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Drew WilsonJanuary 3, 2019

The further out from Election Day, the more valid U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano‘s excuses seem. But the hits keep coming. Shortly after he defeated Democratic opponent Kristen Carlson in the race for Florida’s 15 Congressional District, it was revealed he funded his campaign with loans from a pair of his supporters. The Dover Republican blamed the […]

Drew WilsonDecember 6, 2018

It took more than $82 million in campaign funds for Republican Rick Scott to boot Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson from office, and more than three quarters of that cash came from two-term Governor’s personal wealth. The post-election finance report for Scott’s principal campaign committee, Rick Scott for Florida, shows the former HCA exec plunked […]

Jacob OglesDecember 5, 2018

Add Republican Danny Kushmer to the list of former opponents now questioning U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano’s credibility in the wake of an admission he violated campaign finance laws. Kushmer, one of five candidates who ran in the Republican primary in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, endorsed Spano after losing the party nomination to the Dover pol. But that […]

Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2018

When it’s all said and done, America will spend roughly $3 billion on Thanksgiving dinners this year — 50 percent of it on turkeys alone. That’s a whole lot of white meat and cranberry sauce — not to mention food comas. The $3 billion doesn’t even account for the billions more spent on Thanksgiving-themed advertising or the many […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 1, 2018

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Coming off his best weekly haul to date, Democrat Andrew Gillum added nearly $3 million to his gubernatorial bankroll in a single day. Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor, on Tuesday reported nearly $900,000 in contributions to his campaign account and more than $2 million to his political committee, Forward Florida. In total, Gillum has raised more than […]

Scott PowersOctober 29, 2018

Republican state Reps. Bob Cortes and Bobby Olszewski spent huge amounts on local television in the third week of October, fueling their broadcast campaigns that began last week to power their re-election bids for in their House Districts 30 and 44. The latest campaign finance reports, running through Oct. 19 and posted by the Florida […]

Scott PowersOctober 29, 2018

Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia spent raised more than $23,000 during the week ending Oct. 19 and spent even more than that on his re-election bid in Florida House District 50. The week was the biggest yet in Plasencia’s campaign for either contributions or expenditures and easily swamped the campaign finance activity of his Democratic […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 26, 2018

Kristen Carlson continues to pad her campaign war chest in an unlikely toss-up election in the conservative Congressional District 15. Carlson raised more than $400,000 from Oct. 1-17, bringing her overall fundraising total to $1.2 million. That’s nearly triple what her Republican opponent Ross Spano raised in the same period and only $83,000 less than […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 24, 2018

With less than two weeks until Election Day, the team behind Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is again pointing to anecdotal evidence that suggests the candidate’s populist appeal will help him prevail. On Wednesday, Gillum’s campaign announced more than 100,000 individuals have given to his bid, launched in early 2017. Crossing that threshold, from the campaign’s […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 24, 2018

Rock ‘n’ roll diva Joan Jett is putting her cash behind Jennifer Webb in the Democrats bid to replace Kathleen Peters for the House District 69 seat covering mid and west Pinellas County. While it’s not much — $150 total — Jett’s contribution lends a headline-grabbing name to Webb’s comparatively uninspired list of donors. Webb […]

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Ross Spano’s former accountant lands him in more hot water

Rick Scott spent $63 million punching his ticket to Washington

After CD 15 election, Danny Kushmer questions Ross Spano’s credibility

Dan Backer: Americans spend more on Thanksgiving than Election 2018

Andrew Gillum raises just shy of $3M in a day

Bob Cortes, Bobby Olszewski spend big among Orange County House candidates

Rene Plasencia rakes in $23K for re-election bid in HD 50

Kristen Carlson collects $400K in final push against Ross Spano

More than 100K people have chipped in for Andrew Gillum’s campaign

Rocker Joan Jett cuts star-powered check to Jennifer Webb