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Scott PowersMay 12, 2016

Political newcomer Aramis Ayala is giving incumbent 9th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jeff Ashton a run for the money in the race to represent the state in Orange and Osceola counties’ courts. Ayala reported raising $11,140 in April, giving her a two-month haul of $26,240, with about half of that left over in the bank. […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2016

Teamsters Local 2011 has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto in his race to win the Democratic primary nomination in Orlando-based Congressional District 9, his campaign announced Thursday. That statewide local represents 16,000 Florida Department of Corrections employees, including correctional and probation officers. The union cited Soto’s advocacy for them as a committee member on the […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2016

The story out of Washington is that U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, still angry that Democratic leaders in the Senate are rooting for his opponent, sought out Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Wednesday for a less-than-friendly talk. “The air is cleared,” Grayson, the Orlando Democrat, said later in a statement. That air was rarefied, according to […]

Scott PowersMay 11, 2016

In a contest to succeed her father, Democrat Amy Mercado raised $8,800 in April, sending a financial counterpunch toward Democratic primary challenger Alex Barrio, who entered the race in March and quickly outperformed her on the fundraising circuit. Mercado’s April, her best month yet, along with $2,432 in expenditures, left her with $11,580 in the […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2016

Democratic state Sen. Darren Soto has picked up several endorsements from Osceola County elected officials for his Congressional District 9 race, his campaign announced Tuesday. Soto, one of five candidates seeking the Democratic flag in the upcoming Aug. 30 primary, has received the new endorsements of current and former officials from Osceola County, including District 3 County […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2016

Democratic House District 49 candidate Carlos Guillermo Smith raised $13,755 in April, one of the biggest hauls in any Central Florida state House race. Smith attributed the impressive total, his biggest month since he announced his candidacy last June, to momentum from his work as an advocate in Tallahassee during the 2016 Legislative Session, and support […]

Steve SchaleMay 9, 2016

Six months before Election Day, now that the candidates and races are starting to develop, I wanted to take a look at my favorite of all subjects: state House races. For those of you who don’t know me well, I cut my teeth in the Florida House. State House races are my first political love, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 9, 2016

Florida is no longer a toss-up. The Cook Political Report announced last week that 12 states shifted in the Democrats’ favor in the upcoming U.S. Senate races. The newsletter changed 13 ratings on its Electoral Vote Scorecard, including Florida. The shift came just days after Trump essentially clinched the Republican nomination. “This has been an […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph has won the endorsement of one of the biggest backers of Democrats, the National Education Association, in her quest for the primary nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 9. The nation’s largest teachers union, almost always a strong financial supporter of Democrats, announced it is backing Randolph rather than any […]

Guest AuthorMay 6, 2016

What a blessed relief. Presidential political junkies are down to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, down to the Cinderella finalists and we can take the summer off. OK, I know Bernie Sanders is still hoofing the “I want to live in the White House” shuffle, but he’s not going to be at the top of […]

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Aramis Ayala giving Jeff Ashton a run for the money in 9th Circuit state attorney race

Darren Soto gets correction officers’ Teamsters local endorsement in CD 9

Alan Grayson, Harry Reid, Patrick Murphy clear air: ‘Say my name!’ ‘I hope you lose!’ ‘Narcissist!’ ‘Sock puppet!’

Amy Mercado has best financial April in HD 48 race

Darren Soto picks up Osceola County officials’ endorsements in CD 9 race

Carlos Guillermo Smith raises more than $13K in April for his HD 49 race

Steve Schale: Florida state House rankings, May 2016

Donald Trump could help Democrats in Florida

Teachers’ union endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

Linda Cunningham: Ignore politics for a few months, enjoy the summer