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A.G. GancarskiDecember 2, 2015

Congressman Ron DeSantis, running for Senate on a message heavy on national security, takes a hard-line position when it comes to the global war against ISIS. His recently filed legislation, the Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act (TRIP), reflects that. The bill, claims a media release from the DeSantis campaign, “blocks refugees from coming into America from […]

Mitch PerryDecember 1, 2015

Two weeks ago, rumors began circulating that there might be some shake-ups in Alan Grayson‘s campaign for the Democratic nomination for Senate. Apparently those rumors were accurate, as both POLITICO and the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald reported on Tuesday that campaign manager Doug Dodson had left the campaign. The Herald’s Amy Sherman also reports that Deputy campaign manager David […]

Phil AmmannNovember 30, 2015

Congressional candidate Susannah Randolph knows the challenges facing a woman with political ambition. She learned it more than 30 years ago, while in fifth grade. Randolph writes about her first encounter with the glass ceiling in a new fundraising email to supporters. “Our class project was to come up with a candidate for president, a […]

Mitch PerryNovember 25, 2015

Last week, Jupiter U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy joined 46 other House Democrats in voting for the SAFE Act, which requires new screening requirements for refugees from Syria and Iraq before they can enter the United States. That vote came despite a vow by President Barack Obama to veto the legislation should it […]

Mitch PerryNovember 23, 2015

Galia Slayen, communications director for Kentucky Democrat Andy Beshear‘s successful campaign for attorney general this month, is joining Patrick Murphy‘s senate campaign as deputy communications director. “I’m excited to join Patrick Murphy’s hardworking team,” Slayen said in a prepared statement. “It’s clear that this campaign is already well positioned to win both the primary and general […]

Ryan RayNovember 20, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy joined officials with the Army Corps of Engineers to hail the start of construction on a major project to build a new 3,400-acre reservoir to help relieve pressure on the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River. Murphy attended a ceremony in Stuart Friday morning, where federal, state and local officials broke ground on the C-44 Reservoir, […]

Ryan RayNovember 19, 2015

Florida’s congressional delegation split on the “SAFE Act”‘s Thursday afternoon vote. The measure calls for a halt on accepting any more Syrian refugees until vetting procedures are made more stringent. The vote came after Gov. Rick Scott joined a national push by mostly Republican fellow governors in telling federal authorities they wouldn’t allow refugees displaced from […]

Mitch PerryNovember 19, 2015

Two stories locally and statewide I’d like to draw your attention to this morning. The Tampa Tribune’s Anastasia Dawson has the goods on a story that has been floating around for a few weeks — how the majority of the faculty at Hillsborough Community College want to oust school President Ken Atwater. “A recent survey issued to nearly […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

A new Florida Atlantic University statewide poll shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy faring well against two of the four GOP Senate candidates running in 2016. The poll shows that Murphy, the Democratic congressman from Florida’s Treasure Coast first elected in 2012, has a 9-point lead over Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera in the contest, 39 […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

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It’s no secret that Republican David Jolly and Democrat Patrick Murphy are friendly colleagues in the Florida congressional delegation. “I think we approach Congress and governing the same way, there’s a natural affinity there, “Jolly told the National Journal last month. “He is a dear friend of mine.” “David and I are friends,” Murphy has […]

Tag: Alan Grayson

Ron DeSantis wants Patrick Murphy, Alan Grayson to join him in fight against ISIS terror

Alan Grayson Senate campaign manager Doug Dodson is out

Email insights: Susannah Randolph, her daughter and finally breaking ultimate glass ceiling

Patrick Murphy’s defense of Syrian refugee vote pummeled on Facebook

Galia Slayen added to Patrick Murphy’s senate campaign staff

Patrick Murphy heralds new reservoir for ailing Indian River Lagoon

Florida delegation breaks 19-8 in favor of House SAFE Act to block refugees; 2 Dems defect

Mitch Perry Report for 11.19.15 – HCC’s president under fire

Patrick Murphy fares well in FAU poll of Florida U.S. Senate race

David Jolly explains why he attacks Alan Grayson, not Patrick Murphy