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Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Democrat Anna Eskamani‘s House District 47 campaign announced Thursday it will be holding an August fundraiser with co-chairs including Alan Grayson, Alex Sink, Bob Poe, and Steve Schale. The August 15 fundraiser will be held at The Abbey, a popular downtown Orlando watering hole, especially for Democrats. Eskamani, a Planned Parenthood director of external affairs […]

Mitch PerryJune 17, 2017

Could expansion of state spending for charter school operators — at the expense of public schools — fuel a surge of support for Florida Democrats at the polls in 2018? That’s what Alex Sink thinks could happen. At least she hopes it might. The former CFO and 2010 gubernatorial candidate is angry about the passage of […]

Mitch PerryJune 5, 2017

In 2016, Democrats targeted a handful of Florida House districts they believed they could flip from red to blue. One of them was Hillsborough County’s House District 63, where the Florida Democratic Party put some money behind Lisa Montelione in her bid to oust Republican incumbent Shawn Harrison. After a close race, Harrison ultimately prevailed, 51 to 49 […]

Steve SchaleMay 24, 2017

In my earliest days on the Barack Obama campaign in 2008, one of our first statewide polls showed a weakness with Black voters, at least compared to other states. It wasn’t necessarily that John McCain was doing better than elsewhere, just that there were more voters on the sidelines. It didn’t take long to figure […]

Staff ReportsMay 24, 2017

Add Raquel Regalado to the list of politicos vying to replace Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Congress. Regalado, a former Miami-Dade school board member, announced Tuesday she was running to replace Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The Miami Herald reported she is the second big-name Republican to enter the race, after Miami-Dade Commissioner Bruno Barreiro. […]

Mitch PerryApril 9, 2017

Even though the 2018 election cycle has barely begun, there’s no question that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is quickly learning that his progressive stances are finding enthusiastic responses as he barnstorms the state. “We can win elections in this state again by being Democrats!” Gillum told an enthusiastic group of Florida College Democrats in Tampay, where they were meeting for […]

Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2017

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Jacob Smith will serve as campaign manager for St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman’s re-election campaign. Smith worked in Democratic politics going back to his freshman year at the University of Florida in 2008 when he volunteered for Barack Obama‘s effort in Florida. He also worked on Obama’s 2012 campaign in Southwest Florida. His most recent job was […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2017

On Thursday, Bob Buckhorn explained why he chose not to pursue the Democratic nomination for Florida governor in 2018. The Tampa mayor’s decision was mainly predicated on two factors: He did not want to be away as his 15-year-old daughter spends her last few years at home, and he loves being Mayor of Tampa more than […]

Mitch PerryMarch 8, 2017

Ed Miyagishima, the Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at Port Tampa Bay and a senior adviser to CEO Paul Anderson, announced that he is leaving his position to “lead the charge” to have Tampa Bay host the 2019 Medal of Honor Convention. Miyagishima, who had been with the port for four years, made the announcement on his Facebook page Wednesday night. […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 6, 2017

Barclay Harless nabbed the first union endorsement in his bid for St. Petersburg City Council. The 31-year-old St. Petersburg banking executive, received support Monday of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 123. Harless is running for the District 2 seat, which covers most of Northeast St. Petersburg and is now held by term-limited […]

Tag: Alex Sink

Anna Eskamani announces star-studded fundraiser for HD 47 candidacy

Alex Sink: Anger over HB 7069 could be Dems winning issue in 2018

Bob Buckhorn crosses party lines to help Shawn Harrison’s bid for re-election

Steve Schale: Dear Dems, one 2018 project — Caribbean voters

Raquel Regalado announces bid to replace Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Andrew Gillum tells college Democrats: ‘We don’t have to run from who we are’

Rick Kriseman taps Jacob Smith to lead re-election campaign

Bob Buckhorn says after Donald Trump, voters may not be interested in a ‘guy like him’

Ed Miyagishima departing position at Port Tampa Bay

Barclay Harless nabs first union endorsement in St. Pete City Council bid