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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 4, 2016

With five months before the U.S. Senate primary, Carlos Beruff is hitting the airwaves. Beruff, a Manatee County homebuilder and one of five Republicans vying for their party’s nomination, on Monday released his first statewide advertisement. The 30-second spot, called “Forget Them,” is scheduled to begin airing Wednesday. The advertisement features Beruff speaking directly to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 31, 2016

In the four weeks since Carlos Beruff launched his U.S. Senate campaign, he’s visited more than a dozen cities across the state, crossing off counties along the way. The Manatee County businessman plans to visit all 67 counties before the August primary. It’s a tactic the first-time candidate is hoping will help propel him to […]

Peter SchorschMarch 25, 2016

Many Floridians had it rough during the Great Recession, losing jobs, facing cutbacks or otherwise struggling to stay above water financially. Manatee County homebuilder Carlos Beruff was not one of them. Beruff, now a candidate for U.S. Senate, boasted at a recent event that his company “actually profited” from the “huge” recession that devastated Florida’s middle […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2016

In Florida’s crowded GOP U.S. Senate primary, every move is subject to scrutiny. Fundraising trips have especially been eyeballed. And especially when a candidate’s messaging is laden with “grassroots” and “anti-establishment” memes. We reported last week that Carlos Lopez-Cantera has scheduled a $500-per- person fundraiser on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The first campaign to message against […]

Mitch PerryMarch 20, 2016

Todd Wilcox was the early aggressor against David Jolly in the first one-on-one encounter between the two aspiring Florida Republicans for the U.S. Senate on Friday, but Jolly more than held his own in a spirited debate at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club. The two men are part of a field of five candidates running to succeed Marco Rubio in the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 18, 2016

On Sunday, U.S. Senate hopeful Carlos Beruff will join the March in support of Cuban Civil Society in Miami to protest President Barack Obama’s Cuba trip. The March begins 11 a.m. at the Brigade 2506 Monument, at the intersection of Southwest 13th Avenue and Southwest Eighth Street. It ends at the Casa del Preso Político […]

Larry GriffinMarch 17, 2016

At a Thursday meeting of the NW Orange Republican Women Federated at the Errol Estate Golf & Country Club in Apopka, Senate hopeful Carlos Beruff outlined why he would be right for the job. Given only three minutes before the group, Beruff used them to speak about his upbringing and business acumen. His family immigrated from Cuba to […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2016

As the campaign of Carlos Beruff unfolds, questions have emerged over statements he made before his candidacy and after. One such statement had to do with Cuba, an issue of particular interest in this campaign in this cycle. In December 2014, after an American-Cuban prisoner swap, the Bradenton Herald claimed that Beruff told them that […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2016

On Wednesday, Senate hopeful Carlos Beruff announced a March 20 visit to Miami to join a group protesting President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba. In a two-paragraph statement, Beruff didn’t stray too far from GOP intransigence regarding the U.S.-Cuba thaw. Carlos Beruff said, “President Obama has given the Castro regime exactly what they want: more money. And […]

Mitch PerryMarch 11, 2016

The latest Public Policy Polling survey of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Florida affirms what has been the case with similar surveys on this contest. That is, Pinellas County U.S. Rep. David Jolly leads the field, but the overwhelming number of Florida Republican simply don’t have an opinion on who to vote for, more […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

In new ad, Carlos Beruff says he’s a “business guy” running for U.S. Senate

Carlos Beruff touring the state to rally support for U.S. Senate bid

Senate candidate Carlos Beruff brags about how he profited during Great Recession

Carlos Beruff chides Carlos Lopez-Cantera on D.C. cash dash

Todd Wilcox, David Jolly clash early, often during Tiger Bay debate in Tampa

Carlos Beruff to march in protest of president’s Cuba trip

Carlos Beruff says his business history is why he would be good for Senate

Carlos Beruff faces scrutiny over Cuba position

Carlos Beruff glad Barack Obama visiting Cuba, hopes he doesn’t come back.

David Jolly again leads GOP Senate race in poll, but most still undecided