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Scott PowersJune 19, 2018

The national Human Rights Campaign, the nations’ largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, has endorsed the re-election bid of Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The endorsement is part of Soto’s efforts to shore up the progressive wing of the Democratic Party as he prepares for the August 28 Democratic primary showdown […]

Scott PowersJune 14, 2018

A trio of Orlando-area Democratic members of Congress, joined by Florida’s two U.S. Senators, is calling on the United States Customs and Border Protection agency to suspend proposed transfers of safety officers out of Port Canaveral and Orlando International Airport. Democratic U.S. Reps. Val Demings, Darren Soto and Stephanie Murphy, along with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Grieving anew as a community in the wake of another horrific gun tragedy, Orlandoans bowed their heads Tuesday afternoon as bells tolled and names were called in remembrance of the 49 people murdered at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando two years earlier. Others, including survivors and families of victims of the Pulse massacre, joined a solemn […]

Scott PowersJune 11, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson has launched a second television commercial in his battle for the Democratic primary nomination to return to Congress again in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The new 30-second spot starts with a quick visit to Grayson’s roots, as he talks about “growing up in the tenements in the Bronx, surrounded by […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Sean Shaw and Jeremy Ring have gotten the backing of the Florida Young Democrats in their quests for the Florida attorney general and chief financial officer posts, as have 11 candidates in their congressional races. The YoungDems did not endorse in the governor’s race, the agriculture commissioner’s race, or 16 other congressional races, including several […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has received the endorsements of two first-responders unions, for firefighters and law-enforcement officers, his campaign announced Tuesday. The Orlando Professional Fire Fighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1365 and the Central Florida Police Benevolent Association have each endorsed Congressman Darren Soto for re-election in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Soto […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2018

The federal government has granted a seven-month extension for All Aboard Florida to sell the $1.15 billion in private equity bonds it intends to use to finance the proposed higher-speed rail expansion that could roll private Brightline passenger trains between South Florida and Orlando. The extension comes in the nick of time, as the company’s […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto Thursday morning blasted the federal deportation and political asylum policy to separate children from their families who have crossed the American border without documentation, calling the policy “cruel” and “deeply immoral.” Soto, joined by Democratic state Rep. John Cortes of Kissimmee at Soto’s Kissimmee congressional district office, Soto described the […]

Scott PowersMay 30, 2018

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The Democratic National Committee just weighed in on the Florida partisan fight for Puerto Rican voters, providing the state party with a $100,000 grant and arguments on why they should register as Democrats. DNC Chair Tom Perez and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo joined U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Val Demings and others in […]

Scott PowersMay 29, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in his re-election campaign, giving the freshman congressman another big backer from the Democratic establishment for his primary fight with his predecessor, former U.S. Alan Grayson. In a statement released by Soto’s re-election campaign Tuesday, Biden, the presumed front-runner among Democrats considering running […]

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Darren Soto picks up Human Rights Campaign endorsement in CD 9 race

Val Demings leads call to end transfers of customs agents from Orlando, Port Canaveral

Bells toll in Orlando

Alan Grayson launches new TV ad in CD 9 race

Florida Young Dems endorse Sean Shaw, Jeremy Ring, 11 congressional candidates

Darren Soto picks up nods from fire fighters, police unions

Feds approve seven-month extension for Brightline train bonds

Darren Soto blasts deportation child-separation policy as ‘deeply immoral’

National Democrats aid Florida Democrats’ Puerto Rican voter outreach

Darren Soto gets Joe Biden’s backing in CD 9 race