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Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Citing a bipartisan voting record and legislative efforts on behalf of small-business owners and entrepreneurs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wednesday endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy for re-election, her campaign announced. The endorsement of a Democratic lawmaker is rare for the national chamber, especially in a competitive district. This announcement comes at the expense […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey went to Facebook Tuesday night to apologize for comments he made last week disparaging supporters of Sanjay Patel, his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election in Florida’s 8th Congressional District. At a Trump Club meeting in Brevard County on Sept. 19, shown in a video posted on Youtube.com and since […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Democratic state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith raised $10,050 in the first two weeks of September keeping his campaign’s cash fund ahead of that of Republican challenger Ben Griffin who added $7,000 in early September in the Flordia House District 49 race. Smith, of Orlando, has now raised $108,695 and spent $42,482 of that, according to the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia picked up $9,000 in the first reporting period since winning the Aug. 28 primary and extended his campaign cash advantage over Democratic challenger Pam Dirschka. With the latest donations, all of it coming in large checks from political action committees and companies, Plasencia enters the Nov. 6 election contest having […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Republican state Rep. Thad Altman raised $2,000 for his re-election effort in the latest reporting period, barely better than Democratic upstart Seeta Begui, who continues to hold a $5,000 lead in the money race that has both House District 52 candidates relatively low on cash. Altman’s latest donations come after he spent almost all of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Democratic Florida House nominee Anna Eskamani‘s campaign announced Monday that her campaign and political committee now have topped $420,000 in fundraising, an astonishing total for a first-time candidate. Yet her declaration comes amid indications that fundraising is coming alive for the campaign of her Republican opponent in House District 47, Stockton Reeves. Eskamani’s announcement Monday includes […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 19, 2018

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, announced on Wednesday a second series of hires for his general election campaign. Eleven more Gillum staffers and consultants are officially on board, the campaign announced Wednesday. The campaign earlier this week unveiled a 19-person leadership team. Familiar names — like staffers from unsuccessful primary campaigns and from other […]

Scott PowersSeptember 18, 2018

A new television commercial being launched by Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy touts legislation she backed to tighten accountability in Congress by restricting pay and future lobbying careers. “We have got to hold Congress accountable,” she declares. The 30-second commercial, “Accountable”, includes video of Murphy first teaching responsibility to her children, saying they can’t get […]

Scott PowersSeptember 18, 2018

Democratic Florida House candidate Anna Eskamani has released her first television commiercial of the campaign season, focusing on her mother’s story and then on the House District 47 candidate’s commitment to health care coverage. The 30-second television commercial, “Fighting for Our Health”, starts out covering much of the same ground as the biographical video Eskamani […]

Scott PowersSeptember 17, 2018

Democratic Florida House nominee Lee Mangold has received the endorsement of a coalition of unions representing teachers and other employees of Seminole County Schools for his quest to be elected in House District 28, his campaign announced Monday. Mangold has been endorseed by UniServe, the umbrella organization for the Seminole Education Association, Seminole Education Clerical […]

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U.S. Chamber endorses Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

Bill Posey apologizes for ‘dumpiest house’ comment; Sanjay Patel says it’s typical condescension

Carlos Smith picks up $10K in re-election bid against Ben Griffin

Rene Plasencia picks up $9K for HD 50 re-election bid

Thad Altman fundraising keeps him behind Seeta Begui in HD 52 money race

Anna Eskamani touts $420K raised, Stockton Reeves’ fundraising comes alive

Andrew Gillum continues filling out campaign staff

Stephanie Murphy touts congressional pay-freeze, no-budget no-pay bills

Anna Eskamani TV ad links tribute to mother and commitment to health care

Seminole County schools unions back Lee Mangold in HD 28 race