Tag: Ed Hooper

Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2018
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The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed five non-incumbent Republicans running for Florida Senate seats in November’s elections, including one who is looking to unseat an incumbent Democrat. Among the five candidates getting the nod was Tommy Wright, the newly anointed nominee for Senate District 14. The New Smyrna Beach businessman was selected for the nomination after […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 22, 2018
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Republican Ed Hooper continues to out-raise his Democratic opponent, Amanda Murphy, in the battle to replace former state Sen. Jack Latvala for Senate District 16 (north Pinellas County). Hooper has raised more than $1.1 million between his campaign and affiliated political committee. Murphy has raised just $445,000 between her campaign and Taxpayers for Responsible Government […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 16, 2018
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Former state Rep. Ed Hooper grew his campaign and committee coffers to more than $900,000 during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, covering Sept. 29-Oct. 5. The Republican state Senate candidate’s fundraising more than doubles his opponent’s: Amanda Murphy’s campaign and affiliated committees together have brought in $393,000. Hooper’s campaign raised $48,000 during the latest reporting […]

Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018
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The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed nine incumbent Republican state Senators and one incumbent Democrat for re-election in the fall. Making the trade association’s general election list were Republican Sens. Dennis Baxley, Aaron Bean, George Gainer, Tom Lee, Kathleen Passidomo, Keith Perry, Wilton Simpson, Kelli Stargel, and Dana Young, as well as Democratic Sen. […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 29, 2018
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Need a sign both sides feel the energy of this election cycle? Dueling galas take place this evening in the Orlando and Miami areas where Republicans and Democrats respectively convene in order to nosh and gather momentum before Election Day. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum can be spotted in South Florida, with plans to join […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 26, 2018
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Florida Democrats touted some impressive poll numbers in Republican-leaning state Senate races last week, but now that the sunshine pumping has worn off it looks like there’s some serious flaws in those numbers. To recap, the Florida Democratic Party pointed to a handful of Change Research polls that showed showing Melissa “Mel” Martin leading incumbent Sen. Dorothy […]


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