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Peter SchorschJanuary 21, 2016

Florida legislative candidates, as well as political committees, had until Jan. 11 to report their campaign finance activity for the month of December. Now that the figures are in, here are 15 things I think I think about these latest reports. Thank you to LobbyTools for assembling much of the data relied on in this report. […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2016

My name is David Jolly. I’m a sitting Member of Congress and the current Republican front runner to replace Marco Rubio in the United States Senate. I’m about to share with you two truths. The first truth is every Member of Congress is expected to spend more time raising money than they are solving the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

David Jolly wants members of Congress, including himself, to stop begging for money and get back to work. During a press conference Tuesday morning, the Pinellas County member of Congress announced a bill he’s proposing next week in the House that would forbid federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. That includes not only […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy‘s campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate hauled in $1.46 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, the campaign said Tuesday. The total raises Murphy’s cash-on-hand balance to $4.3 million, according to the campaign. That’s only a modest increase from the $3.5 million that the Jupiter Democrat reported in the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

The corrupting effect of money on politics is a battle cry often heard from the left or more often from third-party or independent voters. Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly, however, is throwing his weight behind a measure that could limit how federal candidates raise money. Jolly has proposed bill that would prevent federally elected officials […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

The year 2015 ended with little competitive balance in campaign money among Central Florida candidates running for Florida House of Representatives seats as incumbents, when they have any competition at all yet. One exception, in Seminole County’s House District 30 has incumbent Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes raising more than $101,000 for his campaign. Yet […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 11, 2015

The On 3 Public Relations firm has released a handy-dandy guide assembling all the latest campaign finances for the 2016 Senate and House races. The latest disclosures show “everything raised and spent August 1-31, 2015 by House and Senate candidates,” firm principal Christina Johnson said. There’s also a column for “cash-on-hand” amounts per candidate. Candidates had a […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Liberal public interest group End Citizens United endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The group — founded to fight against “dark money in politics” that it says is corrupting the federal government in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC — says that Murphy […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

With his many millions in early fundraising dollars, Jeb Bush may quickly become just as prohibitive a favorite in the 2016 GOP presidential primary as Hillary Clinton is among the Democratic field, such as it is. If he’s able to chase Marco Rubio — so recently National Review’s golden boy in a speculative future of a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

With his many millions in early fundraising dollars, Jeb Bush may quickly become just as prohibitive a favorite in the 2016 GOP presidential primary as Hillary Clinton is among the Democratic field, such as it is. If he’s able to chase Marco Rubio — so recently National Review’s golden boy in a speculative future of a […]

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15 things I think I think about the latest Florida House campaign finance reports (Part 1)

David Jolly: Peeling back the curtain

David Jolly not flinching at pushback to his fundraising ban idea

Patrick Murphy reaps $1.46 million during 4th quarter

David Jolly aims to curb federal elected officials from raising money while in office

Bob Cortes’ impressive campaign cash haul almost matched by Ryan Yadav’s self-loans

On3PR consolidates latest campaign finance reports

Patrick Murphy picks up endorsement from left-leaning group End Citizens United

Can Jeb Bush’s money buy love among the GOP base?

Can Jeb Bush's money buy love among the GOP base?