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Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018

Incumbent Republican Sen. Keith Perry leads Democratic challenger Kayser Enneking by 4 points in the final poll of Senate District 8. But his margin is less compared to 2016, when the Gainesville-based district backed him over former state Sen. Rod Smith by 6 points. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, Perry is netting […]

Drew WilsonNovember 5, 2018

House Minority Leader Janet Cruz is inches ahead of Republican state Sen. Dana Young in the battleground race for Tampa-based Senate District 18. A new survey from St. Pete Polls found Cruz with a point-and-a-half lead over Young with 7 percent of likely voters still undecided, that lead falls well within the poll’s margin of […]

Bill RuftyNovember 2, 2018

Phil Hornback and his wife, Sara, left teaching to become a Realtor because, he said, of the low pay low pay to educators in Florida. They both still have no health insurance since leaving teaching. Hornback said he is more concerned about the others in House District 58 who have low paying jobs and no […]

Drew WilsonNovember 2, 2018

Miami Republican Vance Aloupis, a candidate for House District 115, is out with a new campaign mailer highlighting his work expand free and reduced-cost health coverage for Florida children. Aloupis heads up The Children’s Movement of Florida, a charitable organization devoted improving outcomes for children in the first five years of life. Among the issues […]

Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2018

The Republican State Leadership Committee, a national group that works to elect GOP candidates to state legislatures, recently recognized Land O’ Lakes Republican Ardian Zika in its “18 in ’18 Races to Watch” List. Zika, a first-time candidate for public office, is the Republican nominee in House District 37. The Pasco County-based seat is currently […]

Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018

The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed nine incumbent Republican state Senators and one incumbent Democrat for re-election in the fall. Making the trade association’s general election list were Republican Sens. Dennis Baxley, Aaron Bean, George Gainer, Tom Lee, Kathleen Passidomo, Keith Perry, Wilton Simpson, Kelli Stargel, and Dana Young, as well as Democratic Sen. […]

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 […]

Tag: 2018 state legislative races

Keith Perry leads in final poll of SD 8

Final poll of SD 18 offers hope to both Dana Young and Janet Cruz

Phil Hornback confident he can oust Lawrence McClure in HD 58

Direct mail round-up: Vance Aloupis ‘has always fought for our children’

GOP group names Ardian Zika an up-and-comer to watch

Florida Retailers endorse 10 incumbent senators for re-election

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