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Drew WilsonMarch 23, 2016

Republican Senate District 23 candidate Nora Patterson announced Wednesday that she had received endorsements from more than 150 from local leaders. “It hasn’t always been easy finding common ground on issues of concern. But I’ve learned that standing on principle and working for solutions, not grandstanding, gets the job done for the people. Standing on […]

Steve SchaleJanuary 24, 2016

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me in the last two weeks what the new State Senate maps mean for the partisan balance of the State Senate, I wouldn’t need to play Powerball. There is no question the maps are good news for Democrats. But how much good news? The answer […]

Drew WilsonNovember 9, 2015

House District 73 Republican Rep. Greg Steube has jumped out to a sizable fundraising lead in the race to take over for Venice Republican Sen. Nancy Detert in Senate District 28. Contributions to the Steube campaign came in at about $46,000 last month, putting the candidate at $171,778 cash on-hand through the end of October. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 27, 2015

A liberal opposition research group blasted 2016 presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his connection to “religious freedom” bills filed in the Florida and Arkansas legislatures. American Bridge PAC singled out the Miami Republican for his relationship with District 74 Republican Rep. Julio Gonzalez, who last week filed HB 401, which would allow […]

Ryan RaySeptember 24, 2015

Just hours after Sen. Nancy Detert announced she will forgo the remainder of her state Senate term to pursue a seat on the Sarasota County Commissioner, former Sarasota Rep. Doug Holder announced he will run to succeed her in 2016. Holder was originally slated to pursue the seat in 2018, when Detert was slated to term out, but her […]

Drew WilsonAugust 26, 2015

More than three years out, the race to take over for Venice Republican Sen. Nancy Detert is heating up. Republican Nora Patterson jumped into the Senate District 28 race Monday, making her the second candidate in the race after former District 74 Rep. Doug Holder filed in January 2013. Patterson is a former member of […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2015

Former state Sen. Mike Bennett has the attention of Tallahassee and Sarasota GOP leaders as a possible replacement for Venice Republican state Sen. Nancy Detert‘s seat if she decides to run for the Sarasota County Commission. “I have not ruled it out,” Bennett tells Jeremy Wallace of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Senate District 28 covers Sarasota […]

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Nora Patterson announces more than 150 local endorsements in SD 23 race

Steve Schale: New state Senate map favors the Democrats

October gives Greg Steube sizable fundraising lead in SD 28 race

American Bridge slams Marco Rubio for link to “religious freedom” bills

Doug Holder makes it official, jumps into 2016 race for SD 28

Race to replace Nancy Detert heats up, 3 years out

Mike Bennett considers run for Nancy Detert’s SD 28 seat