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Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2017

Top Republicans in the House and Senate brought in saw huge committee fundraising gains in October, with Senate Majority Leader Wilton Simpson leading the pack with $645,000 raised. Simpson, a Trilby Republican, is likely to take over as Senate President for 2021-22, brought in 75 contributions through Jobs for Florida, including nine contributions of $25,000 […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2017

At last month’s election watch party for Temple Terrace Mayor Mel Jurado, Libertarian Bryan Zemina got an earful from several Yvonne Fry supporters. They were not only disheartened that their candidate was about to lose the House District 58 Republican primary to Lawrence McClure, but also by the way she lost. Fry was attacked in third-party […]

Drew WilsonOctober 10, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran brought in another $445,000 for his political committee and possible governor’s race fund, “Watchdog PAC,” between Sept. 1 and Oct. 9 according to reports available on the committee’s website. The committee has now raised $4.4 million total since Corcoran started it up in June, and has just shy of $3.9 million […]

Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2017

In eastern Hillsborough County, one of the more contentious Republican primaries in quite some time will soon be over. Tuesday night, a winner will emerge from the hard-fought House District 58 battle between Yvonne Fry and Lawrence McClure. HD 58 opened up in August after Plant City Republican Dan Raulerson stepped down for health reasons. Final financial […]

Drew WilsonOctober 6, 2017

Future Senate President Wilton Simpson brought in more than $200,000 through his political committee last month, and forked over half that sum to the committee supporting GOP candidates for state senate. The Trilby Republican’s committee, Jobs for Florida, raised $209,500 in September, with a good chunk of that money coming in through a handful of […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2017

Republican consultant Anthony Pedicini is the latest target of a negative mailer in the vitriolic House District 58 primary.

Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2017

With the votes tallied, Democrat Annette Taddeo beat out Republican Jose Felix Diaz 51-47 in the Tuesday special election for Senate District 40, despite all signs pointing toward a low-turnout Election Day and early voting numbers strongly favoring Diaz.

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 31, 2017

Ask the team that helped propel Jose Felix Diaz to victory in his Senate District 40 primary how they did it, and their answer is simple: They just had the better candidate. That might be true, but it only tells part of the story. The affable 37-year-old state representative didn’t find himself up against a […]

Mitch PerryJune 9, 2017

Unless you’ve been boycotting cable news, former Pinellas County GOP Congressman David Jolly has been a ubiquitous presence, thanks to his unflinching takedowns on Donald Trump, the titular head of the Republican Party. “Donald Trump is done,” Jolly opined on “11th Hour with Brian Williams” last month after the Justice Department named Robert Mueller as the special counsel to oversee the investigation into ties between […]

Mitch PerryNovember 10, 2016

In presidential election years, Florida Democrats perennially have high hopes to increase their meager numbers in the Legislature by winning crucial swing district races. They lost several of them on Tuesday, including most surprisingly in House District 36, where 21-year-old University of Central Florida student Amber Mariano knocked off Democratic incumbent Amanda Murphy in a stunning upset by 732 votes, or […]

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Top Republican lawmakers scored big in October fundraising reports

Libertarian HD 58 hopeful Bryan Zemina says Republicans should give him a look

Richard Corcoran committee raised $445K in September

Decision time in contentious House District 58 GOP primary

Wilton Simpson’s committee raised $209K in September

GOP consultant Anthony Pedicini subject of direct mail attack in bitter HD 58 race

Winners and losers emerging from Annette Taddeo’s win SD 40

What it takes: How Jose Felix Diaz ended a political dynasty

If David Jolly runs again in 2018, would rank-and-file Republicans support him?

Donald Trump ‘tsunami’ in Pasco led to stunning result in Florida’s House District 36 race