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Drew WilsonDecember 13, 2017

The leading Republican running to replace termed-out Rep. Michael Bileca in HD 115 hit the $200,000 mark in cash on hand last month, according to new campaign finance reports. Vance Aloupis added $27,678 to his campaign account last month and spent just $1,360, putting his fundraising total at 220,312 and his cash on hand just […]

Drew WilsonNovember 16, 2017

Republican HD 115 candidate Vance Aloupis added another $10,175 to his campaign account last month, maintaining his lead in the three-way primary race to take over for term-limited Republican Rep. Michael Bileca. Aloupis’ October fundraising report shows him with a to-date fundraising total of $192,634. It also showed $2,036 in spending, leaving him with $173,640 […]

Drew WilsonOctober 11, 2017

Election Day is 13 months away but a handful of rock star candidates, both Republicans and Democrats, have already started to break away from the pack in crowded races for open House seats. Most of them saw a dip in September – blame it on the rain – but each remains the leader in their […]

Drew WilsonApril 12, 2017

Republican Vance Aloupis’ first finance report shows more than $100,000 in contributions for his campaign to take over for Rep. Michael Bileca in House District 115. Aloupis, an attorney, took in $104,505 across 267 contributions since filing for the seat on March 1. The haul puts him far ahead of his two Republican Primary challengers, […]

Staff ReportsMarch 27, 2017

It’s never too early to start thinking about the next election cycle, and a host of legislative hopefuls are already thinking about the next election cycle. State election records show dozens of members of the House, Senate, and other legislative hopefuls have filed to run in 2018. Rep. Shevrin Jones filed to run for re-election […]

Drew WilsonMarch 1, 2017

A second candidate has filed to take over for term-limited Republican Rep. Michael Bileca in 2018. Vance Aloupis, the CEO of the Children’s Movement of Florida, filed to run for the seat as a Republican Wednesday. Currently, the only other candidate running for the seat is Republican Carmen Sotomayor, who unsuccessfully ran for HD 117 […]

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