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Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 9, 2019

Stephen Lytle saved himself some cash in the Tampa City Council District 3 race Wednesday, qualifying by ballot petition. The local activist and neighborhood association president is only the second of 36 filed candidates who have done so. Candidates in Tampa municipal races have the option of either paying to qualify, or getting enough petition […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 7, 2019

Nicholas Glover is swapping City Council races to District 3 — the seat currently held by Yolie Capin — after District 2 incumbent Charlie Miranda filed for re-election. Both seats are citywide. Glover had initially filed for the District 2 seat, anticipating Miranda would run against Guido Maniscalco in his single-member district. Miranda has been […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 4, 2019

A third candidate has entered the Tampa City Council District 4 race. South Tampa resident Lee Lowry filed to run Friday. Lowry seeks the seat currently held by Harry Cohen, who is term-limited and running for Mayor in the March election. Lowry joins Bill Carlson and Salvatore Guagliardo Jr. in the race. Lowry currently serves as lead fundraiser for the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 4, 2019

Longtime Tampa City Council member Charlie Miranda cleared up one major election question Thursday when he announced he would run for re-election to his citywide District 2 seat. Miranda’s decision means District 6 incumbent Guido Maniscalco avoided what could have been a difficult race to earn a second term in the Seminole Heights and Westshore district. Miranda […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 20, 2018

Community activist Stephen Lytle out-raised his opponents for a second month in a row, Hillsborough campaign finance reports for October show. Lytle raised more than $6,000 in October. He raised more than $28,000 in September. “It’s no surprise that the success of a campaign is built upon the ability to fundraise,” Lytle said. “As a first-time […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 14, 2018

Local business leader Nicholas Glover announced his bid for Tampa City Council District 2 Wednesday. Glover is the Florida Market Manager for Gas South, a firm that works with businesses to lower their energy and operating costs. Glover is the third candidate to file for the citywide seat currently held by council member Charlie Miranda. […]

Peter SchorschMay 8, 2018

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National security consultant John Godwin is entering the race for Tampa City Council District 2, the citywide seat currently held by Councilmember Charlie Miranda. “I have dedicated my adult life to serving my community, state, and country; and I am excited about the opportunity to continue serving Tampa on our City Council,” Godwin said Monday. “Tampa […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2016

It was the Thursday night before the 2000 general election when Fox News’s Carl Cameron reported George W. Bush had been arrested in 1976 in Maine on a DWI case. It was definitely an “October surprise,” and it definitely seemed to stop Bush’s momentum in that contest — a contest in which he ultimately lost the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2016

Tampa City Council members Mike Suarez and Charlie Miranda took time out Wednesday to praise how Tampa has always been a beacon for immigrants, and how Donald Trump’s incendiary rhetoric on Latinos threatens what Ronald Reagan once called “that city on a hill.” “Donald Trump does not understand what it’s like to be an American,” Suarez said, speaking at the Blind Tiger Cafe […]

Mitch PerryOctober 18, 2016

One of the most unexpected moments of Monday night’s Senate debate between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy was when Rubio said Murphy posted a photo on Facebook four years ago showing him groping a woman. “That’s inappropriate behavior!” he charged at Murphy, who appeared startled by the reference. On Tuesday, Murphy dismissed the allegation. “When Donald Trump goes low, Marco Rubio goes […]

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Stephen Lytle saves cash, qualifies for Tampa Council race by petition

Nicholas Glover won’t challenge Charlie Miranda; swaps race to open District 3

Local fundraising pro enters Tampa City Council race

Charlie Miranda decision spares incumbent, but throws new candidates for a loop

Stephen Lytle out-raises competition in October fundraising

Third candidate enters race to replace Charlie Miranda on Tampa City Council

First candidate files for Tampa City Council District 2

Mitch Perry Report for 11.4.16 — What will be this year’s decisive October surprise?

In Ybor City, Charlie Miranda and Mike Suarez denounce Trumpism

Patrick Murphy says Marco Rubio goes low in bringing up photo with former girlfriend