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Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

The issue of denying citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants has always been considered somewhat of a fringe idea, even amongst some of the biggest hawks fighting illegal immigration. The issue has come to the forefront this week after GOP presidential contender Donald Trump unveiled his white paper on immigration on Sunday, […]

Peter SchorschMay 28, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly caught fire from progressives Thursday over a vote this month on HR 2353, the short-term Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The Indian Rocks Republican was one of the 387 members of Congress to support a two-month extension of the highway trust fund. But singling out Jolly – who represents the […]

Ryan RayApril 24, 2015

Titusville Rep. Tom Goodson from District 50 will not seek re-election there, and will instead opt to run for an adjacent House seat, freeing up Rep. Rene Plasencia to make a run at the Republican-oriented seat. The latest move in Central Florida legislative musical chairs was first reported by Frank Torres of the Orlando Political Observer and Jacob Engels of […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2015

Adding to an increasingly probable bid for the White House in 2016, Jeb Bush has been busy courting GOP members from his home state of Florida. The former governor has now snagged firm support from least five members of Florida’s GOP congressional delegation, with several others leaning his way. This aggressive move is in clear […]

Tag: Bill Posey

Several GOP presidential candidates support ending birthright citizenship; what about Florida GOP Senate candidates?

DCCC singles out David Jolly on highway trust fund vote — even though Nancy Pelosi, other Fla. Dems did the same

Rene Plasencia, Tom Goodson to shuffle House seats near Space Coast

Jeb Bush leads Marco Rubio in support among Florida GOP delegation