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Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018
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Tampa Bay

Ross Spano leads Republican field in CD 15, poll shows

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Republican state Rep. Ross Spano has a double-digit lead in the race for Florida’s 15th Congressional District according to a fresh poll of primary voters in the tri-county district. The St. Pete Polls survey found Spano with 31.6 percent support among CD 15 Republicans, 12 points ahead of former GOP Auburndale state Rep. Neil Combee. […]
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Drew WilsonJuly 6, 2018
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Tampa Bay

Danny Kushmer adds endorsements for CD 15 bid

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Republican Danny Kushmer picked up two endorsements on Friday for his bid to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. The first came in from Bartow Commissioner James Clements. “When endorsing someone, you want a person you believe in and their ideas and their solutions align with yours. I’ve known Danny […]
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Bill RuftyJune 13, 2018
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Tampa Bay

Democratic hopeful Ray Pena hits CD 15 with old-school handshaking, retail politics

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Ray Pena, of Lakeland, is running for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Florida’s 15th Congressional District as the first Hispanic-American to seek the district located in portions of Hillsborough, Polk and Lake counties. He is doing it the old-fashioned way, handshaking every person he meets and appearing at all public candidate meetings. He enumerates the issues […]
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Drew WilsonJune 11, 2018
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Tampa Bay

Former Polk County sheriff backs Neil Combee for CD 15

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Auburndale Republican Neil Combee has added another Polk County backer in his campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Former Polk County Sheriff Lawrence Crow on Monday joined a dozen other current and former Polk County officials in endorsing Combee, a former state representative and Polk County commissioner. “I’ve […]
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Bill RuftyJune 7, 2018
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Tampa Bay

CD 15 primary support puts Democratic groups at odds

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EMILY’s List, the progressive organization that supports women candidates for office, has recommended Kristen Carlson, Lakeland attorney and 11th-hour entrant into the Democratic primary,  for Florida’s 15th Congressional District. The endorsement put two organizations that support Democratic candidates at odds with one another. At least one Democratic candidate, Greg Pilkington of Indian Lake Estates, withdrew […]
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Bill RuftyMay 31, 2018
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Tampa Bay

Last one in; first one with votes, CD 15 candidate says

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Republican Sean Harper believes that, in the era of Donald Trump, business expertise will win out over political experience. That’s why the Lakeland contractor is running against five other Republicans for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, two of whom have experience in the state Legislature. Harper entered the race May 2, two days before the filing […]
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