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Phil AmmannJuly 20, 2015

Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly is holding a kickoff event Monday evening for his newly announced U.S. Senate campaign. Jolly, who now represents Florida’s 13th Congressional District, will hold a rally starting 7 p.m. at Alfano’s Restaurant in Clearwater, during the monthly meeting of the Republican Club of Greater Largo. Jolly is seeking the open […]

Phil AmmannJuly 20, 2015

David Jolly is all in. The Pinellas County U.S. Representative said Monday he’s in the Republican race for U.S. Senate. “Based on my record as a conservative who has gotten results in the United States Congress and who has advanced the conservative principles we ran on, I am asking the people of Florida to let […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2015

After Thursday’s historic redistricting ruling, I started thinking more about the possible candidates who might run in a redrawn Congressional District 13. Right now, the Democrats only have one official candidate: Eric Lynn. But something about Lynn doesn’t add up. Despite having enough wealth to afford $1.3 million in real estate assets, including a $700,000 townhome in […]

Phil AmmannJuly 3, 2015

First-term St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Darden Rice has said she will not seek the 13th Congressional District seat now held by Republican David Jolly. Rice, a 45-year-old Democrat, said she wants to focus her energy on local issues, such as the city’s recently adopted wage theft ordinance. In an email to Florida Politics on Friday, Rice […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2014

It’s been more than a week since Special Election left my life and it just hasn’t been the same since. After Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th Congressional District last Tuesday, life was supposed to return to normal. The direct mail stopped arriving. The grainy, black-and-white television commercials are no longer […]

Tag: Florida’s 13th Congressional District
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Senate candidate David Jolly holding campaign kickoff in Clearwater Monday night

It’s official: David Jolly a candidate for U.S. Senate

So what’s up with congressional candidate Eric Lynn?

Darden Rice won’t run for David Jolly’s congressional seat

Peter Schorsch: Special Election was a November-to-March affair to remember