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Peter SchorschJanuary 27, 2017

Dennis Ross gets a greater say in the nation’s financial policy, now that the Lakeland Republican is on several high-profile congressional subcommittees, including some that address issues in banking and consumer credit. Ross, who serves Central Florida’s 15th Congressional District, announced Friday he has been tapped for subcommittees of both the House Committees of Financial […]

Staff ReportsNovember 8, 2016

Election night parties will be raging across the state Tuesday. For some, it’s a chance to pop some bottles and celebrate. For others, it will be a somber event, marking the last hurrah of a long, hard-fought campaign. Want to party like a politician? Here’s a rundown of where candidates will be as the polls […]

Bill RuftySeptember 12, 2016

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, who underwent heart surgery Aug. 9, is returning to Washington Monday to resume his congressional work. “We have votes at 6:30 p.m. (in full session), then it is business as usual Tuesday with a Financial Services Committee meeting,” the Lakeland Republican said. Ross, who turns 57 Oct. 18, has been recuperating […]

Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2016

In 20 of Florida’s 26 contested congressional races this fall, one major party nominee escaped from last Tuesday’s primaries with more than five times as much cash-on-hand as the other major party’s candidate. And in many cases, the cash gap heading into the fall is so overwhelming that one party’s congressional nominee’s bank account would barely […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2016

Democrat Jim Lange is in an uphill battle to defeat Republican incumbent Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Though there hasn’t been much public polling on the race, Ross defeated the last Democrat he faced, Alan Cohn, by nearly 20 percentage points in 2014. Lange is running as a progressive in the Polk/Hillsborough county-based […]

Bill RuftyAugust 8, 2016

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross will undergo surgery Tuesday in Orlando to repair a heart defect he has had since birth. As reported by The Ledger of Lakeland, Ross was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, which if left untreated could develop into an aneurysm and become life threatening. “Upon informing some of my family and […]

Bill RuftyMarch 8, 2016

A fourth two-year term in Congress is what U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a Lakeland Republican, is wishing for. On Thursday, Ross, 56, made his official announcement for the post in the three counties of his 15th Congressional District after redistricting orders from the Florida Supreme Court, warning of terrorism and the national debt. “Our work is […]

Bill RuftyMarch 7, 2016

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a Lakeland Republican, is announcing Monday that he is seeking re-election to Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Ross’ district boundaries were redrawn during the recent Supreme Court orders that changed borders of several Florida congressional districts and state Senate districts. He plans three stops Monday in his slightly reshaped district for the […]

Bill RuftyDecember 3, 2015

Republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross of Lakeland said he can live with the new shape of his 15th Congressional District approved by the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday even though it cuts more of his home county out of his district. Like many Florida members of Congress, Ross’ district boundaries changed when the court certified […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 4, 2015

After taking a stab at Congress last year, Alan Cohn is revisiting his more-familiar career: investigative journalism. WWSB-TV, Sarasota’s ABC affiliate, announced the longtime Tampa Bay reporter, and former congressional candidate, will lead a new 7 p.m. newscast with a political slant. According to Cohn, “ABC 7 News at 7:00” will center on long-form reporting on a […]

Tag: Florida’s 15th Congressional District

Dennis Ross announces host of A-list congressional committee appointments

Party like a politician: Where to find the candidates on Election Night

Dennis Ross returns to Washington after heart surgery rehab

Florida congressional races start fall with lopsided campaign cash

Some of CD 15 candidate Jim Lange’s website language is very similar to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

Dennis Ross to undergo routine heart surgery, promises a ‘positive campaign’

Dennis Ross makes official announcement; running for fourth term

Dennis Ross to announce CD 15 re-election bid

Dennis Ross glad he’s “still living in his district” after redistricting

Reporter Alan Cohn returns to investigative journalism with WWSB-TV newscast