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Scott PowersFebruary 13, 2017

Winter Park businessman Chris King is mulling a 2018 Democratic run for governor in Florida, sources close to him said Monday. While not highly active in Central Florida political circles, King, president and CEO of Elevation Financial Group in Winter Park has been exploring prospects, with national consultants based in Washington D.C., of an outsider’s run with […]

Scott PowersJanuary 14, 2017

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Newly-elected Florida Democratic Party Chair Stephen Bittel isn’t the kind of guy who shies away from a fight. And judging by his resounding victory Saturday, after a nasty campaign against four other candidates for the Party leadership, he doesn’t fight to lose. “Contentious elections are reflective that there are Democrats all over Florida that are passionate, committed to […]

Larry GriffinNovember 8, 2016

The race for Senate District 15 pitted Victor Torres against Peter Vivaldi, and Torres, a Democrat, came out on top. Torres won with 56 percent of the vote to Vivaldi’s 44 percent. Torres was at odds with Vivaldi’s conservatism, with Vivaldi, a youth minister, being strongly opposed to abortion and picking up a slew of endorsements […]

Larry GriffinNovember 8, 2016

Mike Miller won re-election for his House District 47 seat Tuesday night against opponent Beth Tuura. Miller has actually been something of an underdog in House District 47, campaigning for re-election in an area where both Democrats and independents outnumber Republicans in registration. Miller tends towards a more moderate view on the environment than some of his colleagues, […]

Larry GriffinNovember 8, 2016

In Senate District 13, Linda Stewart swept the polls with 58 percent of the vote, topping opponent Dean Asher‘s 41 percent. Asher was a self-described moderate Republican, and Stewart a progressive Democrat. Asher’s focus was mostly on jobs and allowing small businesses to thrive. He presented himself very much as the sensible, community-minded Republican. Stewart, meanwhile, is a progressive focused […]

Larry GriffinNovember 8, 2016

Florida’s Amendment 2, allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients who need it, swept the polls with a 70-to-30 split in Tuesday’s election. Last time out, it got 58 percent of the vote, but because it required a “super majority” of 60 percent, it didn’t pass. Supporters of the amendment say it’s a sensible […]

Larry GriffinNovember 8, 2016

In House District 42, Mike La Rosa beat opponent Benny Valentin to win his seat again, with a five-point lead that is impressive considering the massive financial differences between their campaigns. The race between the two was never financially close, with La Rosa reporting contributions upwards of $200,000 and Valentin only coming up with about $7,000 with $8,000 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 6, 2016

The Democratic base is fired up and ready to go, at least according to a new memo from For Our Future. In a memo Saturday, the progressive super PAC said internal tracking polls show “strong enthusiasm among voters that are the core of the voters who turned out to elect Barack Obama.” The organization said […]

Larry GriffinNovember 4, 2016

House District 47 candidate Mike Miller is running for re-election against progressive Democrat and LGBT candidate Beth Tuura. He’s making a final push for the vote Saturday morning with a canvassing operation intended to talk to Republican and independent voters who may not have voted yet. The walk will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Republicans may have a slight advantage in voter turnout so far through mail-voting and early voting, but a coalition of get-out-the-vote groups led by For Our Future said a deep-dive look at the numbers has them encouraged. In particular, progressive campaigners are hyping their greater success in getting sporadic voters — those who probably can’t be […]

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Winter Park businessman Chris King mulling gubernatorial run

Stephen Bittel promises rapid growth as new Florida Democratic Party chief

Victor Torres defeats Peter Vivaldi to win Senate District 15 seat

Mike Miller wins HD 47 against opponent Beth Tuura

Linda Stewart defeats Dean Asher to win SD 13 seat

Amendment 2 for medical marijuana sweeps the polls with a huge win

Incumbent Mike La Rosa wins back HD 42 seat from Benny Valentin

Progressive group touts energetic base, as more than 6.1 million Floridians have voted

Mike Miller plans final canvassing walk to get Republicans to vote in HD 47 race

Democratic-leaning For Our Future sees bright spot with get-out-the-vote effort in Florida