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Scott PowersApril 9, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate David Shapiro announced Monday that his campaign raised $401,723 for the first quarter of 2018, as he seeks the Democratic primary nomination to face Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. Shapiro, a lawyer from Siesta Key, finished 2017 having raised $250,000 since entering the race in October, with just over $191,000 in the bank. […]

Scott PowersApril 6, 2018

Democratic House District 28 candidate Lee Mangold has qualified for the ballot by submitting enough valid petition signatures, his campaign announced Friday. Mangold was qualified for the ballot with 1,129 petition signatures validated in Seminole County Friday. “Getting candidate petitions signed is a great way to engage with the community without making a big monetary […]

Scott PowersApril 3, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham goes hard against President Donald Trump in her first digital video ad of the 2018 election, calling him an embarrassment, a divider, and a bully, and vowing that as Governor she would stand up against him. As graphics play out her words, Graham begins the video by saying that she […]

Scott PowersApril 2, 2018

Former state Sen. Geraldine Thompson filed for a chance to return to the Florida Legislature, entering the race for Florida’s House District 44 in southwest Orange County. Thompson, of Orlando, served four years in the Florida Senate, representing Senate District 12, and six in the Florida House, representing House District 39 before redistricting. She left the […]

Scott PowersApril 2, 2018

Democratic state Rep. David Richardson announced Monday morning his campaign raised $411.021 in the first quarter of 2018 for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, one of the most hotly contested races anywhere. Richardson went into the first quarter leading the money race; this $411,000 haul could keep him atop a field that now has eight Democrats, […]

Scott PowersMarch 30, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is combining his American Dream roots and his progressive mayor tenure in a new TV ad. The 30-second spot, “Person He Is” gets away from the topical subjects such as gun violence and off-shore drilling that have dominated his television advertising for the past couple of months, and instead focuses […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2018

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson charged in Orlando Thursday that the latest shakeup at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has to do with President Donald Trump‘s desire to privatize health services for veterans and he vowed to block it. Nelson was joined Thursday by fellow Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is turning his support for the “March For Our Lives” movement into his latest video ad, releasing a 40-second spot on the internet that features a speech he gave during last Saturday’s protests. King uses the video to promote his strong positions to ban assault weapons, require universal background checks, […]

Scott PowersMarch 28, 2018

Democratic Florida House candidate Lee Mangold has received the endorsement of Longwood City Commissioner Matt Morgan in the House District 28 race, Mangold’s campaign announced Wednesday. Mangold, a cybersecurity entrepreneur and adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida, faces Republican David Smith in the HD 28 race, for a seat being vacated by Republican […]

Scott PowersMarch 28, 2018

The campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine announced Wednesday that Chelsea Lunn, an organizer in both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigns, will become Levine’s statewide engagement director. A South Florida native, Lunn was a regional organizing director for Clinton’s 2016 campaign and an organizer for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. “We are excited to welcome […]

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David Shapiro raises $401K in first quarter in CD 16 campaign

Lee Mangold qualifies for HD 28 ballot

Gwen Graham’s first digital ad vows she’ll stand up against Donald Trump

Geraldine Thompson is back, filing to run in HD 44

David Richardson reporting $411K first quarter in CD 27 race

Philip Levine ad portrays American Dream rise, progressive mayorship

Bill Nelson pledges VA will not be privatized

Chris King releases ‘March for Our Lives’ video ad

Lee Mangold gets Longwood Commissioner Matt Morgan’s endorsement in HD 28 race

Philip Levine campaign adds statewide engagement director