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Phil AmmannJune 14, 2016

Republican Rep. Eric Eisnaugle is now unchallenged in his re-election effort. LobbyTools reports Democrat Dave Trotter has dropped his bid for House District 44 with an open letter dated Monday to Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant. According to the Florida Division of Elections, Trotter was Eisnaugle’s only active challenger so far for the Orlando-area seat. In the […]

Ryan RayMay 2, 2016

The Florida Chamber of Commerce lent their substantial clout to four statehouse Republicans on Monday. Groveland Rep. Larry Metz, Auburndale Rep. Neil Combee, Maitland Rep. Bob Cortes, Saint Cloud Rep. Mike De La Rosa, and Orlando Rep. Eric Eisnaugle were among those who got the nod from the pro-business group. The lawmakers all received “A” grades on the Chamber’s annual legislative report […]

Scott PowersApril 27, 2016

Most of Central Florida’s Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives made a joint endorsement Tuesday of Dean Asher in the Orlando-based Florida Senate District 13 race. Asher announced the endorsements Tuesday from state Reps. Mike Miller of Winter Park, Rene Plasencia of Orlando, Eric Eisnaugle of Orlando, Bob Cortes of Altamonte Springs, Jason Brodeur of Sanford, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 28, 2016

It’s easy to call Chris Sprowls tough. He beat cancer as a teenager; made a name for himself prosecuting violent offenders; and has become one of the go-to guys to get things done in the Florida House. Friends, though, say Sprowls is also a genuinely nice person who cares deeply about his community and the state of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 16, 2016

How do you celebrate the end of a Legislative Session? If you’re Florida House and Senate Republicans, you do it with a fundraiser at Universal Orlando. Republican leaders will hold a fundraiser at Universal Orlando on April 9 and 10. The event, first reported by POLITICO Florida reporter Matt Dixon, will benefit the House and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2016

It’s over. Officially. The contest between Orlando’s Eric Eisnaugle and Pinellas Chris Sprowls to serve as Speaker of the Florida House beginning in 2021 ended Friday evening, just hours after the 2016 Legislative Session came to a fitful conclusion. According to three sources, Eisnaugle personally conceded to Sprowls, who just the day before won over the support […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

State Rep. Chris Sprowls, a freshman Republican from Pinellas County, appears to have sewn up the race for Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives with Thursday’s support from fellow freshman Paul Renner. Renner, a Palm Coast Republican, pledged his commitment to Sprowls, of Palm Harbor, in a memo obtained first by FloridaPolitics.com. The move decisively ends the contentious race to […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2016

Republican State Rep. Eric Eisnaugle brought in more than $20,000 in contributions this past month for his House District 44 re-election campaign. Eisnaugle raised $14,000 through his campaign account and added another $6,350 through his PAC, Committee for Justice and Economic Freedom. Heading into February, the Orange County representative had just shy of $260,000 cash-on-hand […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2016

Supporters of Pinellas Republican Chris Sprowls‘ bid to become Speaker of the Florida House at the beginning of the next decade have repeated a talking point again and again about rival Eric Eisnaugle: “We’re not sure who eventually will be Speaker in 2021, but we know it won’t be Eisnaugle.” They said that after the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2016

Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, who announced a withdrawal of support for the Eric Eisnaugle 2020 Speaker bid on Thursday, showed impressive institutional support in her December fundraising report. $7,604 raised pushed the St. Johns County Republican close to $61,000 in total; her total spend, thus far, is just over $11,000, with $2,430 of that as December money. Corporate and […]

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Dave Trotter drops Democratic bid for Eric Eisnaugle’s HD 44 seat

Florida Chamber endorses A-Grade legislative Republicans

Central Florida Republican lawmakers endorse Dean Asher in SD 13 race

For Chris Sprowls, shot at leadership means an opportunity to be “as bold as possible”

House, Senate Republicans to hold fundraiser at Universal Orlando

Speaker’s race is over as Eric Eisnaugle concedes to Chris Sprowls, releases pledges

Chris Sprowls clinches House Speakership for 2021-22

Eric Eisnaugle raises more than $20,000 in January for HD 44 re-election

Did Chris Sprowls just finally defeat Eric Eisnaugle for House Speaker … and by default?

Cyndi Stevenson has strong December in HD 17 fundraising