Tag: Eleanor Sobel

Drew WilsonSeptember 21, 2015
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Author and child advocate Lauren Book has drawn an opponent in her campaign for Sen. Eleanor Sobel’s Senate District 33 seat. Davie Democrat Emmanuel Blimie filed Wednesday, setting up a primary in the left-leaning seat. The candidates have more in common than just their senate aspirations. Like Book, Blimie is also an author and founder of […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 1, 2015
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Plantation-based author and child advocate Lauren Book has made it official: She’s begun her long-awaited candidacy for Florida Senate with a list of high-profile endorsements. Book, 30 and a former teacher, is CEO of Lauren’s Kids, a nonprofit foundation to educate children, parents, and teachers about preventing childhood sexual abuse. She is running as a […]

Bob SparksJuly 9, 2015

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A great deal of column-inch space and cable television time lately is devoted daily to Donald Trump. His controversial comments are analyzed, dissected and put before other candidates. “Do you (fill in GOP presidential candidate’s name) condemn Trump’s comments about undocumented immigrants?” Another regular subject of speculation is whether Trump is damaging the GOP brand. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015
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The never-a-dull-moment world that is Florida politics is about to get another jolt of energy. On Thursday U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is expected to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Roll Call has reported Grayson intends to make that announcement on an Orlando television station. The 57-year-old New York native is a […]


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