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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 30, 2016

Thad Altman is likely heading back to the Florida Legislature. Altman came out on top in Florida House District 52. The Rockledge Republican received 34 percent of the vote, followed by Brian Hodgers with 23 percent. Monique Miller received 23 percent, while Robert “Fritz” VanVolkenburgh received 20 percent of the vote. Altman will replace Rep. Ritch […]

Staff ReportsAugust 27, 2016

For better or worse, all eyes will be on several Florida Senate races come election night. FloridaPolitics.com commissioned a series of polls in recent weeks to look at how candidates in Senate District 17, 19, 23 and 28 were faring. In many cases the surveys — conducted by St. Pete Polls — showed tight races […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2016

It is arguably the nastiest — and perhaps the weirdest — legislative race of the primary election cycle. Not a day goes by without a negative flier landing in voters’ mailboxes. On most days, there are several. A slew of Twitter accounts and websites authored by anonymous bomb-throwers have sprung up. The race has even featured a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016

Comparing a candidate to a grizzly bear? Must be the final days of an election cycle. Mailers from the “Conservative Leadership Fund” hit mailboxes in House District 54 comparing Erin Grall to a grizzly bear. The mailer claims Grall is a “liberal trial lawyer … disguising herself as a friend of small businesses,” but spending her […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 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 of who they are and why […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has weighed in on the contentious Senate District 17 Republican primary, offering his endorsement of Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield. “I have known Debbie personally for nearly 20 years and can tell you she is a caring mother and devoted wife,” Rubio stated in a news release issued by Mayfield’s campaign. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 15, 2016

Ritch Workman is calling on his Senate District 17 opponent to immediately resign her House seat. The reason? Debbie Mayfield appears to live outside of her district. According to bio box in Florida Today, Mayfield told the newspaper she moved to Brevard County in 2015. She listed her hometown as Rockledge. Mayfield was re-elected to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

The Florida Chamber of Commerce is making a high-risk, high-reward investment in a Florida legislative race where the choice of which candidates it is supporting does not, at first glance, appear to be a black-and-white decision. In Florida Senate District 1, the Chamber is backing Republican state Rep. Doug Broxson over his House colleague Mike Hill, despite the latter’s A rating […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 10, 2016

The women in Ritch Workman’s lives are coming to his defense. The Melbourne Republican tweeted out an advertisement Wednesday afternoon featuring Terri Workman, his wife, and Tiffanie Lande, his ex-wife. In the 30-second spot, the two women scold his Senate District 17 opponent and encourage voters to back Workman on Aug. 30. “Ritch may not […]

Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2016

Vero Beach Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield loaned another $100,000 to her Senate campaign at the end of July to increase her lead over Melbourne Republican Rep. Ritch Workman in the Senate District 17 primary. Mayfield’s loan was paired with $13,250 in contributions and about $15,000 in expenditures, leaving her campaign account with about $170,000 in […]

Tag: Debbie Mayfield

Thad Altman, Erin Grall come out on top in HD 52, HD 54

Polling recap: Several state Senate races remain close as primary nears

Final poll of SD 17 GOP primary shows Ritch Workman closing gap vs. Debbie Mayfield

Direct mail round-up: Conservative Leadership Fund takes swing at Erin Grall in HD 54

Meet Debbie Mayfield, Republican running in SD 17

Debbie Mayfield gets Marco Rubio’s endorsement in SD 17

Ritch Workman calls for Debbie Mayfield to resign over residency

The Florida Chamber makes an interesting bet; HD 60 candidate Rebecca Smith not the NRA’s choice

Ritch Workman’s wife, ex-wife come to his defense in new ad

In brutal SD 17 primary, Debbie Mayfield lends her campaign another $100K