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Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2017

State Rep. Bob Cortes is “exploring” the possibility a run for Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. On Friday morning, Cortes confirmed reports he was in Washington D.C. for a couple of days early this week talking to officials at the National Republican Congressional Committee and others about a possible run in CD 7 in 2018. If […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 23, 2017

It’s going to be a busy few weeks for Florida Republicans. House Majority announced fundraising events for seven House Republicans, all of which are running for re-election in 2018, between Jan. 24 and Feb. 20. The fundraising kicks off on Tuesday with an event for Rep. Bob Cortes. The event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2017

Vowing to do everything he can to prevent another terrorist attack like the June 12 Pulse nightclub massacre, Gov. Rick Scott pushed for nearly $6 million to create a new counter-terrorism and law enforcement intelligence task force in Florida. “Terror, like we saw in the attack on the Pulse nightclub, is a threat to our state, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 2, 2017

A before-and-after time line now exists for Orlando – June 12, 2016 – and on this side of the Pulse massacre the city may be seen by the world and through its own citizens’ eyes as a very different place, with a new political perspective. Before June 12, Orlando was a city without an an […]

Larry GriffinDecember 19, 2016

A new bill filed by House District 30 Rep. Bob Cortes, HB 107, would make it more difficult for cemeteries to move graves without telling the deceased’s loved ones. Cortes said the bill’s purpose is to keep families in the know about any occasion where a cemetery might move the grave of a loved one in a […]

Larry GriffinDecember 15, 2016

A new bill filed by Rep. Bob Cortes would allow parents who have miscarriages to get a certificate to properly mourn their child. Dubbed the “Grieving Families Act,” the bill would allow parents of a birth that is deemed unviable and dies before 20 weeks into the pregnancy to have a certificate made for them […]

Scott PowersDecember 12, 2016

While no one from Central Florida will be chairing full committees in the Florida House of Representatives this spring, several local representatives will be chairing key subcommittees, Health Care Appropriations, Tourism & Gaming Control, and Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs. The committee appointments came down Monday from House Speaker Richard Corcoran. State Rep. Mike La […]

Terry RoenNovember 8, 2016

Incumbent Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes won another two years in House District 30 by defeating political newcomer Ryan Yadav. Cortes gathered 39,304 votes, or 53 percent, ahead of Democrat Yadav’s 34,324, or 47 percent of the vote. “This is the culmination of two years of hard work,” said Cortes. “I knew it was going to […]

Larry GriffinNovember 3, 2016

A group of Republican lawmakers appeared in Lake Mary Thursday afternoon to sing each others’ praises and hopefully motivate anyone who hasn’t voted to go out and do so — preferably to re-elect Marco Rubio, John Mica, Bob Cortes, and other Republicans. Rubio, Mica, and Cortes painted the race as a particularly dire one; for if […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Democratic House District 30 candidate Ryan Yadav is calling for the state to take “all steps necessary to address” missing ballots in Seminole County, suggesting there may be voter fraud at work. Yadav, who’s taking on Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes, is responding to news reports in the Orlando Sentinel Tuesday that the Seminole County […]

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Bob Cortes ‘exploring’ possible congressional run in CD 7

Lawmakers look to raise money during upcoming legislative committee meeting weeks

Rick Scott wants to hire counterterrorism agents

Politics in Orlando now takes place in a post-Pulse city

Bob Cortes files bill to require cemeteries to notify next-of-kin before moving graves

Bob Cortes files ‘Grieving Families Act’ to allow certificates for miscarried children

Central Florida reps pleased with tourism, health care subcommittee chairs

Bob Cortes wins Seminole County’s House District 30

Marco Rubio appears in Lake Mary to get out the vote and opine on Patrick Murphy scandal

Ryan Yadav calls for state response to missing ballots in Seminole County