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Peter SchorschMay 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s Florida finance team has a dynamo group of under 30 workers. The trio of Stefanie Sass, Billie Islam and Jonathan Stewart are raising big bucks for Clinton in the sunshine state. Sass, the deputy finance director for Florida, cut her teeth working for former Congressman Joe Garcia and as a field organizer for […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2016

Robert Holroyd was still in his teens when he interned in Tallahassee for former state Rep. Ari Porth. He’d just started college and had attended a teen political forum in South Florida where he met Porth, who is now a judge. Holyroyd parlayed one internship into the next until he graduated and is now working […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2016

Tara Reid originally thought she’d pursue a career in musical theater, but she also loved politics. So she changed her major and never looked back. The 2013 Florida State graduate had internships at Tallahassee lobbying firms and then went to work for the Republican Party of Florida before landing as a lobbyist at Strategos Group. […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2016

Call them the rising stars, the young guns, or the next generation of Florida’s political class. But whatever you do, don’t call them underachievers. The 2016 class of “30 under 30” is involved in every aspect of Florida’s political world. They are fundraisers and lobbyists, public relations executives and legislative staffers. Their resumes are extensive; […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

Adrian Lukis is the attorney for the Florida House’s Economic Affairs Committee, just two years after finishing law school. But the two-time Florida State graduate had been racking up internship experience way before he finished law school, with stops in the governor’s office, the Miami-Dade County Commission, and the Florida House. Here’s Lukis in his […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

Tomas Martinelli emigrated from Venezuela in a child and started watching the political process at an early age. He was a big part of the 2011 Miami-Dade mayoral campaign of Carlos Gimenez and also worked on a countywide bond referendum the following year. Now, he’s working for the Florida Department of Transportation. Here’s Martinelli in […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

Drew Piers came out of the Florida State gate swinging with a job already lined up at Sachs Media Group. The Florida native wasted no time diving into the process and Sachs Media Group recently made him the deputy of the public affairs group under firm Vice President Herbie Thiele. Here’s Piers in his own […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

Trent Phillips cut his political teeth in the world of gambling, working for No Casinos, a group that advocates against the expansion of gambling in Florida. The work introduced him to the rough and tumble world of Florida politics, but it also introduced him to St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes, who he now works […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

It’s hard to walk around Tallahassee without running into someone connected to Elizabeth Ray. Her brothers Chris and Kevin Cate are veteran PR folks who’ve worked on both sides of the political aisle. And her husband Whitney Ray was a TV reporter who now works for Attorney General Pam Bondi. Ray was also a TV […]

Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

Jonathan Rees has been a fixture in political circles since he graduated from Florida State, first working for Associated Industries of Florida and then with Dover Republican Rep. Ross Spano. Now, he’s deputy director of legislative affairs for Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. Here’s Rees in his own words. I am (age) … 28 years old […]

Tag: 30 Under 30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Hillary Clinton’s Florida Finance Team — Three of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Robert Holroyd — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Tara Reid — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Who are the “30 under 30” rising stars of Florida Politics for 2016?

Meet Adrian Lukis — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Tomas Martinelli — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Drew Piers — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Trent Phillips — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Elizabeth Ray — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics

Meet Jonathan Rees — One of the 30-under-30 rising stars of Florida Politics