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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 22, 2016

It’s time to focus on the water. That was the message three Republicans running in Florida’s 19th Congressional District sent to Southwest Florida voters during a forum hosted by the Lee Republican Women’s Club and the Republican Women of Cape Coral Federated. The forum was held hours after Cape Coral reopened its beach, which had been […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

April Freeman wants to make sure her supporters know exactly who she’s running against, a feat that may be a little bit more complicated than it sounds. Freeman, a Cape Coral Democrat, is running in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. She’s hoping to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Rooney. Easy enough to remember, right? Not this year. For […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 19, 2016

Ben Carson is hitting the campaign trail for Francis Rooney. The Naples Republican’s campaign announced Tuesday Carson will campaign with Rooney Aug. 2. The campaign also announced Carson has thrown his support behind Rooney. “Francis is a successful businessman and family man who will stand up for our conservative values and fight big government all […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 15, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott publicly proclaimed his support for Francis Rooney on Friday, saying the Naples Republican would stand up for Southwest Floridians’ in Congress. “I will be proud to have Francis Rooney as my congressman,” said Scott during a fundraiser in Bonita Springs. “He’s going to defend what we all believe in.” Rooney is vying […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 12, 2016

Former Rep. Connie Mack has thrown his support behind Francis Rooney. So has his father, former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack. The Macks — both of whom represented Southwest Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives — announced Monday they were endorsing Rooney in his bid to replace Curt Clawson in Congress. The younger Mack endorsed Clawson […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 7, 2016

Dan Bongino has launched a radio advertisement focused on Southwest Florida’s water woes. The message? It’s time to take action. “Fix the darn water problem. That’s right, I said it,” the Florida Republican is heard saying in the advertisement released Thursday. “I’m conservative Republican for Congress Dan Bongino and I want this problem fixed now.” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 5, 2016

Francis Rooney is promising to put his construction knowledge to work in a new campaign advertisement. The project: A wall along the country’s southern border. “I work in the construction industry, so I know a thing or two about building walls. In Congress, I’ll fight to build a big one on our southern border,” says […]

Mitch PerryJune 30, 2016

Rand Paul has endorsed Dan Bongino in his bid for Congress in southwest Florida’s 19th Congressional District. “Dan is a true patriot who will fight for liberty and our Constitution when he arrives in Congress,” the Kentucky senator said in a statement issued out by the Bongino campaign. “Our U.S. Congress is in is desperate need […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

Michael Dreikorn is out. The Bokeelia Republican and 2014 congressional candidate announced Wednesday he was not running for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Curt Clawson. Dreikorn said he felt there was “a greater need for me to focus closer to home, both in local issues and in my personal issues.” Dreikorn ran in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Calling himself a patriot and conservative, Francis Rooney officially kicked off his campaign for Florida’s 19th Congressional District by promising to fix Washington, D.C. Rooney, the former ambassador to the Holy See and a longtime Bush family supporter, kicked off at Mel’s Diner in Fort Myers on Monday morning. “I’ll fight for you, because we’re […]

Tag: Florida’s 19th Congressional District

Francis Rooney, Chauncey Goss, Dan Bongino talk water quality during CD 19 forum

Email Insights: April Freeman wants voters to know she’s hoping to unseat Tom Rooney, not Francis Rooney

Ben Carson backs Francis Rooney in CD 19

Rick Scott: ‘I will be proud to have Francis Rooney as my congressman’

Francis Rooney endorsed by former Sen. Connie Mack, former Rep. Connie Mack IV

Dan Bongino launches radio ad campaign in CD 19 bid

Francis Rooney talks securing the border, water quality in two new ads

Rand Paul is backing Dan Bongino in Florida’s 19th Congressional race

Michael Dreikorn endorses Chauncey Goss in CD 19 race

Francis Rooney officially kicks off CD 19 bid