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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 21, 2016

Naples Republican Francis Rooney isn’t ruling out a congressional bid. The former ambassador to the Holy See said Saturday “it would be premature” to say he was considering a run. However, he said he is researching his options and intends to make a decision about whether to mount a bid for Congressional District 19 in […]

Peter SchorschMay 21, 2016

Judging by the expression on her face, Lizbeth Benacquisto appeared genuinely surprised — and touched — by the standing ovation given to her by her colleagues in the Senate upon her return to the Florida Legislature. The date was April 23, 2014, and it was the day after Benacquisto finished second in the four-way Republican primary to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Lizbeth Benacquisto said she will make a decision in the coming days about whether she will run Congress. In a statement Friday, the Fort Myers Republican said she was shocked to learn that Rep. Curt Clawson was not seeking re-election. Benacquisto ran in the 2014 special Congressional District 19 election, where she came in second […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Naples Republican Matt Hudson is focused on his state Senate District 28 bid, and won’t be considering a run in the open Congressional District 19 seat. “My focus is on continuing to represent my constituents and being elected to serve them in the Florida Senate,” he said in a statement Friday. Hudson lives in eastern […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Gary Price won’t be throwing his hat into the Congressional District 19 race. Price, a former Naples councilman and a one-time candidate for the state Senate, said he isn’t considering a congressional bid in 2016. Price thought about running when the seat was open in 2014, but said the timing isn’t right for a run this year. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Count Kathleen Passidomo out. The Naples Republican said Friday she is not planning to run for the Congressional District 19 seat being vacated by Rep. Curt Clawson. The Naples attorney said she has never given much thought to a congressional seat. “If you’re going to be in Congress, it takes many years before you get […]

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 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 19, 2016

Congressman Curt Clawson will not run for re-election. The Bonita Springs Republican announced Thursday he was not running for a second full term in the U.S. House. Clawson’s decision to step down at the end of his term was first reported by the Fort Myers News-Press. In a statement Thursday, Clawson said he wanted to spend […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2016

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham cited Zika virus research from Tallahassee’s Florida State University on the floor of the U.S. House on Tuesday, as she called on Congress to provide increased funding for Zika research and prevention. Graham said Zika “poses a great threat to our country, especially to my home state of Florida.” “There have already been […]

Tag: Curt Clawson

Naples Republican Francis Rooney not ruling out CD 19 bid

Curt Clawson is why we can’t have nice things

Lizbeth Benacquisto weighing whether to jump in to CD 19

Matt Hudson focused on SD 28, won’t run in CD 19

Naples Republican Gary Price passes on CD 19 race

Kathleen Passidomo said she won’t run for CD 19

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

Republican Chauncey Goss to run in Congressional District 19

Curt Clawson won’t run for re-election, says he wants to ‘spend more time close to home’

Gwen Graham cites FSU Zika research amid call for Congress to act on funding