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Phil AmmannSeptember 20, 2015

George Cretekos will be seeking another term as Clearwater Mayor. To celebrate the launch of his re-election campaign, Cretekos, the city’s former vice-mayor who served on the City Council since 2007, announced a kick-off fundraising reception at the Sheraton Sand Key on Monday, September 28. Hosting the event are more than 100 local entrepreneurs, neighborhood leaders, and supporters. […]

Phil AmmannJuly 25, 2015

Just hours after launching his 2016 U.S. Senate bid, Congressman David Jolly is under attack. But his campaign is already busy preparing. According to a new email from campaign manager Nick Hansen, the Washington D.C. special interest establishment wasted no time pouncing on the Indian Shores Republican, who is seeking Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2015

A new survey of a newly reconfigured Florida 13th Congressional District map shows a hypothetical Charlie Crist versus Rick Baker matchup could be a cliffhanger. The survey from St. Pete Polls shows Crist leading with 46.2 percent of the vote, to Baker’s 42.2 percent. The remaining 11.6 percent are undecided. Baker leads the only declared Democrat in the CD 13 race, Eric Lynn, […]

Ryan RayJuly 22, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly released the first official campaign video of his run for the Senate on Wednesday. Called simply “The Conservative,” the new ad touts his ideological credentials on issues related to education, Florida fisheries and veterans’ affairs in an appeal to the GOP base. “A little more than a year ago” Jolly begins, Pinellas voters elected […]

Associated PressJuly 21, 2015

Florida U.S. Rep. David Jolly announced Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, who is running for president, and former Gov. Charlie Crist said he’s eyeing Jolly’s seat. Jolly, a Republican elected to Congress in spring 2014, made the announcement to the media Monday morning. He was scheduled […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 13, 2015

While thinning files last week, I came across one labeled “Crist” and wondered whether to dump it. After successive losses for the U.S. Senate and for governor again, hadn’t Charlie reached the end of the line? No, I thought, something will happen to bring him back. The next day, something did. It was the Florida […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 13, 2015

While thinning files last week, I came across one labeled “Crist” and wondered whether to dump it. After successive losses for the U.S. Senate and for governor again, hadn’t Charlie reached the end of the line? No, I thought, something will happen to bring him back. The next day, something did. It was the Florida […]

Ryan RayJanuary 21, 2015

Without any standard operating procedure governing the transition following the death of a Congressman, Bill Young’s family has had little recourse when the late lawmakers’s personal affects began to go missing, writes Warren Rojas in CQ Roll Call: A corrosive mix of myopic estate planning, lax oversight and a moving truck-sized hole uncovered in guidelines governing continuing […]

Ryan RayJanuary 21, 2015

Without any standard operating procedure governing the transition following the death of a Congressman, Bill Young’s family has had little recourse when the late lawmakers’s personal affects began to go missing, writes Warren Rojas in CQ Roll Call: A corrosive mix of myopic estate planning, lax oversight and a moving truck-sized hole uncovered in guidelines governing continuing […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2014

Political prognostication is not an exact science despite what forecasters and pundits would have readers believe. Many fall somewhere between the obvious and the inane, and often take a familiar and non-threatening shape. “The race for (insert candidate here) comes down to which campaign turns out their voters,” or some similar form. Imagine a sports […]

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Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos to seek re-election, announces fundraiser kick-off

Email insights: David Jolly says he’s already under attack by special interests

Charlie Crist 46%, Rick Baker 42% in new survey of proposed CD 13 map

David Jolly releases first Senate campaign video

Rep. David Jolly running for Senate; ex-Gov. Charlie Crist eyes his seat

The irony of how redistricting has resurrected Charlie Crist

Martin Dyckman: Redistricting irony: The resurrection of Charlie Crist

C.W. Bill Young’s family and staff inherit a nightmare

C.W. Bill Young's family and staff inherit a nightmare

Peter Schorsch: Five bold predictions for Florida politics in 2014