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Scott PowersMay 3, 2018

Digging in for a potentially bruising primary battle, Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto kicked off his 2018 re-election campaign Thursday with a rally at which he called for an election about “respect and dignity… humility and service.” The call appeared as a response to Tuesday’s news that Soto now faces his predecessor Democratic former U.S. […]

Scott PowersMay 1, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is entering the Democratic primary field against his successor U.S. Rep. Darren Soto ready to brawl, already going after the incumbent as someone he said has done nothing meaningful regarding the district, Puerto Rico, or President Donald Trump. In an interview Tuesday morning, Grayson took the fighting stance that recalled […]

Scott PowersMay 1, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson wants his old seat back, and is preparing to file Tuesday to take on fellow Democrat and incumbent U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Grayson, who has been preparing for months for a last-minute announcement on a new run for Congress, holding back only the where, not […]

Scott PowersApril 27, 2018

Two amendments pushed by Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto got included in a bill approved Friday morning by the U.S. House of Representatives and could make airports and airplanes a little more prepared for new mothers and pregnant women. House Resolution 4, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018, includes Soto’s amendments that requires […]

Scott PowersApril 26, 2018

Touting it as the most bipartisan and therefore best-prospect bill in a long time for the issue, Florida’s U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz unveiled a proposal to legalize and promote federal research into medical marijuana Thursday. Gaetz, the Republican from Fort Walton Beach, was joined by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, the Republican from Kendall, U.S. Rep. […]

Bill RuftyApril 20, 2018

Public-school teachers should not have to pay federal income taxes, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 15th Congressional District declared Thursday. “It will be the Rewarding American Educators Act, and I will file it when I get to Congress,” said Gregory Pilkington of Indian Lakes Estate. “It will attract new teachers and keep those who then will […]

Scott PowersApril 19, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate state Rep. David Richardson has received the endorsement of Orlando’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in the Florida’s 27th Congressional District race. The endorsement is the first by a sitting member of Florida’s Congressional delegation in the wildly contentious contest as Richardson, five other Democrats, eight Republicans, and an independent seek to […]

Scott PowersApril 12, 2018

Congressional letters signed by a large majority of Florida’s delegation are urging congressional leaders to support full funding not just for NASA’s next spacecraft and rocket but for critical upgrades at Kennedy Space Center to launch them. The letters to chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees overseeing space have drawn signatures of […]

Scott PowersApril 6, 2018

A town hall to talk about guns that Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto set for Saturday in St. Cloud is drawing criticism from his Republican election opponent Wayne Liebnitzky because the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School girls’ softball team is also in town. Liebnitzky called the town hall “a political stunt.” Soto earlier this week […]

Peter SchorschApril 4, 2018

No matter what else the reporters of Florida Politics wrote on Monday, I knew that the story that would be most-read would be whatever we posted about a congressman’s wife being arrested for disorderly intoxication. On that day, FP served up a steady stream of first-of-the-quarter, post-holiday scoops and stories about candidates maneuvering their campaigns […]

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Kathleen King and Joe Gruters. Image via Max Goodman.

Darren Soto calls for election battle about ‘respect and dignity’

Alan Grayson comes out ready to brawl

Alan Grayson entering CD 9 to take on Darren Soto

Darren Soto amendments make flying friendlier to new moms and pregnant women

Matt Gaetz, Carlos Curbelo, Darren Soto lead marijuana research bill

CD 15 Democratic hopeful puts focus on fixing public education

David Richardson picks up Darren Soto’s endorsement in CD 27 race

Florida’s delegation presses for Kennedy Space Center launch support money for NASA’s next big rocket

Darren Soto’s guns town hall draws criticism from Wayne Liebnitzky

When do you write about the arrest of a lawmaker’s spouse?