Noah PranskyMay 27, 2019
7min704
Over the last year, Ross spent his war chest down to just $6,551.
Tag: Dennis Ross
Noah PranskyMay 27, 2019
Ryan NicolMarch 5, 2019
4min479
Castor's legislation would mandate campaign accounts be closed within two years.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 1, 2019
4min565
The freshman lawmaker did not repay those loans within his own self-imposed deadline.
Peter SchorschJanuary 22, 2019
6min1708
The former Congressman will focus on policy and economic development issues.
Jacob OglesDecember 2, 2018
6min998
U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano admitted in a letter to the Federal Elections Commission that he financed his congressional run with personal loans, a clear violation of campaign finance regulations. The admission comes weeks after the Riverview Republican won an election over Democrat Kristen Carlson for an open seat representing Florida’s 15th Congressional District. It also […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
4min516
In what could have been a major upset for Republicans, Florida Rep. Ross Spano held off Democrat Kristen Carlson in the race for Congressional District 15. With 88 percent of the vote counted, Spano led 53-47 percent. The solidly red Congressional District 15 should have been an easy win for conservatives. It covers parts of Hillsborough, […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
7min411
Longtime Florida politics expert Darryl Paulson says voters “appear to be saying no to both Republicans and President Trump.” “Jeff Brandes seems to be the only secure candidate at this point,” said Paulson, a former Republican, in an interview. “That is due to his incumbency, his huge financial advantage and his Democratic opponent entering the race […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 26, 2018
7min433
Kristen Carlson continues to pad her campaign war chest in an unlikely toss-up election in the conservative Congressional District 15. Carlson raised more than $400,000 from Oct. 1-17, bringing her overall fundraising total to $1.2 million. That’s nearly triple what her Republican opponent Ross Spano raised in the same period and only $83,000 less than […]
Drew WilsonOctober 24, 2018
4min421
Lakeland Democrat Kristen Carlson added another $79,000 for her campaign to Florida’s 15th Congressional District from the Republican column in November. A pair of 48-hour finance reports uploaded to the Federal Elections Commission this week show the Democratic nominee to replace U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross reeled in dozens of donations on Sunday and Monday. The […]
Bill RuftyOctober 24, 2018
6min584
Dennis Ross, the Republican congressman from the 15th Congressional District, joined Southeastern University President Kent Ingle to announce the retiring congressman’s new job during a Wednesday news conference. The Lakeland Republican is becoming part of a major center for the teaching of government and civics both for students and the general public. Upon his departure from the U.S. House […]