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Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

Democratic state Rep. Javier Fernandez won a tight contest Tuesday night to retain his seat in House District 114. Fernandez earned 53 percent of the vote. His GOP opponent, Javier Enriquez, grabbed just 47 percent. The candidates has similar resumes coming into the race. Both are practicing attorneys. Each of them obtained their J.D. from […]

Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

Chip LaMarca held onto the House District 93 seat for Republicans Tuesday night, defeating his Democratic opponent Emma Collum. LaMarca earned 53 percent of the vote to Collum’s 46 percent. Non-party afilliated candidate Kelly Milam gathered just 1.5 percent of the vote. The district is the only one fully inside Broward County controlled by a […]

Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

GOP challenger Anthony Rodriguez grabbed a seat from the Democrats Tuesday night, knocking off incumbent state Rep. Robert Asencio in House District 118. With all votes counted, Rodriguez earned 51 percent of the vote to Asencio’s 49 percent. Rodriguez earned a fair amount of support from interest groups who backed his efforts to oust the […]

Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018

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A ballot measure that requires a two-thirds vote by the state Legislature for any future tax increases was approved by Florida voters Tuesday. Amendment 5 was up 66 percent-34 percent as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Constitutional amendments need no less than 60 percent of the vote to pass. Also known as the “Supermajority Vote Required to Impose, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018

Longtime Florida politics expert Darryl Paulson says voters “appear to be saying no to both Republicans and President Trump.” “Jeff Brandes seems to be the only secure candidate at this point,” said Paulson, a former Republican, in an interview. “That is due to his incumbency, his huge financial advantage and his Democratic opponent entering the race […]

Ryan NicolNovember 3, 2018

The final campaign finance reports are in to the Florida Division of Elections, and they showed Democratic state Rep. Robert Asencio once again ahead of his Republican challenger Anthony Rodriguez. Rodriguez has kept it competitive in recent reporting periods. But Asencio has brought in more outside money in each of the last four reports filed […]

Ryan NicolOctober 29, 2018

Chip LaMarca is making his closing pitch to voters in a new ad featuring his supporters explaining why they support him for House District 93. LaMarca is the Republican candidate facing off against Democrat Emma Collum for the Broward County seat. Current Republican state Rep. George Moraitis is term-limited. The 30-second spot from LaMarca, titled “For Us,” shows several of […]

Ryan NicolOctober 28, 2018

Democratic state Rep. Javier Fernandez continued a strong series of fundraising periods, with the newest reports showing him against heavily outraising his Republican challenger, Javier Enriquez. The incumbent has easily outraised Enriquez in each of the last three reporting periods. That’s a change-up from last month when Enriquez appeared to be keeping pace with Fernandez. […]

Ryan NicolOctober 28, 2018

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Democrat legislative candidate Jim Bonfiglio heavily outraised his Republican opponent, Mike Caruso, in the latest fundraising period — largely thanks to an $80,000 loan made by Bonfiglio to his campaign. The two are competing for the House District 89 seat, which covers coastal portions of Palm Beach County. Caruso brought in more outside money than Bonfiglio […]

Ryan NicolOctober 27, 2018

The latest fundraising period showed Republican candidate Chip LaMarca remains ahead in the money race against his Democratic opponent in House District 93, Emma Collum. LaMarca has led in fundraising throughout the general election. The latest reports filed with Florida’s Division of Elections, which cover Oct. 13-19, show that is unchanged. The LaMarca campaign has […]

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Javier Fernandez wins first full term in state house

Chip LaMarca keeps HD 93 seat red

Anthony Rodriguez ousts Robert Asencio in HD 118

Supermajority tax amendment approved by supermajority of voters

Darryl Paulson sees possible ‘blue wave’ in Tampa Bay

Robert Asencio tops Anthony Rodriguez in fundraising once again

Chip LaMarca supporters say he has ‘always been there for us’

Javier Fernandez continues strong fundraising spree in HD 114

Jim Bonfiglio laps Mike Caruso in fundraising — thanks to self-loan

Chip LaMarca leads cash contest over Emma Collum