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Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park will not be attending the big Pulse remembrance ceremony in his Orlando district Tuesday night and instead will be holding a campaign fundraiser in Miami. Orange County Democratic Chair Wes Hodge called Miller’s move “reprehensible” Tuesday morning. The fundraiser is for Miller’s campaign to be elected to […]

Scott PowersMay 30, 2018

Democrat Anna Eskamani, a proud daughter of Iranian immigrants, has received the backing of the national Iranian-American Political Action Committee in her quest for the Florida House District 47 seat, her campaign announced Wednesday. The PAC is the political action arm of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian-Americans, and promotes and contributes to the elections of candidates […]

Scott PowersMay 7, 2018

Democratic Florida House District 47 candidate Anna Eskamani has received the endorsement of Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, her campaign announced Monday morning. Demings also is a Democrat, and Eskamani faces two Republicans in her quest to win HD 47, which is being vacated by Republican state Rep. Mike Miller, who is running for Congress […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2018

Democratic Congressional Candidate Lauren Baer and Florida House candidate Anna Eskamani are two of 48 first-time women candidates for public office who are being featured on this week’s cover of TIME magazine, with an article declaring them to be “The Avengers.” The cover features women political candidates whom TIME portrays as representing the current women’s empowerment movement, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller, a candidate for Congress in Central Florida, denounced comments from U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and declared that the Republican Tax Reform Bill approved last month is welcomed by “hard-working families” in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Miller said in a news release issued by his congressional campaign Tuesday that […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Those who want to see Republican state Rep. Mike Miller win re-election in his tough battle with Beth Tuura for Florida House District 47 are coming to the table. The Orlando incumbent raised more than $52,000 in the last two weeks of September, not including another nearly $30,000 worth of in-kind services such as research, […]

Scott PowersAugust 18, 2016

Democrats Hillary Clinton, Darren Soto and Val Demings and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio all won commanding straw poll victories at Tuesday night’s Political Salsa event in Orlando, organizers announced late Wednesday. Clinton got 49 to Republican Donald Trump‘s 39 percent in the presidential question, with Libertarian Gary Johnson grabbing 8 percent and Green Party […]

Scott PowersAugust 15, 2016

This is the year that Central Florida gays step boldly into the political spotlight, joining an increasingly large outpouring of gay candidates statewide. Four openly gay Orlando-area Democratic candidates are running for election in federal and state races this year; Valleri Crabtree in Florida’s 9th Congressional District centered in south Orlando and Kissimmee; Bob Poe in […]

Frank TorresAugust 5, 2015

House District 47 incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Miller on Wednesday welcomed Democratic challenger Henry Lim to the race for the battleground district. In a phone conversation with Florida Politics, Miller said, “I welcome Mr. Lim to the race. I think it’s a opportunity to discuss the issues that are before the state of Florida now. “We’ll […]

Frank TorresAugust 5, 2015

Henry Lim, an Orlando immigration attorney, filed to run for House District 47 Tuesday. Lim is the lone Democrat in the field, and will be challenging Republican incumbent Mike Miller, in one of the few battleground districts in Florida. In a phone conversation with Florida Politics, Lim had this to say about his reasons for running: […]

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Mike Miller attending Miami fundraiser instead of Pulse ceremony in his district

Anna Eskamani gains backing of national Iranian-American group

Anna Eskamani grabs Jerry Demings’ endorsement

Lauren Baer, Anna Eskamani make cover of TIME magazine, ‘The Avengers’

Mike Miller defends tax reform benefits from Democrats’ ‘crumbs’ claim

Mike Miller collects $52K cash plus $30K in services from RPOF

Political Salsa: Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Darren Soto, Val Demings win straw poll

The year of the openly gay candidate in Central Florida and other parts of Florida

Mike Miller welcomes Henry Lim to Florida House District 47 contest

Attorney Henry Lim files to run in HD 47