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Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2018

Now that Congress has approved the tax reform bill and President Donald Trump has signed it into law, American Action Network is returning to ads supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast and others who voted for the GOP tax bill last month. AAN is out with a new round of television and digital ads providing […]

Drew WilsonDecember 20, 2017

A new poll found freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast is on thin ice with voters in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, especially after his vote in favor of the GOP’s tax reform plan. A survey from the Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling found Mast had a 40 percent approval rating and 45 percent disapproval rating in […]

Scott PowersDecember 19, 2017

Let there be no doubt that the tax reform bill approved Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives will be a touchstone in 2018 congressional campaigns. It already has started. Moments after the House approved the Republican-created tax reform bill Tuesday, Democrats took aim at Republicans in vulnerable districts, including Florida U.S. Reps. Ron DeSantis of Ponte […]

Mitch PerryNovember 30, 2017

With the way U.S. congressional districts are apportioned, any representative who wins their seat by less than five points is considered to be in a swing-seat district. That makes them potentially vulnerable in a re-election bid. Other (sometimes unforeseen) variables also determine the political landscape in an electoral cycle, such as a “wave” election that […]

Scott PowersNovember 21, 2017

American Action Network today is launching a one-million robocall campaign to support Republicans who voted in favor tax reform bill in targeted swing congressional districts including those of Republican U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Brian Mast in Florida. The calls, from AAN’s Middle-Class Growth Initiative, tell voters that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act approved […]

Darryl PaulsonNovember 20, 2017

Republicans have controlled the Florida congressional districts for almost three decades. During that time, the size of the Florida congressional delegation has jumped from 23 in 1990 to 25 in 2000, and 27 in 2010. Projections have Florida adding two more seats after the 2020 census, growing the delegation to 29 seats in the House […]

Scott PowersNovember 15, 2017

Democrats Lauren Baer and David Richardson have received endorsements from the Victory Fund gay rights advocacy group in their quests to be elected to Congress in Florida’s 18th and 27th Congressional Districts. Baer and Richardson are both openly gay, marking the second consecutive congressional election cycle in which Floridians have been presented with two opportunities […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2017

American Action Network is continuing to keep pressure on Republican U.S. Reps. Brian Mast and Carlos Curbelo to support the Republican tax reform bill in their swing districts, with the launch now of a new television commercial lauding the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The latest release from AAN is part a $3 million national […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

The American Action Network is launching a $1 million campaign with a digital ad Monday to promote the Republican tax reform package in swing congressional districts nationally, including two in Florida. The 30-second ad “Search” targets voters in Florida’s Congressional District 18, where Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast faces a stout reelection challenge, and in […]

Scott PowersOctober 24, 2017

Commercials are being launched by the American Action Network to push tax reform in the districts of two Republican congressmen in swing districts, U.S. Reps. Brian Mast and Carlos Curbelo. The Florida ads are part of a $2 million national campaign aimed at encouraging voters to tell key lawmakers in 32 districts to support the […]

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American Action Network unveils new ads thanking Brian Mast for tax reform support

New poll shows Brian Mast trailing hypothetical Democrat in 2018

Democrats, Republicans waste no time targeting opponents for tax votes

Larry Sabato ‘Crystal Ball’ moves Charlie Crist seat to ‘likely Democratic’

Group launches pro-tax bill robocall campaign in Brian Mast’s, Carlos Curbelo’s districts

Darryl Paulson: Republican prospects in the 2018 Florida congressional campaign

Victory Fund endorses Lauren Baer, David Richardson in CD 18, 27

American Action Network up with new TV ads in CD 18, CD 26, pushing tax reform

Group launches another ad buy targeting tax cut bill in CD18, CD26

American Action Network ads launch for Brian Mast, Carlos Curbelo