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Scott PowersAugust 27, 2016

Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia, who is finding a tougher challenge than he might have anticipated in House District 50, enjoyed his best fundraising period yet in early August, raising $16,825. The tally gives the first-term lawmaker, who is seeking a second term but in a different district, an overwhelming financial advantage over his Republican […]

Associated PressAugust 22, 2016

It was a very busy, very lucrative weekend for Hillary Clinton in the summer playground of the East Coast’s moneyed elite. She brunched with wealthy backers at a seaside estate in Nantucket, snacking on shrimp dumplings and crab cakes. A few hours later, she and her husband dined with an intimate party of thirty at […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

The entry-bell surge of political action committee money into new Democratic nominee Stephanie Murphy‘s campaign fund has triggered a similar rush of PAC money into the war chest of Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica in the Winter Park-based Florida’s 7th Congressional District. National Democrats signaled they’re taking Murphy’s candidacy seriously, compared with those of […]

Scott PowersAugust 19, 2016

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Democratic congressional candidate Fatima Rita Fahmy is charging that her leading opponent in the Florida’s 10th Congressional primary, Val Demings, is taking money from organizations fighting against Democratic issues such as marijuana, Everglades restoration and renewable energy. The latest criticism is part of Fahmy’s ongoing efforts to paint Demings, a former Orlando police chief who […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy ended the last quarter with more than $7.2 million in the bank, more than twice as much as all the other candidates combined — including incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who managed to start his re-election bid with about $2.2 million in campaign money. Murphy’s campaign finance […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

A new commercial from Democratic congressional candidate Bob Poe is headed for TV in Orlando declaring that he’s avoiding owing anything to special interests by funding his own campaign. Poe, a self-made millionaire businessman from Orlando and a former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, has poured more than $1.7 million into his campaign for […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Democrat Mike Clelland raised more than $65,000 for his Senate District 13 campaign during the last full week of July, and spent more than $35,000 on advertising during the week as the Democratic primary approaches. Clelland raised $25,025 in his official campaign account and another $40,500 in his political action committee, “Common Sense for Central […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

State Rep. Randolph Bracy and former state Sen. Gary Siplin continue to be the only two candidates in the Senate District 11 race who are raising any money a month out from the Democratic primary that will essentially select the senator there. Bracy again led the four Democrats running in SD 11 with an $8,193 […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff spent more than $3.7 million on advertising, most of it on TV commercials, through the end of the last quarter, and most of that money came out of his own pocket. The wealthy Bradenton homebuilder finds himself, nonetheless, as a far-distant challenger to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who made […]

Jim RosicaJuly 25, 2016

The Florida Elections Commission is asking a circuit judge to enforce fines against a Pinellas County dairy worker who unsuccessfully ran for the Legislature in 2014. The commission filed its petition for enforcement Friday. Thomas Ryan, who ran as a Democrat for House District 67, racked up $1,000 in fines, court records show. The seat was […]

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Rene Plasencia enjoys $16K fundraising week in HD 50 race

As Hillary Clinton asks for money, what she says remains a mystery

PACs gearing up for John Mica-Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

Fatima Rita Fahmy, facing her own finance issues in CD 10, blasts Val Demings for her PAC money

Patrick Murphy ended 2nd quarter with commanding money lead over Dems and Marco Rubio

New Bob Poe TV ad on special interests: ‘That’s why I’m funding my own campaign’

Mike Clelland raises $65,000 in a week in SD 13 race

Randolph Bracy, Gary Siplin continue to raise most money in SD 11 race

Carlos Beruff spent more than $3.7 million on advertising

Elections panel pursuing Thomas Ryan over unpaid fines