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Scott PowersApril 21, 2016

Democrat Bill Phillips of Orlando has dropped out of the Orlando-based Congressional District 7 race. His departure from the race means there now are no Democrats running to take on Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park. Phillips suspended his campaign in February, calling for someone else to take his place. No one has, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 20, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly‘s proposal to ban fundraising by sitting congressmen has become a campaign agreement in Congressional District 7. The Democratic challenger has pledged to follow it, then the incumbent said he was planning to co-sponsor Jolly’s proposal. Jolly, who is running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, announced a bill this week called “The […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2015

Under the newly drawn Congressional District 7 seat awaiting Florida Supreme Court approval, venerable north-central area GOP U.S. Rep. John Mica appears vulnerable for the first time in his 22-year-long congressional career. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is excited by that prospect. In a memo released Tuesday by Jermaine House, DCCC’s south regional press secretary, it’s made clear […]

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Democrat Bill Phillips drops from Congressional District 7 race

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