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Drew WilsonDecember 18, 2017

Sebring Republican Sen. Denise Grimsley will get a fundraising boost for her campaign to succeed Adam Punam as Commissioner of Agriculture at an event set for the morning of Jan. 9. The breakfast fundraiser is set for 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The early morning start allows Grimsley to collect funds for the Cabinet race […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2017

Nicole Hagerty is joining the 2018 Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee’s (FRSCC) in-house Finance Team as Director of Finance, Senate President-designate Bill Galvano said in an email. The FRSCC is the main fundraising panel supporting GOP state Senate campaigns. Also, Kelly Schmidt is becoming Deputy Director of Finance and Matthew Yost will be Director of Member Fundraising, Galvano said. They will work with Nancy […]

Ana CeballosNovember 27, 2017

Nancy Ann Texeira has been tapped to oversee next year’s fundraising efforts for the main committee supporting GOP state Senate campaigns. Senate President-designate Bill Galvano on Monday announced that Texeira, a “trusted and proven member” of his team since 2013, would lead the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. “Nancy has consulted on both sides of the […]

Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2017

Top Republicans in the House and Senate brought in saw huge committee fundraising gains in October, with Senate Majority Leader Wilton Simpson leading the pack with $645,000 raised. Simpson, a Trilby Republican, is likely to take over as Senate President for 2021-22, brought in 75 contributions through Jobs for Florida, including nine contributions of $25,000 […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Republican SD 16 candidate Ed Hooper is holding a fundraiser for his 2018 bid on Wednesday in Tallahassee, and the choice of venue should make him feel right at home. The funder is set to run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the swanky new headquarters of The Florida Professional Firefighters, located cattycorner to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Could a third woman serve as president of the Florida Senate? That’s one of the intriguing questions at the core of behind-the-scenes maneuvering now fully underway within the Senate’s Republican caucus (currently at 24 members) as the race to succeed Bill Galvano and Wilton Simpson has quietly begun. Galvano was designated Tuesday as the next […]

Jim RosicaOctober 24, 2017

Incoming Senate President Bill Galvano on Tuesday questioned whether Gov. Rick Scott overstepped his constitutional bounds in opening “disaster relief centers” for Puerto Rican residents displaced by Hurricane Maria. “I think the governor is acting in good faith,” said Galvano, who was designated the 2018-20 Senate President to succeed current president Joe Negron. “But that’s […]

Jim RosicaOctober 24, 2017

In a vote made for a ceremony, Florida’s Senate Republicans formally made fellow Sen. Bill Galvano the next Senate President for 2018-20. Since the GOP still controls 24 seats in the 40-member chamber, the move ensures the Bradenton lawyer’s future leadership position. Sen. Dorothy Hukill of Port Orange gave the invocation and Sens. Tom Lee […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerOctober 23, 2017

Sen. Bill Galvano, a 51-year-old lawyer from Bradenton, will be designated Tuesday by Senate Republicans as the next president of the Florida Senate. The Republican lawmaker will lead the 40-member Senate for two years after the November 2018 general elections, assuming the Republicans hold their majority — now at a 24-16 margin — in the […]

Drew WilsonOctober 17, 2017

Former lawmaker Ed Hooper is looking to rejoin the Legislature via Senate District 16 next year, and in the past couple days he’s landed endorsements from the two men who would serve as Senate President during his first term. “Ed Hooper is a committed public servant dedicated to working for his neighbors. As a firefighter […]

Tag: Bill Galvano

Senate leaders to raise money for Denise Grimsley on Jan. 9

Personnel note: Nicole Hagerty on board at FRSCC

Nancy Ann Texeira to lead Senate GOP fundraising team

Top Republican lawmakers scored big in October fundraising reports

Ed Hooper heading to Tallahassee for Wednesday fundraiser

Race for Senate presidency gets underway, but at stately pace

Bill Galvano questions relief centers for displaced Puerto Ricans

It’s official: Bill Galvano is next Senate President

Bill Galvano brings policy skills to top Senate post

Ed Hooper lands Wilton Simpson nod on the heels of Bill Galvano endorsement