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Staff ReportsFebruary 12, 2018

Whether Republican or Democrat, Florida’s gubernatorial candidates have an existential problem Florida voters really don’t know who they are. A new survey released by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab lays out the name identification problem for the field in sharp relief. “It’s a little surprising that so few people have heard […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 12, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham crossed the $5 million mark in fundraising last month after bringing in more than $450,000 between her campaign and committee accounts. The Graham campaign brought in more than $300,000 of that money, while contributions to her political committee, Our Florida, accounted for the balance. The campaign and committee reports are […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2018

Reflecting the importance of winning Florida’s largest media market as he seeks the Democratic nomination for Governor, Philip Levine has named Jocelyn Mund as his regional director for the Tampa Bay area. Mund most recently served as deputy finance director for Charlie Crist, handling community outreach and public events for the Democratic congressman from St. Petersburg. She began her […]

Scott PowersFebruary 9, 2018

Accusing Gov. Rick Scott of chasing it all off to Georgia, and boasting that he has many friends in the industry, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine pledged to bring back large-scale television and film production to the Sunshine State. Speaking at a packed Seminole County Democratic Party meeting in Altamonte Springs Thursday night, Levine said […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum raised $154,103 for his gubernatorial run last month, according to a Thursday statement from campaign director Geoff Burgan. Gillum brought in $104,553 of that money through his campaign account and another $49,550 through his political committee, Forward Florida. “Mayor Gillum’s progressive stances and courage in standing up to Republicans like Speaker […]

Scott PowersFebruary 8, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine‘s campaign is reporting Thursday that he raised more than $1 million in January, reaching a total of almost $9 million raised for the campaign. The statement from Levine’s campaign advisor does not indicate how much of the money was raised by his official campaign and how much by the independent […]

Scott PowersFebruary 8, 2018

The gubernatorial campaign of Winter Park businessman Chris King is reporting Thursday that it raised more than a quarter million dollars in January, the team’s best fundraising month since last spring. Senior campaign advisor Omar Khan is reporting that King’s official campaign committee and the independent political committee supporting his candidacy, Rise and Lead, Florida, […]

Scott PowersFebruary 7, 2018

For years, Tallahassee has been talking about strengthening ethics rules for City Hall; for months the city has been formally considering specific recommendations; and for weeks the City Commission has been waiting to vote on a proposed ordinance, all while FBI agents have been snooping around on an alleged municipal corruption case. So when the […]

Joe HendersonFebruary 7, 2018

As much as I’m anticipating the Great Debate next Tuesday between House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Tallahassee Mayor (and gubernatorial candidate) Andrew Gillum, there is another showdown I would like to see more. A faceoff between Corcoran and Florida Education Association president Joanne McCall could be one of the great confrontations in state political history. I’m serious. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

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In the Florida gubernatorial race so far, neither party has emerged with a clear frontrunner, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday. For Republicans, Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam has a slight lead ahead of U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, 27 percent to 23 percent. House Speaker Richard Corcoran is in third place at just seven percent, while forty-three percent […]

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Gubernatorial candidates suffer from low name recognition, new survey says

Gwen Graham clears the $5M mark with $450K raised in January

Philip Levine taps Jocelyn Mund as Tampa Bay regional director

Philip Levine vows to bring back TV, movie production industry

Andrew Gillum reports $154K raised in January

Philip Levine reporting another $1 million month in January campaign money

Chris King gubernatorial campaign to report best fundraising effort in several months

Andrew Gillum’s absence during ethics vote explained as, um, natural

Joe Henderson: A more important debate for Richard Corcoran to have

Front-runners Gwen Graham, Adam Putnam challenged according to new poll