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Staff ReportsNovember 10, 2016

Former Florida House member Doug Holder fell short in a Senate bid this year, but his consolation prize is a seat on the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority’s board. Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointment to a vacant position Thursday. Holder served in the state House between 2006 and 2014, but finished second in a crowded […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 31, 2016

The Florida Chamber of Commerce made a big investment in the primary, a move officials said paid off, despite a few notable losses. The Chamber’s political operation announced primary victories for 76 of the 89 candidates it endorsed. Some of those candidates were incumbents; others were involved in uncompetitive primaries. But there were big wins […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 30, 2016

Rep. Greg Steube is moving on to November. Steube defeated four other Republicans to clinch the GOP nomination in Senate District 23. According to unofficial election results, Steube received 31 percent of the vote. Former state Rep. Doug Holder came in second with 26 percent, followed by Nora Patterson with 25 percent. Senate District 23 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 29, 2016

Enterprise Florida is making an appearance in the Senate District 23 race. A new ad from Taxpayers in Action is targeting what it calls Doug Holder and Nora Patterson’s support for the private-public jobs organization. The 30-second spot calls Enterprise Florida “a slush fund for politically connected big businesses.” “Sadly it’s what some politicians and […]

Staff ReportsAugust 27, 2016

For better or worse, all eyes will be on several Florida Senate races come election night. FloridaPolitics.com commissioned a series of polls in recent weeks to look at how candidates in Senate District 17, 19, 23 and 28 were faring. In many cases the surveys — conducted by St. Pete Polls — showed tight races […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 23, 2016

Political committees are pouring big money into a handful of legislative races in the final days before the Aug. 30 primary. “Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics,” “Conservatives for Truth,” and the “Conservative Leadership Fund” upped their ad buys this week, buying a combined $153,713 worth of TV ad time in at least two legislative […]

Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2016

Four points separate three Republicans running in an open primary for state Senate District 23, according to a poll taken one week before election day. State Rep. Greg Steube receives 26 percent in a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls for FloridaPolitics.com. Nora Patterson, a former member of the Sarasota County Commission and Sarasota City Commission is […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

A leitmotif in the House District 11 race has been the past of Donnie Horner, who was until recently a Democrat. Horner’s Twitter history has already been excavated and put forth on several Florida political websites. And now, just in time for early voting, a greatest hits mail piece positions Horner, in the words of Beyonce, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 9, 2016

Rep. Greg Steube sponsored legislation in 2013 that financially benefited his law firm. Steube, a Sarasota Republican, sponsored legislation in 2013 that created the framework that allows local governments to develop public private partnerships. POLITICO Florida reported that the law also benefited Steube’s employer. The revelation comes as Steube is battling it out in Senate […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 2, 2016

Nora Patterson is hitting the airwaves, releasing her first television advertisement ahead of the Aug. 30 primary. The advertisement — a 30-second spot called “Courage” — says Patterson has the “courage to fight for us” in the Florida Senate. “Too many politicians are so used to yelling, they never listen. Too many work for the […]

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Jennifer Barbosa. Image via campaign website.

Personnel note: Doug Holder to serve on Sarasota Manatee airport board

Florida Chamber upbeat despite mixed results in primaries

Greg Steube wins in SD 23, will face Democrat Frank Alcock in November

Enterprise Florida funding becomes late-hour issue in SD 23

Polling recap: Several state Senate races remain close as primary nears

Outside groups beef up ad buys in SD 23, HD 21 ahead of primary

New poll shows GOP primary in SD 23 coming down to the wire

Follow the money on anti-Donnie Horner hit piece

Report: Greg Steube sponsored legislation that benefited his employer

Nora Patterson releases her first ad in SD 23 race