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Scott PowersNovember 5, 2018

National political committees that played a major role in helping U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy win her seat in Congress two years ago are coming to her aid again, with nearly $1.2 million in outside money spent in Florida’s 7th Congressional District through last week — almost all of it on her side. The Democratic House […]

Scott PowersOctober 26, 2018

Time Magazine loves it some Democrats from north-central Orange County. The magazine’s latest issue, hitting newsstands Friday, features Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park almost front-and-center in a huge crowd of gun law debaters, in a digitally-created photo collage depicting America’s gun debate. The photo with Murphy in the center graces the cover of […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2018

Republican congressional nominee Mike Miller is crying foul over a new television commercial launched in Orlando by the Democrats’ House Majority Political Action Committee, saying the claim in the ad that he steered tax dollars to a private country club could not be “further from the truth.” The 30-second ad “Exclusive”, launched Tuesday on both […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2018

The migrations in Florida of Republican strength into rural and small-city counties and of Democrats into urban areas and inner suburbs have greatly increased the chances of re-elections of Republican U.S. Reps. Neal Dunn and Dan Webster, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy. Changes in voter registration since the 2016 general election also has improved […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2018

It’s all about the booming economy, low unemployment, and cutting taxes, and keeping it rolling, Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise told a rally Friday campaigning for Republican state Rep. Mike Miller‘s attempt to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Well, maybe a little about baseball too. Scalise, a candidate […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2018

Two days after she and her Republican election opponent drew a clear distinction on climate change, Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy ridiculed him Thursday for dismissing that humans might have a role. “My opponent, state Rep. Mike Miller, he refuses to recognize that humans contribute to climate change. And making matters worse, he dismissed concerns […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2018

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is expanding her South Florida trip on Wednesday to include a stop in Orlando Thursday; and since little is being disclosed about it, Republican congressional candidate Mike Miller charged that Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is doing something with her. But Murphy’s campaign said, Nope, not us. The issue […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2018

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Although multiple attempts failed by Republican challenger state Rep. Mike Miller to get Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy to allign herself with her party’s left wing, the two nonetheless offered stark differences on guns, abortion, climate change, and their economic policies during a debate Tuesday. At the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Murphy held […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy entered October with more than $1 million left to spend in her re-election bid for Florida’s 7th Congressional District while her opponent Republican state Rep. Mike Miller‘s campaign came into the homestretch almost broke. Miller has managed to raise $304,000 since the pre-primary report filed on Aug. 8 but he […]

Scott PowersOctober 8, 2018

A new television commercial launched Monday by the re-election campaign of Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy features a woman praising the congresswoman for helping her mother get the veterans’ survivors’ health care benefits he earned and she needed. The 30-second spot, “Sarah,” is launching on Orlando television seeking to position Murphy as someone who fights […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

National groups spend $1.1 million backing Stephanie Murphy in CD 7 race

Stephanie Murphy front-and-center in Time magazine ‘Guns in America’ project

Mike Miller blasts Democrats’ attack ad for mischaracterizing his role in lake project

Voter registrations trends aiding Neal Dunn, Dan Webster, Greg Steube, Stephanie Murphy

Steve Scalise pitches economy to help Mike Miller’s congressional run

Stephanie Murphy goes after Mike Miller on climate change

Nancy Pelosi Orlando visit brings charge from Mike Miller, denial from Stephanie Murphy

Stephanie Murphy, Mike Miller draw distinctions on guns, abortion, climate change, economic plans

Stephanie Murphy swamping Mike Miller in CD 7 money race

Stephanie Murphy ad touts assistance for veterans in CD 7 race