Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2022
5min0
A disparity in financial strength hints the money shows more about the Ways & Means contest.
Tag: Florida’s 16th Congressioanl District
Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2022Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2022
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Fortunately for him, the candidate has done much of the job already.
Ryan NicolSeptember 6, 2018
5min348
Democrat David Shapiro, a candidate for Florida’s 16th Congressional District, appears to be at risk of violating the Federal Elections Commission’s reporting requirements by failing to list in-kind contributions made by Shapiro to his campaign. That’s according to documents reviewed by Florida Politics. Now, his campaign says it is in the process of correcting the […]
Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2018
5min460
A new internal poll from the David Shapiro campaign shows him trailing, but within striking distance of, Vern Buchanan in the race for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. Conducted by ALG Research, the survey showed Shapiro earning 44 percent support among likely voters to Buchanan’s 48 percent — just within the poll’s 4.9 percent margin of error. The […]
Jacob OglesAugust 28, 20185min294
David Shapiro looks to be cruising to the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. With all votes reported in all three counties in the district, the Sarasota lawyer led primary opponent Jan Schneider with 55 percent of the vote . That included 50 percent in Hillsborough County and 51 percent in Manatee County, but a […]
Jacob OglesAugust 26, 2018
4min802
It may not be U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s Ocean Alexander yacht exactly, but a man dressed as a swanky captain will float a replica of the boat as an effigy on Siesta Key today. Political committee Floridians for a Fair Shake continue to flog Buchanan, a Sarasota Republican, for purchasing the vessel the same day […]
Ryan NicolAugust 16, 20184min340
David Shapiro, a Democratic candidate in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, is calling out Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan over his receipt of more than $100,000 from the sugar industry in light of recent red tide and algae blooms hitting the state. The report from the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan research group that tracks money […]
Ryan NicolAugust 14, 2018
5min496
David Shapiro has made climate change an issue in his campaign for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. Yet despite that focus, it appears Shapiro has invested in several companies pegged as some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, according to one study. That study, summarized by The Guardian, shows a numbered list of 100 […]
Ryan NicolAugust 8, 20185min292
David Shapiro, a Democratic candidate in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, issued some tough talk back in February when he took his Republican opponent to task in an op-ed for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. In that piece, Shapiro criticized incumbent CD 16 Rep. Vern Buchanan and fellow Republicans for their passage of last year’s tax bill. Shapiro […]
Scott PowersJuly 31, 20182min234
Democratic congressional candidate David Shapiro is launching the first television commercial of his campaign for Florida’s 16th Congressional District, touting his commitment to take on bullies. The 30-second spot, “Vowed,” is being placed on broadcast and cable television in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market, where Shapiro faces fellow lawyer Jan Schneider in the Aug. 28 Democratic […]