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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 3, 2016

Adam Hasner is lending his support to Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s U.S. Senate bid. In an email to supporters Tuesday, the former House Majority Leader said keeping a majority in the U.S. Senate is “just as important” as the presidential preference primaries and that the race is “too important to ignore.” “My good friend Carlos Lopez-Cantera is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Want to know where Carlos Beruff has been since he announced he was running for U.S. Senate? There’s a map for that. On Monday, the Beruff campaign released a map — called the “Road to 67” campaign tracker — showing all of the counties he has visited since announcing his U.S. Senate bid in February. “Voters […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Democrat Patrick Murphy would defeat all of the major Republican U.S. Senate candidates in a general election match-up. According to a statewide survey by Associated Industries of Florida, Murphy comes out on top in head-to-head match ups against four of the Republican Senate candidates. The survey found the only candidate who could defeat Murphy is […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2016

In an interview Wednesday with Craig Patrick, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera found some common ground with Donald Trump, whom he said he did not think he could support for President earlier this year. Lopez-Cantera said that the wall on the Mexican border, a signature Trump proposal, could be part of a comprehensive solution to the problems created by […]

Peter SchorschApril 28, 2016

Today, Mercury announced a new addition to its Florida public affairs team, Danielle Alvarez, who is joining the team as Vice President. Alvarez is a seasoned strategist and brings years of experience in communications, government relations, event execution, coalition building and grassroots mobilization. Most recently, she served as the Director of External Affairs at Enterprise Florida. She previously served […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2016

David Jolly was criticized by his GOP senate opponents for agreeing to debate Democrat Alan Grayson when Monday night’s event was announced. They criticized him during the event. And one of them is now taking him to task for one of his responses, nearly 24 hours later. When asked if Merrick Garland, President Obama’s choice […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

One U.S. Senate hopeful wants to ban people from the Middle East from entering the United States. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Carlos Beruff responded to a question about his position on Muslim immigration by saying he didn’t think it was safe “to allow anybody from the Middle East into this country.” Beruff spoke […]

Mitch PerryApril 25, 2016

After David Jolly announced his proposal that would ban federal officeholders from fundraising while in office earlier this year, all of his Florida senate opponents on both sides of the aisle dismissed it immediately. Under the Pinellas County congressman’s “Stop Act,” elected federal officials would still be permitted to attend fundraisers and speak to donors. People would […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 24, 2016

One U.S. Senate hopeful is hitting back over David Jolly’s appearance on 60 Minutes. Todd Wilcox, a Republican running for Senate, sent an email to supporters Sunday calling Jolly out for his decision to sponsor the Stop Act, saying it was “his most spectacular hypocrisy yet.” “The STOP Act is an election year gimmick Congressman […]

Phil AmmannApril 24, 2016

Florida legislators may have publicly backed a presidential candidate, but new research finds that several lawmakers failed to vote in the state’s primary election. Noah Pransky of WTSP reports that a number of lawmakers — just like in 2012 – simply did not take part in Florida’s March 15 presidential preference primary, including four from […]

Tag: Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Email Insights: Adam Hasner urges Floridians to back Carlos Lopez-Cantera in Senate race

Carlos Beruff launches ‘Road to 67’ campaign tracker

Marco Rubio still best bet for Republicans to defeat Patrick Murphy in U.S. Senate race

Carlos Lopez-Cantera agrees with controversial Donald Trump wall proposal

Mercury Florida names Danielle Alvarez as Vice President of Public Relations

Carlos Lopez-Cantera takes David Jolly to task for saying that Merrick Garland deserves an up-or-down vote

Carlos Beruff suggests banning people from the Middle East from entering United States

Mitch Perry Report for 4.25.16 — David Jolly gets his moment in the sun

Email Insights: Todd Wilcox campaign calls Stop Act ‘an election year gimmick’

Florida lawmakers support presidential candidates, but forgot to vote in primary