Tag: 2018 midterms
Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Ryan NicolSeptember 25, 2018
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State Sen. Jeremy Ring, the Democratic nominee for Florida Chief Financial Officer, is hitting back hard against a website that highlights his supporters with criminal pasts. Behind the site is the re-election campaign of Ring’s Republican opponent, incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis. Now, Ring is playing the same trick with Patronis’ donors, some of whom have faced their […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2018
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Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is out with a new ad touching on the red tide outbreak affecting Southwest Florida. Titled, “Red Tide,” the 30-second spot touts Buchanan as the ideal candidate to tackle the red tide issue as he attempts to defend his seat in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. “A pristine ocean is one of […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2018
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Republican challenger Javier Enriquez remains close behind incumbent Democratic state Rep. Javier Fernandez in the contest for cash in House District 114. Enriquez earned $13,550 in outside donations during Sept. 1-14, the latest period available for viewing on the Florida Division of Elections website. The Republican Party of Florida threw $4,000 into the race. They […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2018
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Mike Caruso, an accountant and Republican candidate in House District 89, put a small dent in a large cash-on-hand deficit between he and Democratic nominee Jim Bonfiglio. That’s according to the latest fundraising data filed with the Florida Division of Elections. Overall, Bonfiglio’s campaign remains far ahead of Caruso’s in terms of cash-on-hand, leading him […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2018
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Toby Overdorf, a Treasure Coast Republican, remains ahead in the fundraising contest against his Democratic opponent in House District 83, Matt Theobald. According to the latest reports filed with the Florida Division of Elections, Overdorf pulled in $12,500 Sept. 1-14. He listed only $770 in expenditures during that period. Much of Overdorf’s fundraising came from […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2018
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Matt Caldwell, the Republican candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, has now raised more than $1 million since securing his party’s nomination last month. Caldwell’s campaign says it has pulled in nearly $310,000 on its own. That’s topped by contributions to his political committee, Friends of Matt Caldwell, which has earned nearly $725,000 during the general election […]


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