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Scott PowersAugust 18, 2017

Democratic House District 44 special election candidate Paul Chandler might use the “Bev Kilmer” defense as part of his efforts to overcome a challenge to his residency qualifications to run in this fall’s special election. Chandler, from Lake Buena Vista, faces Republican Bobby Olszewski, from Winter Garden, in the Oct. 10 special election to fill […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

The endorsements keep coming. The Florida Retail Federation announced it was backing state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto in her re-election bid. The endorsement was one of several the state’s retail trade association announced Wednesday. The association also endorsed Reps. Brad Drake, Tom Goodson and Rene Plasencia. “Retail is such an important industry in the success of […]

Peter SchorschJune 20, 2016

This crazy election cycle has already seen a few lawmakers and candidates playing musical chairs with their districts, swooping in to run from a favorable neighborhood or playing fast and loose with their exact address. But House District 5 candidate Bev Kilmer is taking it to a whole new level. Kilmer wants to carpetbag her way into […]

Jim RosicaJune 15, 2016

Former state Rep. Bev Kilmer says she meets the residency requirements needed to again serve in the House. Kilmer, a Republican who was in the Florida House of Representatives 1998-2004, moved back to the Panhandle from Texas to run for House District 5. The mostly rural district includes Holmes, Jackson, Walton and Washington counties and northern Bay […]

Peter SchorschMay 20, 2016

A new poll of House District 5 voters shows incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Drake with a 32-point lead over his primary challenger, former state Rep. Bev Kilmer. The survey revealed that, in a head-to-head matchup, Drake leads Kilmer 40 percent to 17 percent. Among the most likely Republican primary voters Drake leads 61 to 20 […]

Drew WilsonNovember 10, 2015

House District 5 added a third candidate last week, and the way things are shaping up voters will have their pick of representatives past and present on Election Day. Former Rep. Jamey Westbrook, who runs a well-drilling business, filed for the seat Friday as a no-party candidate, joining Republican Rep. Bev Kilmer and incumbent Republican Rep. […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 2015

In his bid to win re-election, state Rep. Brad Drake has a 40 point advantage over fellow former Rep. Bev Kilmer in the GOP primary for House District 5 in Florida’s Panhandle, according to a new poll. In a St. Pete Polls survey commissioned by FloridaPolitics.com, the Marianna Republican leads Kilmer by an overwhelming 55-15 percent; […]

Ryan RayAugust 28, 2015

When Rep. Brad Drake agreed to step aside and allow Rep. Marti Coley to finish out her tenure in the House following 2011 redistricting, he probably figured her former HD 5 seat was all his for four terms. But Bev Kilmer has announced she will not extend Drake the same professional courtesy Coley received when she and Drake were drawn into the […]

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Paul Chandler’s HD 44 campaign confident he’ll overcome residency challenge

Florida Retail Federation endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto

The plot thickens in Bev Kilmer’s residency saga

Bev Kilmer says she meets residency requirements

Brad Drake has big lead in recent poll, first to qualify by petition in HD 5

Another former lawmaker enters HD 5 race against incumbent Brad Drake

New polling gives Brad Drake 40 point lead over Bev Kilmer in HD 5 primary

Former lawmaker Bev Kilmer challenging Brad Drake in Panhandle House seat