A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2019
6min442
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry collected another key endorsement Thursday.
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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2019
Jacob OglesNovember 5, 2018
4min413
New attack ads criticize state Senate candidate Rob Levy for supporting Amendment 4. The problem? Most polling shows that referendum cruising to passage on Tuesday. “Senate candidate Ron Levy wants convicted felons to vote,” blares a headline on a mailer from the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. Amendment 4, if passed, will automatically restore voting […]
Drew WilsonOctober 19, 2018
9min414
Former Republican Rep. Ed Hooper and Former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy are locked in a dogfight according to a new poll of the race for open Senate District 16 seat. The St. Pete Polls survey, conducted Oct. 18, found Hopper leading Murphy by a basket 19 days out from the election, 48-46 percent with 6 […]
Drew WilsonOctober 15, 2018
4min550
Amalie Oil Co. exec Harry Barkett and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik will help boost Republican state Sen. Dana Young’s re-election bid with a fundraising reception in Tampa this week. The Tuesday evening event will be held at the home of Barkett and his wife, Carmen, while Vinik’s wife, Penny, is also listed on […]
Drew WilsonOctober 12, 2018
6min281
Current CFO Jimmy Patronis scored another fundraising win for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5 with nearly $500,000 in receipts between his campaign and Treasure Florida political committee. The Panama City Republican was appointed to the CFO job last year by Gov. Rick Scott and is the lone incumbent Cabinet member running for re-election in the fall. […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 20, 2018
4min254
Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young offloaded more than half of the cash available in her affiliated political committee last week with a single, $800,000 check to the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. Her committee, Friends of Dana Young, had $1.38 million in the bank on Sept. 7 but at the end of the reporting period […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018
6min430
The first general election season poll of the Senate District 18 battle brought some good news for incumbent state Sen. Dana Young. The St. Pete Polls survey shows the Tampa Republican with a 3-point lead, 45-42 percent, over House Minority Leader Janet Cruz. The remaining 13 percent of voters are undecided. The poll shows an […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018
8min499
Gainesville voters will decide in November whether to change the governance of their municipal utility and Sen. Keith Perry, a Gainesville Republican, has been using advertising – some say deceptively – in a push to get the measure passed. The utility, Gainesville Regional Utilities, is currently under the control of the Gainesville City Commission, but the referendum […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018
5min500
St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes has released a new ad for his re-election campaign highlighting his roots in Senate District 24 and promising to hold “bureaucrats and politicians” accountable. The 30-second ad features shots of Brandes walking with and talking to employees of a lumber yard and touts the values instilled in him when […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 17, 2018
4min289
Republican Party of Florida Chair Blaise Ingoglia put out a statement Monday claiming the party has raised more than $7.6 million for the 17-day stretch ending Sept. 14. “Since the Primary Election, the Republican Party of Florida has raised more than $7.6 million,” Ingoglia said. “The financial strength of the party is a direct reflection […]