Tag: 2018 Governors race

Staff ReportsMay 11, 2017
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The political committee of Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam posted more than $800,000 in contributions for the month of April, the state’s campaign finance website shows. Florida Grown reported $809,156 in fundraising and $276,479 in expenditures for the month. That brings the committee’s total take since its February 2015 formation to $11.3 million in contributions. […]

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Looks like former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won’t be moving to Tallahassee any time soon. According to a Northwest Florida Daily News report, Huckabee told attendees of the annual Okaloosa County Republican Party Lincoln Dinner on Saturday that he was not interested in running for governor of Florida. “There may be somebody thinking about it, […]

Staff ReportsMarch 3, 2017
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State Rep. Ramon Alexander, a Tallahassee Democrat, has endorsed Mayor Andrew Gillum‘s bid for governor. The Tallahassee Democrat newspaper reported the endorsement Thursday. Alexander mentioned Gillum’s “grassroots and coalition-building abilities for ‘generating excitement’ for the Democratic base.” “Mayor Gillum has my full support and I will do everything in my ability to support his candidacy as […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 21, 2017
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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam raised more than $500,000 for his political committee in the first half of February according to a newly updated financial report. The committee, Florida Grown, brought in about $200,000 of its $538,000 haul from the Associated Industries of Florida and one of its related political committees. Another $100,000 came from Vero […]


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