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Jacob OglesAugust 28, 2018

State Sen. Greg Stuebe emerged victorious from a hard-fought Republican primary in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. With most precincts reporting, Steube had 62 percent of the vote compared to Charlotte County veteran Bill Akins‘s 19 percent and state Rep. Julio Gonzalez’s 18 percent. Steube had been backed by conservative groups like the National Rifle Association and Club for […]

Drew WilsonAugust 16, 2018

Sarasota state Sen. Greg Steube filed another six-figure fundraising report ahead of the primary election for Florida’s 17th Congressional District, bringing his to-date fundraising total past the $500,000 mark. From the start of last month through Aug. 8, Steube’s campaign account received $126,636 in contributions, including $104,136 from individual donors and another $22,500 from political […]

Drew WilsonAugust 14, 2018

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Venice state Rep. Julio Gonzalez has been pushing an online ad backing up his campaign for Florida’s 17th Congressional District that features Gov. Rick Scott praising the Republican lawmaker and insinuating Gonzalez is his pick in the primary race to fill the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney. According to an article […]

Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018

State Rep. Julio Gonzalez brought in another $225,000 last quarter for his campaign to succeed U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. “I am proud to have the support of so many Floridians,” Gonzalez said. “We’ve built support throughout the district and earned the endorsements of conservative leaders who care about sending effective […]

Drew WilsonMay 10, 2018

Republican state Sen. Greg Steube is making the trek from his Sarasota home to Charlotte County for a May 16 fundraiser benefitting his bid for Florida’s 17th Congressional District. Steube’s event will be held at the Laishley Crab House, 150 Laishley Court, in Punta Gorda from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. Those looking to attend […]

Peter SchorschAugust 10, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for elected office in Florida, including Congress and 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit thumbnail, sketch […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

April Freeman wants to make sure her supporters know exactly who she’s running against, a feat that may be a little bit more complicated than it sounds. Freeman, a Cape Coral Democrat, is running in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. She’s hoping to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Rooney. Easy enough to remember, right? Not this year. For […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 5, 2016

A Southwest Florida Democrat is calling on the federal government to designate Lake Okeechobee as a national monument. April Freeman, a Cape Coral Democrat running for Congress, said Tuesday that President Barack Obama should designate the lake as a national monument through executive order. The action, she said, would expedite clean-up, and “ensure appropriations for […]

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Greg Steube wins Republican nomination by a landslide in CD17

Greg Steube adds $126K, Julio Gonzalez $45K in CD 17 Republican primary

Greg Steube hits Julio Gonzalez for touting non-existent Rick Scott endorsement

Julio Gonzalez raises $225K for congressional bid

Greg Steube raising money in Charlotte County next week

Meet April Freeman, Democrat running for Florida’s 17th Congressional District

Email Insights: April Freeman wants voters to know she’s hoping to unseat Tom Rooney, not Francis Rooney

April Freeman calls on Barack Obama to designate Lake O a national monument