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Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2018

Republican Congressional candidate Greg Steube will host his first major campaign event since the death of Democratic opponent April Freeman. Steube, a Sarasota state senator running in Florida’s 17th Congressional District, will attend a reception on Oct. 16 at Quail Creek Plantation in Okeechobee. The event marks a return to campaigning following Freeman’s unexpected death […]

Jacob OglesOctober 9, 2018

Allen Ellison, the replacement Democratic nominee in Florida’s 17th Congressional District, announced a campaign team of staffers with experience working for national campaigns. The team will be led by campaign manager Daniel Sohn, Haverhill Town Councilman. Ellison said the team boasts experience working on campaign teams for presidential candidates Barack Obama, John Kerry and Martin […]

Jacob OglesOctober 5, 2018

Allen Ellison, the Democratic replacement candidate in Florida’s 17th Congressional District, will host his first public event Sunday in Bowling Green. The newly minted candidate said he’s ready for the reception and a chance to interact with the public. “I understand that as a representative, I will have to be open-minded and eager to listen […]

Jacob OglesOctober 2, 2018

Allen L. Ellison, a policy expert from Sebring, will replace the recently deceased April Freeman as the Democratic nominee in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. The duty fell on Ellison following a conference call with Democratic leaders throughout the nine counties in the district. Ellison stood out among six applicants to seek the nomination following the […]

Jacob OglesOctober 1, 2018

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A federal judge denied Pam Keith and Roy David Walker the chance to run for Congress in Florida’s 17th Congressional district, where Democratic leaders must pick a replacement for the late April Freeman. Now party leaders will hold an emergency meeting to choose who faces Republican candidate Greg Steube in the Nov. 6 general election. […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 29, 2018

A lawsuit by politicians Pam Keith and Roy David Walker postponed a decision to replace deceased congressional candidate April Freeman on the November ballot. But a Tuesday deadline looms. The Florida Democratic Party held a conference call with Democratic county chairs today scheduled to discuss a replacement nominee for Freeman, who died unexpectedly last Sunday […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 25, 2018

Democratic U.S. House candidate April Freeman died unexpectedly Sunday night, according to her family. She was running in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. Freeman’s husband David posted the news Monday on Facebook. “It’s with great sadness that I feel I must inform all of you that my beloved wife April passed away suddenly last night,” he wrote. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 12, 2018

Sarasota state Sen. Greg Steube cruised through the Republican primary for Florida’s 17th Congressional District, but now it’s time to refill his war chest for the upcoming general election showdown with Cape Coral Democrat April Freeman. To that end, Alan Jay Wildstein and Ashley Pierce are hosting a fundraising reception for the 40-year-old Republican’s congressional […]

Jacob OglesAugust 28, 2018

State Sen. Greg Stuebe emerged victorious from a hard-fought Republican primary in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. With most precincts reporting, Steube had 62 percent of the vote compared to Charlotte County veteran Bill Akins‘s 19 percent and state Rep. Julio Gonzalez’s 18 percent. Steube had been backed by conservative groups like the National Rifle Association and Club for […]

Drew WilsonAugust 16, 2018

Sarasota state Sen. Greg Steube filed another six-figure fundraising report ahead of the primary election for Florida’s 17th Congressional District, bringing his to-date fundraising total past the $500,000 mark. From the start of last month through Aug. 8, Steube’s campaign account received $126,636 in contributions, including $104,136 from individual donors and another $22,500 from political […]

Tag: Florida’s 17th Congressional District

Greg Steube hosting first major event since April Freeman’s death

Personnel note: Allen Ellison announces campaign team

Allen Ellison to host first candidate reception in CD 17

Democrats choose Allen Ellison to replace April Freeman in CD 17 race

Judge: Pam Keith, Roy David Walker can’t replace April Freeman

Lawsuit delays decision on April Freeman replacement

Tributes pour in for congressional candidate April Freeman, who died unexpectedly Sunday

Greg Steube reloading campaign funds with Oct. 2 fundraiser in Sarasota

Greg Steube wins Republican nomination by a landslide in CD17

Greg Steube adds $126K, Julio Gonzalez $45K in CD 17 Republican primary