril 5, 2018

Democrat Lauren Baer announced Wednesday she raised more than $450,000 in the first three months of the year for her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Baer’s campaign said the first-quarter report brings her to-date fundraising total past the $1 million mark. She finished 2017 with $584,000 raised […]

Scott PowersApril 4, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is getting a “Gun Sense Candidate” rating from the national group Moms Demand Action, which was formed after the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre to urge gun law reforms. “Moms never forget. Moms never give up. Every mother’s top priority is defending the safety and well-being of their children and […]

Drew WilsonApril 4, 2018

A second candidate filed Tuesday to run for the Senate District 14 seat currently held by Republican Sen. Dorothy Hukill. Democrat Brandon Wayne Maggard is a 21-year-old resident of Cocoa. He joins Democrat Melissa Martin, also of Cocoa, in the race to unseat Hukill, who is running for her final term in the Senate. SD […]

Drew WilsonApril 4, 2018

Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young could see one re-election challenger swapped for another, according to sources close to the Florida Democratic Party’s Senate campaign arm. Young currently faces Tampa attorney Bob Buesing, who finished second in the four-way race for Senate District 18 in the 2016 cycle, and there are rumors he’s agreed to step […]

Drew WilsonApril 4, 2018

March was another successful month for candidate Aakash Patel, who raised another $25,500 for his Hillsborough County Commission campaign. “I am extremely excited about the continued momentum of our campaign. I am so honored by the support of my contributors and the endorsements I have received from Speaker Weatherford, Congressman Matt Gaetz and Representative Joe […]

Drew WilsonApril 4, 2018

Republican Berny Jacques announced Tuesday that he raised $21,140 last month for his campaign to succeed term limited Rep. Larry Ahern in House District 66. The St. Petersburg attorney raised $16,000 of the new money through his campaign account and another $5,140 through his political committee, Protect Pinellas. “Our campaign’s message of consistent, principled conservatism […]

Scott PowersApril 4, 2018

In advance of Gov. Rick Scott‘s expected announcement next Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate, the Democratic-campaign supporting PAC American Bridge 21st Century is laying out a discussion of five weak points it says Scott has that Democrats should pummel. American Bridge contends that public opinion on current hot issues, the anticipated Democratic […]

Scott PowersApril 3, 2018

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto‘s campaign is reporting that he raised just over $100,000 in March for his official campaign and his political committee combined. Panepinto, a Winter Park entrepreneur, now has topped the half-million dollar mark in fundraising in his quest for the mayor’s office being vacated by term-limited Mayor Teresa Jacobs. His […]

Scott PowersApril 3, 2018

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County School Board Member Nancy Robbinson are holding a joint press conference Wednesday morning at which the mayor is expected to endorse her for the position of county-wide chair of the Orange County School Board. The announcement has particular significance coming as Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs makes increasing […]

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Shevrin Jones holding campaign kickoff on April 25

Lauren Baer adds over $450K in Q1 for CD 18 bid

Gwen Graham gets approval from ‘Moms Demand Action’ gun reform group

Dorothy Hukill picks up second challenger in SD 14

No change of plans (yet) from Bob Buesing

Aakash Patel raises $25K in March for Hillsborough Commission bid

Berny Jacques adds $21K for HD 66 campaign

American Bridge lays out weaknesses for Democrats to aim at in Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate bid

Rob Panepinto raises $100K in March for Orange County mayor’s campaign

Buddy Dyer set to back Nancy Robbinson for Orange County School Board chair