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Scott PowersNovember 7, 2017

Orlando is virtually a boomtown city and voters are seeing it that way, returning all three incumbent city commissioners, Jim Gray Robert Stuart and Regina Hill to new terms on the City Council. With all but provisional ballots counted, Gray easily won a second term, strongly defeating challenger Tom Keen in District 1, 53 percent to 40 percent. In […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Asima Azam may be a first-time candidate, but in the role of a polished politician, she is quickly becoming an expert. Azam is getting quite adept at telling people what they want to hear and making promises she doesn’t seem intent on keeping. Whether that skill was developed as a lawyer or not, it’s not […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2017

The Jacksonville Association of Firefighters political committee generally flies below the radar, but — as in September — sometimes makes some interesting moves outside Duval. The committee contributed $1,000 each to four city commission hopefuls — two in Miami, two in Orlando. And of those four, there are stories that are worth telling to audiences […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2017

The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association’s Political Action Committee has announced its endorsements for this fall’s elections including that of Republican Bobby Olszewski for the special election to fill House District 44 in southwest Orange County. The association’s PAC also endorsed all three Orlando City Commission incumbents, Jim Gray in District 1, Robert Stuart […]

Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2017

In modern politics, faith has always been somewhat of a double-edged sword. For most voters, a candidate who embraces faith — no matter which faith that would be — is seen as a positive. But in the case of Asima Azam, a real estate attorney vying to be the first Muslim-American elected to the Orlando […]

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Jim Gray, Robert Stuart, Regina Hill all re-elected to Orlando City Council

Asima Azam, scratching the surface of a freshly polished politician

Jax firefighter committee plays in Miami, Orlando city races

Hotel association endorses Orlando incumbents, Bobby Olszewski

Asima Azam’s cries of ‘identity politics’ ring hollow in Orlando City Council race