Tag: Citizens United

Peter SchorschAugust 18, 2016
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As SaintPetersBlog’s Mitch Perry first reported Wednesday afternoon, the Pinellas County Democratic Executive Committee will not accept a $531 grant it received to install native plants around its headquarters located on the outskirts of downtown St. Petersburg. The decision comes after community-wide criticism was leveled at the party for requesting taxpayer dollars to improve the grounds of a political […]

Peter SchorschAugust 10, 2016
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More than 300 candidates are running for elected office in Florida, including Congress and 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit thumbnail, sketch […]

Ryan RayApril 19, 2016
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Congressional hopeful Mary Thomas has won the endorsement of a conservative group whose very name evokes modern-day campaign finance. Citizens United PAC – a political committee affiliated with the better-known Citzens United –weighed in the Republican primary in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District on behalf of Thomas on Tuesday. Citizens United President David Bossie said Thomas, an Indian-American and former […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016
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Wealthy Florida car dealer Norman Braman is hoping to recoup his losses from backing Marco Rubio for president by doubling down on Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s bid for the U.S. Senate seat Rubio is vacating. As Alex Gloriso of OpenSecrets.org writes, Braman is using every available avenue for money – traditional, unconventional, and questionable – in order to boost CLC’s chances over […]


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