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Mitch PerryNovember 21, 2017

Alma Gonzalez, a member of the Democratic National Committee and a Hillsborough County committeewoman, announced Tuesday her bid for Florida Democratic Party chair. The party is in crisis mode following the developments over the past few days. On Friday, now former Chair Stephen Bittel announced he would be resigning following a POLITICO Florida report that he had […]

Scott PowersNovember 15, 2017

Democrats Lauren Baer and David Richardson have received endorsements from the Victory Fund gay rights advocacy group in their quests to be elected to Congress in Florida’s 18th and 27th Congressional Districts. Baer and Richardson are both openly gay, marking the second consecutive congressional election cycle in which Floridians have been presented with two opportunities […]

Scott PowersNovember 13, 2017

Note: a previous version of this story inaccurately reported the campaign finances of Lee Mangold, Democrat running in House District 29 in northern Seminole County. Republican State Rep. David Santiago led all Central Florida candidates for the Florida House of Representatives in October fundraising drawing in $21,000 for his re-election bid in Florida’s House District […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2017

Democrats are now lining up to run in Florida House District 44, a district that, for more than a decade, begged for Democratic candidates. Real estate agent and former urban planner Matt Matin of Winter Garden filed in late October to run there, and businessman Eddy Dominguez of Dr. Phillips said Thursday he has sent […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Ninety minutes before Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine planned to announce his big plans, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is sending a message that she, too, has South Florida support, announcing endorsements from three other South Florida mayors. Graham’s campaign announced Wednesday morning she has the backing of West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, Coral Springs […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2017

Without naming a specific candidate, a new poll finds Democrats have a six-point advantage in the 2018 Florida governor’s race. Conducted by SEA Polling & Strategic Design, a Tampa-based firm known for Democratic polling, the poll was taken Aug. 13-17 with live callers, 30 percent cellphones, and bilingual interviewers. “With big names lining up to […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2017

Democrats are looking ahead to the 2018 Orange County elections thinking it might be the year they finally take over county government. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the mayor’s office are officially nonpartisan, but the two main parties in Orange County don’t see it that way. So while voters have the chance […]

Associated PressOctober 22, 2017

Nine months into the Donald Trump era, Democrats are still searching for a standard-bearer and a crisp message to corral widespread opposition to an unpopular president and a Republican-led Congress. The minority party has put that struggle on vivid display this week in Nevada, site of Democrats’ first national party gathering since a contentious chairman’s […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

Republican former U.S. Rep. David Jolly doubled down Tuesday evening on his expressed wish that Democrats win the 2018 mid-term elections as a check on President Donald Trump, saying he hoped that so that “we may be safer as a nation.” Jolly appeared Wednesday evening at the University of Central Florida in Orlando with Democratic […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

Democratic congressional challenger Lauren Baer raised more than $250,000 and her Democratic rival Pam Keith raised $150,000 in the third quarter of 2017 for their battle to decide who might take on Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Yet combined the two Democrats did not raise as much during the […]

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Hillsborough’s Alma Gonzalez to run for FDP Chair

Victory Fund endorses Lauren Baer, David Richardson in CD 18, 27

David Santiago leads all Central Florida House candidates in October fundraising

With Matt Matin entry, three Democrats now vying for HD 44

Gwen Graham announces backings of three South Florida mayors

New poll finds Democrats’ 6-point advantage in generic governor’s race

Democrats eying possible takeover of Orange County in 2018

How to counter Donald Trump? Democrats still searching

Though decrying gridlock, David Jolly would like to see Democrats stop Donald Trump

Lauren Baer raises $250K, Pam Keith $150K for CD 18 primary