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Drew WilsonApril 10, 2018

Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday that her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District brought in more than $500,000 during the first three months of the year. “I am extremely grateful for the ongoing support we’ve received from the 26th district and across Florida,” Mucarsel-Powell said. “Congressman Curbelo’s […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 13, 2018

State Rep. Matt Caldwell touted another fundraising win in the race to take over for termed out Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the fall. The Lehigh Acres Republican brought in a combined $106,100 last month – $50,100 for his campaign and another $56,000 for his political committee, Friends of Matt Caldwell. The numbers outshined his […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 12, 2018

Pensacola Republican Rep. Frank White is nearing $2 million cash on hand after bringing in $109,557 between his campaign and committee accounts last month. White added $62,500 of that cash through his political committee, United Conservatives, with another $47,000 coming in through his campaign account. The committee money included a $50,000 contribution from Sansing Holdings, […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 30, 2018

State Rep. Lori Berman defeated first-time candidate Arthur Morrison in the Democratic primary in the special election for the Senate District 31. Berman, a longtime state lawmaker, easily took Tuesday’s vote – 95.81 to 4.19 percent. Last year, Gov. Rick Scott called a special election after state Sen. Jeff Clemens resigned in October after acknowledging an extramarital […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 17, 2018

Republican Kurt Jetta announced Wednesday that he raised more than $88,000 in the fourth quarter 2017 and chipped in another $250,000 of his own money for his campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel in Florida’s 21st Congressional District. The fourth-quarter performance puts Jetta, so far Frankel’s only challenger, with $338,182 raised to date. […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 16, 2018

Republican Rep. Matt Caldwell pulled in six-figures for his Agriculture Commissioner campaign last month, which was good enough for the top spot among the four candidates gunning to replace termed out Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam. Caldwell pulled in $39,201 for his campaign account and another $59,500 for his political committee, for a combined $101,701 raised […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 15, 2018

Republican Ardian Zika added another $10,205 to his campaign account last month, putting him further ahead of the competition in the three-way primary race to replace House Speaker Richard Corcoran in House District 37. Zika’s haul came in across 45 contributions, more than half of which were small dollar donations of $50 or less. He […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 15, 2018

Republican Rebekah Bydlak added to her fundraising lead last month in the race to take over for termed out Rep. Clay Ingram in House District 1. Bydlak raised $5,875 for her campaign account and has now brought in $87,437 to date. She also spent $1,400 for the month, leaving her with nearly $74,000 on hand. […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 15, 2018

Orlando Democrat Anna Eskamani raised $11,570 for her House District 47 campaign last month, putting her to-date fundraising total over $150,000. Helping her achieve the milestone were more than 80 small-dollar donors who chipped in $100 or less. She also took in four checks for $1,000, the maximum contribution for legislative campaigns. Top donors included […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2018

The Tampa Bay area will have three Senate seats and 14 House seats on the 2018 ballot; while most of the Pinellas and Hillsborough delegations will be the same when the 2019 Legislative Session rolls around, a few races are starting to heat up. First, the sure things. Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young is still […]

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell adds $500K for CD 26 campaign

Matt Caldwell tops Ag Commissioner field in January fundraising

Frank White raised $110K in January for Attorney General campaign

Democrat Lori Berman easily takes SD 31 special election primary

Kurt Jetta raised $338K for bid to unseat Lois Frankel in CD 21

Ag Commissioner candidates Matt Caldwell, Denise Grimsley raise big in December

Ardian Zika extends fundraising lead in HD 37 primary race

Rebekah Bydlak builds fundraising lead over Mike Hill in HD 1 primary

Anna Eskamani crosses $150K-raised mark for HD 47 race

Here’s where Tampa Bay legislative races stand heading into the 2018 Legislative Session