Jacob OglesJune 8, 2021
4min2443
He seems to think the Legislature will redraw her district in a way favorable to him.
Tag: Florida’s 11th Congressional District
Jacob OglesJune 8, 2021Jacob OglesMarch 8, 2021
6min7577
Sabatini told Webster he would not file a primary challenge, but did anyway.
Jacob OglesNovember 26, 2018
4min944
What type of optimism beats in the heart of a Democrat running to represent The Villages in Congress? Dana Cottrell, a Spring Hill Democrat, already has filed to challenge U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster in Florida’s 11th Congressional District in 2020. The career educator ran this year and lost to the Clermont Republican by more than […]
Scott PowersOctober 8, 2018
5min257
Outside money is barely trickling into Central Florida’s congressional races, and national parties aren’t showing any inclination to help state Rep. Mike Miller’s bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy — or to help her keep it. Four other contests are also seeing no signs of national party interest. The Florida 7th Congressional District race […]
Scott PowersMay 4, 2018
2min365
Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Webster will be facing Democrat Dana Cottrell in the November election, with no primary opponents for either of them in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. Webster, an Orange County businessman now living in Lake County, is seeking his fifth term, though the first three terms were representing adjacent Florida’s 10th Congressional District. […]
Scott PowersApril 16, 2018
5min449
Democratic former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson said Monday he definitely is running for Congress but insisted he still hasn’t decided where yet, as his campaign reports raising $192,000 in the first quarter of 2018. “I am running for the U.S. House of Representatives,” Grayson said Monday. But the decision as to which district, “gets answered […]
Phil AmmannAugust 11, 2017
2min361
Daniel Webster is making significant headway in the effort to repay debts owed to Florida veterans. In a statement Thursday, the Clermont Republican congressman announced that since January, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $1 million to Florida veterans in compensation, pension or retroactive payments. Webster represents Florida’s 11th Congressional District, […]
Scott PowersJuly 18, 2017
3min438
Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster has picked up a Democratic challenger in Florida’s 11th Congressional District, with Samuel Allen seeking to make the Affordable Care Act the centerpiece of his campaign. Allen, 30, of Tavares, is a telecommunications specialist who once ran unsuccessfully for town council in Howie-in-the-Hills in Lake County, While he’s ready to […]
Scott PowersDecember 13, 20166min3881
Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is downplaying prospects that his filing to run again for Congress means he’s going to run again for Congress — but he’s not ruling it out. The Democrat from Orlando — who leaves office Jan. 3 because he did not seek re-election in Florida’s 9th Congressional District — has filed […]
Terry RoenNovember 8, 2016
3min233
Republican incumbents strolled to victory Tuesday over their Democratic opponents in three U.S. House races. District 6 Republican Ron DeSantis, a two-term Republican incumbent who ran for the U.S. Senate this year before dropping out this summer, won Florida’s 6th Congressional District race to defend his seat. DeSantis, of Palm Coast, beat Democrat Bill McCullough, a political […]