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Drew WilsonAugust 19, 2018

The two Republican contenders to succeed term-limited Rep. Larry Ahern in House District 66 have already spent nearly $335,000 combined and show little sign of slowing down as the primary election approaches. Seminole attorney Berny Jacques held on to his fundraising lead after bringing $50,660 between his campaign account and political committee, Protect Pinellas, during […]

Drew WilsonAugust 18, 2018

Madeira Beach attorney Ray Blacklidge posted another healthy round of campaign finance reports ahead of his head-to-head showdown with St. Petersburg attorney Jeremy Bailie in the Republican primary for Pinellas County’s House District 69. The new reports, covering Aug. 4 through Aug. 10, show Blacklidge tacked on $2,200 in hard money and another $10,000 for […]

Drew WilsonAugust 18, 2018

Gonzalez Republican Rebekah Bydlak has been the fundraising leader in the race for House District 1 for months, and newly filed campaign finance reports show she’s maintaining that lead in the twilight ahead of the primary race. Between Aug. 4 and Aug. 10, Bydlak added another $5,310 to her campaign account, bringing her overall fundraising […]

Drew WilsonAugust 18, 2018

A Florida non-profit known as Liberation Ocala African American Council Inc. has been making a late push for Democratic Senate District 8 candidate Olysha Magruder, but its methods may be running afoul of state campaign finance laws. The company, run by former Marion County NAACP president Whitfield Jenkins, has footed the bill for a number […]

Drew WilsonAugust 17, 2018

Miami Democratic Sen. Daphne Campbell may end up packing her bags and heading home, wherever home is, as former prosecutor Jason Pizzo takes her spot in Tallahassee. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, conducted Aug. 16, Pizzo leads Campbell by 14 points among Senate District 38’s likely primary election voters, about a […]

Drew WilsonAugust 16, 2018

Madeira Beach lawyer Ray Blacklidge holds a better than 2-to-1 lead over St. Petersburg lawyer Jeremy Bailie according to a new poll of the two-way Republican primary for Pinellas County’s House District 69. The St. Pete Polls survey found 48 percent of likely Republican primary voters were backing Blacklidge, while Bailie came in behind “undecided” with 23 […]

Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2018

A pro-business group that represents the interests of more than 604,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in the Sunshine State said Wednesday that it’s backing Republican Sen. Dana Young’s re-election bid in Tampa-based Senate District 18. “Senator Dana Young has the full endorsement of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its statewide membership,” said Julio Fuentes, […]

Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2018

Tampa Democrat Mike Alvarez has launched a new digital ad campaign that contrasts his record against that of his chief rival in the Democratic primary for House District 62, School Board member Susan Valdes. Sample ads provided by the campaign say that “District 62 has a choice,” with the one half of the ad featuring a full-color […]

Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2018

The political arm of the Florida Retail Federation said Wednesday that it’s backing Panama City Republican Sen. George Gainer in his bid for a second term in Senate District 2. “Senator Gainer’s knowledge of what it takes to run a small business as well as his support for retailers during his time in the Senate […]

Drew WilsonAugust 14, 2018

Two weeks out from the House District 66 primary election and Belleair Bluffs businessman Nick DiCeglie holds an outside-the-margins lead over his Republican primary opponent, Seminole attorney Berny Jacques. The new survey out of St. Pete Polls found and DiCeglie, also the chair of the Republican Party of Pinellas County, with 44-30 percent lead over […]

Tag: 2018 legislative races

Berny Jacques adds $50K, Nick DiCeglie loans $40K in HD 66 Republican primary

Ray Blacklidge reels in $12K as HD 69 Republican primary looms

Rebekah Bydlak maintains cash lead in HD 1 Republican primary

Elections complaint filed against non-profit backing Olysha Magruder in SD 8

Jason Pizzo primed to unseat Daphne Campbell, poll says

Ray Blacklidge up 25 points over Jeremy Bailie in HD 69 GOP primary

Dana Young endorsed by Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Mike Alvarez rolls out new digital ads in HD 62 primary

Retailers recommend George Gainer for re-election

New poll: Nick DiCeglie trouncing Berny Jacques in HD 66