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Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2018

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Former Republican Rep. Ray Pilon is taking aim at Democratic Rep. Margaret Good with a new round of direct mail ads hitting House District 72 mailboxes. “Margaret Good: Putting her political party above our safety,” the front side of one of the mailers reads. “Proving she’s hyperpartisan, Margaret Good towed [sic] the party line instead […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 25, 2018

St. Petersburg Democrat Jennifer Webb holds a 15-point lead over Madeira Beach Republican Ray Blacklidge according to a fresh poll of the race to succeed exiting state Rep. Kathleen Peters in Pinellas County’s House District 69. The SEA Polling & Strategic Design survey found Webb with a 48-33 percent lead over Blacklidge with 19 percent […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 25, 2018

Tampa Republican Rep. Shawn Harrison leads in a fresh poll of the race for Hillsborough County’s House District 63, but Democratic challenger Fentrice Driskell holds the edge among voters who say they have a “high interest” in the 2018 election. The SEA Polling & Strategic Design survey, commissioned by the Florida Democratic Party, found Harrison […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2018

Freshmen Jacksonville-area Republican state Reps. Cord Byrd and Clay Yarborough continued to maintain strong cash leads over their Democratic challengers through the first half of September. Byrd, whose majority-Republican House District 11 includes coastal Duval and all of Nassau County, brought in $3,500 of new money between Sept. 1 and 14, pushing his campaign account near $42,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2018

In the competitive race to replace Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, the battle between Democrat Tracye Polson and Republican Wyman Duggan is headed down to the wire, per one recent survey commissioned by the Polson campaign. An internal poll from SEA Polling and Strategic Design showed Duggan up two points (41-39) in what Democrats see as a […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2018

State Rep. Jennifer Sullivan, a Mount Dora Republican, added $13,550 in new contributions during the first half of September, putting her near the $100,000 mark in total fundraising. Sullivan, first elected in 2014, faces Democratic challenger Debra Kaplan in her bid for a third term in Lake and Orange county-based House District 31. Her Sept. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2018

Altamonte Springs Republican Rep. Bob Cortes posted his best campaign finance report of the 2018 cycle, increasing his already significant cash edge over Democratic challenger Joy Goff-Marcil. The new report, which covers the first two weeks of September, shows $70,025 in receipts for the second-term lawmaker and nearly quadruples his heretofore record for a single fundraising […]

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 24, 2018

State Rep. David Santiago, a Deltona Republican, brought in another healthy haul for his re-election effort in Volusia County’s House District 27, hanging on to his massive money advantage over Democratic challenger Carol Lawrence. Santiago’s haul included $1,000 checks from Committee for Fair Competition in Telecommunications, Duke Energy Florida, Florida ACRE and My Community Pharmacy […]

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Direct mail roundup: Ray Pilon targets Margaret Good as ‘hyperpartisan’ in new ads

Jennifer Webb leads Ray Blacklidge by double digits in new HD 69 poll

Shawn Harrison leads in HD 63 battleground, but tuned-in voters favor Fentrice Driskell

Cord Byrd, Clay Yarborough maintain fundraising leads in re-election bids

Latest poll shows Tracye Polson and Wyman Duggan running neck-and-neck in HD 15.

Jennifer Sullivan nears $100K raised in HD 31 re-election bout

Florida GOP antes up for Bob Cortes’ re-election bid

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

David Smith nears $250K raised for HD 28 bid

David Santiago maintains major cash lead in HD 27