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Frank TorresAugust 18, 2015

The Orange County Republican Executive Committee will consider establishing an independent campaign account to protect its local elected leaders from financial retaliation related to the ongoing feud over who will be Speaker of the Florida House at the beginning of the next decade. The proposal stems from the conflict between state Reps. Eric Eisnaugle, projected to be […]

Peter SchorschJuly 14, 2015

The tumultuous, ultra-insider-y race to be speaker of the Florida House during the 2021-22 legislative sessions took another interesting turn Tuesday as Rep. Brad Drake confirmed to Florida Politics that he has withdrawn his pledge to support to Rep. Eric Eisnaugle. In de-pledging to Eisnaugle, once the unanimous choice of his classmates in the House to […]

Mitch PerryMay 15, 2015

The first Republican Party of Florida quarterly meeting with Blaise Ingoglia in charge begins Friday night in Orlando. The two-day event includes a number of seminars for party members on items such as dealing with campaign finances and how to deal with the media. The meeting comes just after the RPOF announced a number of […]

Ryan RayMay 7, 2015

Potential Speaker-to-be Eric Eisnaugle has now drawn a challenger: Democrat Scott Cox, a 19-year-old first-time candidate. The challenge was first reported by Frank Torres in The Orlando Political Observer. As a physics major attending Valencia Community College, Cox cites “proven leadership” on his campaign website for his roles with the Democratic National Committee, American Atheists and Mensa International. He attends Mormon services at the Olympia […]

Ryan RayApril 27, 2015

Where things stand on a number of “legislative food fights” is a complicated question in today’s adversarial climate at the Capitol. The $4 billion chasm between the House and Senate budget proposals casts a shadow on every corner of legislative business, both appropriations and policy measures. “Bill aren’t just dying; they’re being massacred,” Rep. Frank Artiles told […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2015

Nobody likes airing dirty laundry, particularly if you are the Republican Party of Florida. In the battle of the yes-no-maybe coup of Speaker Designate Eric Eisnaugle, some Florida Republicans have tired of the of the increasingly hostile emails between RPOF chair Blaise Ingoglia and Orange County Republican Chair Lew Oliver. In the latest skirmish, Oliver’s missive […]

Peter SchorschApril 17, 2015

Another shot has fired in the contentious behind-the-scenes battle in the Florida GOP over the future House Speakership of Eric Eisnaugle. Orange County RPOF Chairman Lew Oliver, in an email obtained Friday by FloridaPolitics.com, confirms that four House members’ districts vulnerable to Democrats in 2016 (three in Orange County), were given a “motive” to pair […]

Ryan RayApril 8, 2015

As debate over a bill to protect “religious conscience” — the upshot of which is to prevent gay couples from adopting children — raged for hours Wednesday afternoon on the floor of the House, another battle in the Capitol was just beginning: one that might cost staunch social conservative Rep. Eric Eisnaugle the 2021-22 House […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Editor’s note: As the 2015 Legislative Session kicks into high gear, FloridaPolitics.com is continuing to report on several “legislative food fights” during the annual lawmaking period. These kerfuffles don’t always make the front page of the traditional media outlets, but they are the kind of industry vs. industry or intra-industry turf battles that drive Tallahassee — […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Editor’s note: As the 2015 Legislative Session kicks into high gear, FloridaPolitics.com is continuing to report on several “legislative food fights” during the annual lawmaking period. These kerfuffles don’t always make the front page of the traditional media outlets, but they are the kind of industry vs. industry or intra-industry turf battles that drive Tallahassee — […]

Tag: Eric Eisnaugle

Orange County GOP looks to protect incumbents from House speakership feud

The race to be House Speaker in 2020-21 takes another interesting turn as Brad Drake de-pledges from Eric Eisnaugle

RPOF holds quarterly meeting in Orlando this weekend

Eric Eisnaugle draws challenger in House District 44

The latest on 5 legislative food fights

Conservative talk show host: GOP should stop airing dirty laundry on Eric Eisnaugle ‘coup’

Orange Co. GOP leader: Blaise Ingoglia should resign as Florida GOP chairman

Could Eric Eisnaugle’s speakership be casualty of House gay adoption fight?

Where does sh*t stand — the "legislative food fights" edition

Where does sh*t stand — the “legislative food fights” edition