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Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2018

Sanford Republican Rep. Scott Plakon added an even $16,000 to his campaign fund during the first half of last month, bringing his overall fundraising total past the $125,000 mark. The Sept. 1 through Sept. 14 reporting period saw House District 29’s second-term lawmaker cash more than a dozen checks for the maximum campaign donation of […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2018

Winter Springs Republican David Smith added another $15,845 to his campaign account during the first half of September, bringing his overall fundraising to $248,000. Smith is up against Casselberry Democrat Lee Mangold in the race to replace term-limited Republican Rep. Jason Brodeur in the Seminole County state House seat. Among the 33 checks Smith cashed […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 13, 2018

Tampa City Council Chairman Frank Reddick has endorsed state Rep. Shawn Harrison in his re-election bid for Hillsborough County’s House District 63. Tampa City Councilors are chosen in non-partisan elections, though Reddick is a Democrat and Harrison is a Republican. HD 63 is a swing seat that Harrison has held for three non-consecutive terms. In […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 12, 2018

Though he won’t be on a Florida ballot — at least not for the foreseeable future — George P. Bush will be raising money in the Sunshine State this month for his campaign for another term as Texas Land Commissioner. The fundraising reception will get underway at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the American […]

Kate BradshawAugust 28, 2018

Raymond Blacklidge has won the Republican nod for House District 69, formerly held by state Rep. Kathleen Peters, who gave up the seat to run for Pinellas County Commission. As of 7:25 p.m., with 85 percent of vote counted, the 58-year-old Madeira Beach insurance executive was leading his lone challenger 58-42 percent. The two-candidate primary […]

Scott PowersAugust 27, 2018

In a poll following a pretty consistent pattern through the past week, Gravis Marketing is finding that Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham appear headed for a Governor’s race showdown after Tuesday’s primaries. DeSantis and Graham have topped several polls in the week heading into the last two days of voting, […]

Drew WilsonAugust 24, 2018

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Incoming Senate President Bill Galvano on Friday said he helped reel in more than $7.2 million over the last four months for the main political committee supporting Republican state Senate campaigns. The finance report for the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (FRSCC) had not been uploaded to the Division of Elections public website as of Friday afternoon, […]

Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2018

Lawyer and medical marijuana activist Nikki Fried landed another pair of endorsements for her bid to take over as Agriculture Commissioner in the fall, this time from Democratic U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist and Lois Frankel. “I’m thrilled about the prospect of Nikki Fried as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture — she’s smart, prepared, and a tireless […]

Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2018

Sarasota state Sen. Greg Steube holds a commanding lead in the Republican primary for Florida’s 17th Congressional District according to a new poll commissioned by Club for Growth Action, which is backing Steube in the contest. The poll, conducted by WPA Intelligence, found the first-term state Senator with a 39-16 percent lead over Venice state […]

Scott PowersAugust 13, 2018

Seminole, Osceola and Orange counties led the state in increasing presence for Democratic voters over the past two years, while Republicans were consolidating voters in most of the state’s rural and many medium-sized counties. According to the latest voter registration data released by the Florida Division of Elections, Democrats made their biggest gains in those three […]

Tag: 2018 elections

Scott Plakon adds $16K, Tracey Kagan adds $4K in HD 29 battle

David Smith nears $250K raised for HD 28 bid

Frank Reddick crosses the aisle to back Shawn Harrison’s re-election bid in HD 63

George P. Bush raising campaign cash in Tampa this month

Raymond Blacklidge easily takes the HD 69 GOP nod

Here’s Gravis Marketing’s final poll of primaries for Florida governor

Bill Galvano continues fundraising streak for Senate campaign arm

Charlie Crist, Lois Frankel endorse Nikki Fried for Agriculture Commissioner

Greg Steube leads Julio Gonzalez by 23 points in new CD 17 poll

Democrats make big gains in Central Florida; Republicans sweeping rural county voters