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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

For the third time since 2012, Southwest Florida will have an open congressional seat. On Thursday, Rep. Curt Clawson announced he was not running for re-election in Congressional District 19. The Bonita Springs Republican said he wanted to spend more time at home with his family. “I was shocked,” said Byron Donalds, a Collier County […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 19, 2016

Chauncey Goss is running for Congress. The Sanibel Island Republican announced he will run for the Congressional District 19 seat being vacated by Rep. Curt Clawson. In a statement Thursday night, Goss said he is running because he is “deeply disappointed by the status quo in Washington, D.C.” “Southwest Florida deserves dynamic leadership and honest […]

Phil AmmannOctober 12, 2015

Clearwater state Sen. Jack Latvala was the special guest at a fundraiser for Republican business executive Gary Price in his bid for Senate District 23. The theme of the $100-a-ticket lunch, held at The Grandezza in Estero, was that Tallahassee is broken and new leadership is required. The event drew an audience of about 100. Price, who […]

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Curt Clawson not running for re-election changes political landscape in southwest Florida

Republican Chauncey Goss to run in Congressional District 19

At lunch forum, SD 23 hopeful Gary Price says new leadership is coming