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Scott PowersAugust 3, 2016

Democratic Florida Senate candidate Bob Healy is accusing state Rep. Victor Torres of lying in a Senate District 15 campaign mailer Torres released last week that accuses his primary opponent of being “Republican Bob” and other charges. “It is a lie,” Healy stated in a rebuttal letter he mailed to supporters in SD 15. “All I can […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2016

A politically-potent public employees and health workers union has released more endorsements in Central Florida races including those of congressional candidate Val Demings and Florida House candidate Henry Lim, who are both in tough Democratic primaries. The Service Employees International Union also endorsed both Democratic candidates in the House District 48 race, Alex Barrio, who […]

Scott PowersAugust 2, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Darren Soto is launching a second television ad in the Orlando and Tampa markets focusing on his positions and efforts to help senior citizens with Social Security and nursing home protection. Soto, running in the Kissimmee-based Florida’s 9th Congressional District, is releasing “Karen,” which features a testimonial of Karen Welzel of Winter […]

AARPAugust 1, 2016

AARP Florida, the Florida League of Women Voters, the Orlando Sentinel and FOX 35 will sponsor a “community conversation” Aug. 16 that will offer area residents an unusual chance to focus on where candidates for three Orlando-area seats in Congress stand on key domestic issues ahead of the Aug. 30 primary elections, organizers of the […]

Scott PowersJuly 21, 2016

In a modestly housed and attended town hall meeting in Orlando, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff made it clear he’s still striving for that image identifying him as the outside warrior, Donald Trump/Rick Scott-style candidate. Beruff, whose chances in the Aug. 30 Republican U.S. Senate primary plummeted when incumbent U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio filed late for re-election […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2016

Democrat Bob Poe is releasing his first television commercial in the Orlando-based Florida’s 10th Congressional District with a declaration of outrage over assault rifles and a promise to seek to ban them and to require universal background checks for gun purchases. Poe, an Orlando businessman and former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, is pushing the […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 18, 2016

Florida elections supervisors have already received requests for more than 1.7 million vote-by-mail ballots for the Aug. 30 primary as of this morning, the state Division of Elections reported. Included in that total are ballots being mailed to Floridians living outside the country, including military members. Those overseas primary ballots had to be mailed out […]

Scott PowersJuly 18, 2016

The three major Democratic candidates for Congressional District 9 head into the stretch run for the Aug. 30 primary with money flowing, as Darren Soto reported he had raised and spent the most money, and Susannah Randolph reported she still had the most in the bank for a big final push. Those two and Dena […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings has won the endorsement of the Collective PAC, which supports African-American candidates committed to the black community, in her quest to win election in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. “Chief Val Demings represents everything that the Collective PAC stands for,” Quentin James, executive director of the Collective PAC, stated in a news release issued by […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

The campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson on Wednesday accused Democratic U.S. Senate primary opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of eluding debates and events where the two would meet. The claim comes after a planned U.S. Senate debate set for two cable TV news stations in August was canceled, and just before another event that […]

Tag: Aug. 30 primary

Bob Healy denounces Victor Torres mailer as ‘a lie’ in SD 15 Democratic primary race

Service workers union endorses Val Demings for Congress, Alex Barrio, Amy Mercado, Henry Lim for House

Darren Soto drops second CD 9 TV ad focusing on seniors care

AARP Florida, League of Women Voters to sponsor candidate ‘Community Conversation’ Aug. 16

Carlos Beruff looking for that Donald Trump/Rick Scott coattail

Bob Poe’s first TV commercial in CD 10 race takes on assault weapons

1.7 million Florida voters have already requested mail ballots for upcoming primary

Stretch run for CD 9 Democrats sees 3 big fundraisers; Darren Soto raises most, Susannah Randolph has most

Val Demings wins endorsement of Collective PAC

Alan Grayson’s campaign accuses Patrick Murphy of avoiding debates, encounters