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Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2016

America celebrates its 240th birthday Monday, and the 40th anniversary of the Bicentennial. I was a relatively young kid who doesn’t have a whole lot of recollection of that particular day (other than our family was on vacation someplace in Northern California), but I certainly do remember the yearlong hype into that summer. Two days […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 30, 2016

Southwest Florida needs a conservative voice in Congress. That was the message three Republicans running in Florida’s 19th Congressional District sent during a forum hosted by the Women’s Republican Club of Naples Federated and the Collier Republican Club on Thursday. Three Republicans — Dan Bongino, Chauncey Goss and Francis Rooney — are vying to replace Curt Clawson […]

Mitch PerryJune 30, 2016

Rand Paul has endorsed Dan Bongino in his bid for Congress in southwest Florida’s 19th Congressional District. “Dan is a true patriot who will fight for liberty and our Constitution when he arrives in Congress,” the Kentucky senator said in a statement issued out by the Bongino campaign. “Our U.S. Congress is in is desperate need […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 29, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is lending a hand to a fellow Southwest Florida Republican’s campaign. Scott will join Francis Rooney for a campaign event on July 15. The event, which will support Rooney’s congressional campaign, is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Naples. The invitation did not list an event location. “I’m honored to have Governor Rick […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

In an election year dominated by outsiders and political chaos, it’s not surprising every congressional district has at least two people vying for the seat. Candidates had until noon Friday to submit their paperwork to run for congressional seats. State records show all of the state’s 27 congressional races in Florida this congressional cycle are […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

Francis Rooney is vowing to fight against defense cuts in a new campaign advertisement. In the ad, Rooney says the country is “at war with radical Islamic terrorism.” The 30-second spot, called “We are at War,” features clips of newscasters talking about the June 12 mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub. “The brutal attack in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

Michael Dreikorn is out. The Bokeelia Republican and 2014 congressional candidate announced Wednesday he was not running for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Curt Clawson. Dreikorn said he felt there was “a greater need for me to focus closer to home, both in local issues and in my personal issues.” Dreikorn ran in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

Paige Kreegel won’t be running for Congress in 2016. Kreegel, a former state representative, announced this week he has decided not to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Curt Clawson. Kreegel, who ran in 2012 and in a special election in 2014, said “now is not the right time” for U.S. House run. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

An active day for the Ron DeSantis press shop continued on Thursday evening, with the GOP Senate campaign trumpeting the endorsement of Dan Bongino. Bongino, who lost general elections in Maryland during the past two cycles, 2012 for Senate and 2014 for House, noted in a statement put out by the DeSantis team that he will “not […]

Mitch PerryNovember 25, 2015

Outgoing Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday immediately restoring voting rights to more than 100,000 ex-felons convicted of nonviolent offenses. “This disenfranchisement makes no sense,” Beshear, a Democrat, said in his announcement. “It makes no sense because it dilutes the energy of democracy, which functions only if all classes and categories of people have a […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.1.16 — The wheels of justice move excruciatingly slow

Dan Bongino, Chauncey Goss, Francis Rooney sound off during CD 19 forum

Rand Paul is backing Dan Bongino in Florida’s 19th Congressional race

Rick Scott to attend event for CD 19 candidate Francis Rooney

Changing political landscape means contested races in each of Florida’s congressional districts

Francis Rooney says he will work to ‘wipe ISIS off the face of the earth’ in new CD 19 ad

Michael Dreikorn endorses Chauncey Goss in CD 19 race

Paige Kreegel not running in CD 19, endorses Chauncey Goss

Dan Bongino endorses Ron DeSantis for Senate

Mitch Perry Report for 11.25.15 — Florida now one of 2 states withholding vote from ex-felons