Ryan NicolJune 6, 2019
6min714
McGhee is term-limited in 2020.
Tag: Dwight Bullard
Ryan NicolJune 6, 2019
Jacob OglesJuly 28, 2018
3min773
A new political committee aims to rally black, Latino and Haitian voters around the man who would be Florida’s first black governor. New Florida Vision PAC plans to engage more than 100,000 infrequent voters within these demographics, letting them know Andrew Gillum, Tallahassee mayor, will appear on the Democratic ballot for governor. “People of color make […]
Mitch PerryNovember 27, 2017
6min267
Can Florida Democrats pull off an upset and take northern Sarasota County House District 72 early next year? There’s a lot of time before that special election takes place next year (Feb. 13), but Siesta Key attorney Margaret Good has emerged as a possible contender — if you gauge her fundraising prowess, where she raised nearly […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2017
3min263
Democratic SD 40 candidate Annette Taddeo and the Coalition of South Dade Pastors are teaming up for a “massive souls to the polls effort” ahead of Tuesday’s special election. The Florida Democratic Party event is set for noon to 4 p.m. at the Community Bible Baptist Church, which is near the Coral Reef Branch Library […]
Drew WilsonAugust 23, 2017
6min453
Democrat Annette Taddeo has crossed the six-figure mark in total fundraising for her SD 40 campaign, but the perennial candidate’s spike was overshadowed by another banner campaign finance report from Republican Rep. Jose Felix Diaz. The pair are running to take over for former Republican Sen. Frank Artiles, who was pushed out of office in […]
Steve SchaleJuly 26, 201711min251
This piece is more designed for my readers who don’t live and breathe Florida politics: there is a state Senate election on Sept. 26 you should be paying attention to, a race that could be an interesting test of how the GOP’s institutional advantages measure up to Donald Trump‘s policies, favorability, Democratic enthusiasm and demographic trend lines. Honestly, […]
Staff ReportsMay 31, 2017
3min209
The race is set. State records show seven candidates — three Republicans, three Democrats and one no party affiliation candidate — have qualified to run in the special election to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. The one-day qualifying period was set to end at noon Wednesday for the special election. State records show […]
Staff ReportsApril 21, 2017
3min252
Dwight Bullard, the Senate Democrat unseated by Frank Artiles last year, may be looking to return. Jessica Bakeman of POLITICO Florida reports that former Sen. Bullard is “seriously considering” a run after Artiles resigned Friday morning after the fallout from a racist and sexist tirade he made Monday at Tallahassee’s Governors Club. “I’d be lying […]
Michael MolineFebruary 28, 2017
2min282
The Florida Elections Commission found Tuesday that former state Rep. Reggie Fullwood had committed 17 violations of Florida’s campaign financial disclosure rules and fined him $1,000 on each count — a total of $17,000. The case involved failure to disclose more than $17,000 in contributions to Fullwood’s 2014 campaign, and to disclose contributions worth more […]
Darryl PaulsonFebruary 27, 2017
7min257
Democrats in Florida and at the national level have a similar problem. In both cases, there are more Democratic voters than Republicans, but in both cases, the Republican candidates have trounced the Democrats. Between 2009 and 2016, which coincides with the terms of Barack Obama as president, Democratic candidates suffered heavier casualties than many military […]