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Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016

Libertarians have rejected goat-blood-drinking, LSD-dropping, neo-nationalist candidate Augustus Sol Invictus of Orlando and picked Paul Stanton of Deland to be their nominee this year for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. Stanton beat Invictus 74 percent to 26 percent in Tuesday’s Libertarian Party primary for the U.S. Senate. Stanton, a computer programmer and “pro-peace” Army veteran, entered the […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2016

Democratic House District 47 candidate Henry Lim is crying foul over a mailer primary opponent Beth Tuura sent out this weekend declaring that Lim was arrested on a gun charge. Lim was arrested Nov. 5, 2015, when security found a loaded handgun in his bag while he attempted to enter a federal building in Miami, but […]

Scott PowersAugust 28, 2016

Democratic state Rep. Victor Torres is putting some last-minute light between him and Kissimmee businessman Bob Healy in last-month advertising for the Florida Senate District 15 primary. Torres, who has always had a commanding war chest compared with Healy, dropped $33,000 on advertising in the first couple weeks of August and still had $87,000 more […]

Scott PowersAugust 27, 2016

Democratic state Rep. Randolph Bracy ramped up his campaign spending, dropping $23,000 in the first two weeks of August in the push for a Tuesday primary win in Florida’s Senate District 11. Bracy, of Oakland, has far more money than his three opponents and spent far more in the weeks heading toward the primary. Yet […]

Scott PowersAugust 27, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Dena Grayson lent her campaign another $35,000 in the past week as she prepares for the final weekend of the tough primary in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Grayson, a Windermere biomedical researcher, increased her personal investment into her campaign to $150,000 just this summer. The result has been that she heads into the […]

Scott PowersAugust 27, 2016

Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia, who is finding a tougher challenge than he might have anticipated in House District 50, enjoyed his best fundraising period yet in early August, raising $16,825. The tally gives the first-term lawmaker, who is seeking a second term but in a different district, an overwhelming financial advantage over his Republican […]

Scott PowersAugust 26, 2016

California Democratic U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez will be campaigning with state Rep. Darren Soto in a caravana event in Kissimmee Sunday for his bid to win Tuesday’s primary in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Sanchez, who represents part of Los Angeles, currently serves as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and is running for vice-chair of […]

Scott PowersAugust 26, 2016

Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington has thrown his endorsement to former state Rep. Ricardo Rangel in his effort to win back his seat in Kissimmee-based House District 43. Arrington’s district covers much of HD 43, including Poinciana. “Ricardo Rangel, a U.S. Army veteran, is the best choice for the Florida House of Representatives, District 43,” […]

Scott PowersAugust 25, 2016

The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association has endorsed former state Rep. Ricardo Rangel in his quest to return to his seat in the Kissimmee-based House District 43. Rangel, a Kissimmee Democrat, is challenging current incumbent state Rep. John Cortes in the Aug. 30 Democratic primary. Cortes beat Rangel in a primary two years ago. […]

Scott PowersAugust 25, 2016

Democrat Gary Siplin, a former state senator seeking another shot at the Florida Senate in the Orlando-based District 11, dismissed more than $243,000 of federal tax liens as contested taxes he expects will go away through federal appeals processes. “All I know is, according to my accountant, everything is fine,” Siplin said about the liens, […]

Tag: Aug. 30 primary

Paul Stanton ousts Augustus Sol Invictus from Libertarian Senate primary

Henry Lim calls Elizabeth Tuura mailer ‘false’ in gun charge claim

Victor Torres with big late push in SD 15 Democratic primary

Randolph Bracy with big late push in SD 11 Democratic primary

Dena Grayson adds $35K loan for CD 9 campaign

Rene Plasencia enjoys $16K fundraising week in HD 50 race

Linda Sanchez and Darren Soto to caravana Kissimmee in CD 9

Ricardo Rangel gets HD 43 backing of Brandon Arrington

Central Florida hoteliers back Ricardo Rangel in HD 43

SD 11 Democratic candidate Gary Siplin says tax liens are contested, not a concern