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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 1, 2017

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Gwen Graham appears ready to make it official. The former Democratic congresswoman from Tallahassee is expected to announce her 2018 gubernatorial bid on Tuesday. The announcement will make Graham, the daughter of former governor and Sen. Bob Graham, the third Democrat to enter the race to replace Gov. Rick Scott. Her entry has long-been expected. When […]

Scott PowersApril 28, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is launching his first campaign video on the internet, mocking Gov. Rick Scott’s jobs record and using the current governor in the video. The ad begins with footage taken from one of Scott’s own videos, showing him in a radio studio declaring his mantra, “What have we done in the […]

Scott PowersApril 21, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidates and potential candidates are declaring Friday that Frank Artiles did the right thing and one is wondering why Gov. Rick Scott stayed out, after Artiles resigned his seat in the Florida Senate because of his vulgar comments to comments earlier in the week. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, an announced candidate, called Artiles’ […]

Scott PowersApril 19, 2017

Saying that otherwise the incident will be shortly forgotten and no one will be held accountable, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King called Wednesday for Gov. Rick Scott to demand that Sen. Frank Artiles resign over his reported racist and profane comments to black colleges. Artiles was reported, first in the Miami Herald, to have launched […]

Staff ReportsApril 18, 2017

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Scott Arceneaux, the former executive director of the Florida Democratic Party, is joining Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s gubernatorial campaign as a chief strategist. “I’m thrilled to welcome Scott Arceneaux to our growing campaign for Governor. Scott brings a wealth of knowledge and savvy about the Sunshine State to our team, and I’m excited to welcome […]

Peter SchorschApril 18, 2017

Democrat Chris King announced a wave of hiring Tuesday morning for key positions supporting his campaign for Florida governor. “I’m encouraged that so many smart, talented campaign veterans are ready to join me in building a new approach to our politics,” said King, 38, a Winter Park affordable housing executive. “Our campaign will reflect the […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2017

Chris King, the newly announced Democratic candidate for Florida governor, wants to “lift up” homegrown businesses. Apparently, those homegrown businesses include those in Los Angeles and Silverdale, Washington. In a YouTube video posted last week, the Winter Park affordable housing executive offers his vision of the state of Florida politics. “We need a whole new […]

Mitch PerryApril 9, 2017

Even though the 2018 election cycle has barely begun, there’s no question that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is quickly learning that his progressive stances are finding enthusiastic responses as he barnstorms the state. “We can win elections in this state again by being Democrats!” Gillum told an enthusiastic group of Florida College Democrats in Tampay, where they were meeting for […]

Scott PowersApril 6, 2017

Word has it that others were invited but only one candidate or potential candidate, Democrat Chris King, showed up at the Florida Legislative Black Caucus’s symposium Thursday to talk about the 2018 gubernatorial race. King tweeted such Thursday, “Honored to talk w/the great leaders at the @FLBlackCaucus Gubernatorial Symposium about how to make our future better […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 5, 2017

Jack Latvala raised more than $250,000 in the first week of March, much of which was raised in a single day. Florida Leadership Committee, the Clearwater Republican’s political committee, raised at least $252,160 between March 1 and March 6, according to contribution data posted to the committee’s website. The committee received about $244,600 of that […]

Tag: Chris King

Gwen Graham signals she’ll launch gubernatorial campaign Tuesday

First Chris King campaign video mocks Rick Scott’s jobs record

Democrats gubernatorial candidates react to Frank Artiles’ resignation

Chris King calls on Rick Scott to call for Frank Artiles’ resignation

Scott Arceneaux joining Andrew Gillum campaign

Chris King staffs up with veteran political operatives in bid for Florida governor

Professing love for Florida business, Chris King video uses stock footage from LA, Washington

Andrew Gillum tells college Democrats: ‘We don’t have to run from who we are’

Chris King only gubernatorial candidate to show up at Florida Legislative Black Caucus

Jack Latvala raises more than $244K on eve of 2017 Legislative Session