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Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 19, 2016

The Associated Industries of Florida PAC today announced endorsements in 95 legislative races in 2016, including 23 state Senate seats and 72 House seats. “Today, we are excited to announce AIFPAC’s endorsements for candidates running for the Florida Senate and House this election cycle,” said Tom Feeney, president and CEO of AIF. “After thorough review […]

Peter SchorschJuly 12, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and why they […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 11, 2016

A South Florida state senator said sexual harassment claims made by a former legislative aide are nothing more than an attempt to stop her from pursuing a criminal investigation into him. Sen. Maria Sachs said in an exclusive interview Monday there is no truth to a complaint filed by Matthew Damsky, a former aide, with […]

Peter SchorschJuly 11, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and why they […]

Joe HendersonJune 24, 2016

Two key Republicans will be returning to the Florida Senate in new districts and without opposition. Bill Galvano of Bradenton and Tom Lee of Brandon were the only candidates to meet Friday’s noon filing deadline and thus have been assured of returning to Tallahassee. Lee’s political future had seemed uncertain after court-ordered redistricting could have […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2016

Democratic State Sen. Darren Soto‘s relatively newfound commitment to gun control has won him another endorsement for his U.S. Congress election bid from a member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut. Himes, whose district is near but does not include Newtown, Connecticut, home of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, made news […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 9, 2016

Gwen Margolis has dropped her re-election bid, announcing Thursday she plans to retire from the Florida Senate. The decision ends a more than 40-year career in public service. Margolis, a Miami-Dade County Democrat, is 81. “My passion has been to serve the people of Florida and my commitment from day one was to make our […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

I missed it. It wasn’t THAT big of a deal. But I missed it nonetheless. Hey, I was on a business trip and sometimes when I am not at the console, a few details escape me, and sometimes the big things float right by and I miss them. This was the latter. With only a […]

Jim RosicaMay 26, 2016

Prosecutors have dismissed the criminal case against the man known as “Capitol Pitbull Dude.” Leon County court dockets show charges of trespassing and resisting an officer, both misdemeanors, were dropped last week against 35-year-old Antonio Ringo Davis. Davis first became known as “Capitol Pitbull Dude” and “Capitol Bulldog Guy” after he and his dog were escorted out of a Senate committee hearing […]

Scott PowersMay 13, 2016

A recent official House of Representatives mailing from state Rep. Randolph Bracy has one of his Florida Senate Democratic primary election opponents crying foul because the newsletter went beyond the House district. Last week Bracy sent out an Official Florida House of Representatives Newsletter for Spring 2016, containing all the usual positive reports and handsome photographs any […]

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Associated Industries of Florida announces bipartisan Senate, House endorsements

Meet Amy Mercado, Democrat running for Florida House District 48

Maria Sachs ‘categorically denies’ sexual harassment claims, says it’s an attempt to stop her from pursuing investigation into aide

Meet Wengay Newton, Democrat running for Florida House District 70

Tom Lee, Bill Galvano to remain powerful GOP voices in Senate

Darren Soto gets gun-control congressman’s endorsement

Gwen Margolis to retire from Florida Senate, drops re-election bid

Why we should pay attention to the SD 30 primary

State drops charges against ‘Capitol Pitbull Dude’

Randolph Bracy newsletter criticized by SD 11 opponent Chuck O’Neal for going beyond district