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Scott PowersMay 19, 2017

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis Friday condemned the security forces of Turkish President Recep Erdogan for attacking protesters in Washington D.C. and also condemned Erdogan. DeSantis, of Ponte Vedre Beach, chairs the House Subcommittee on National Security. His First Coast district includes Volusia County. In a news release issued Friday morning, DeSantis did not address […]

Terry RoenNovember 8, 2016

Republican incumbents strolled to victory Tuesday over their Democratic opponents in three U.S. House races. District 6 Republican Ron DeSantis, a two-term Republican incumbent who ran for the U.S. Senate this year before dropping out this summer, won Florida’s 6th Congressional District race to defend his seat. DeSantis, of Palm Coast, beat Democrat Bill McCullough, a political […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2016

The resource gap in the Congressional District 6 race between incumbent Republican powerhouse Ron DeSantis and Democratic challenger William McCullough defies belief. DeSantis, who was an energetic fundraiser during his discontinued campaign for the United States Senate, had $2,604,630 on hand as of his October quarterly filing. McCullough? He’s $1,269 in the red. In what seems like a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 6, 2016

The Sandy aid bill, providing $9.7B in aid, otherwise passed unanimously through the Senate.

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional nominee Bill McCullough has failed to file his personal financial disclosures report as required under federal law in his campaign attempting to unseat U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. McCullough, who won the Aug. 30 Democratic primary, has twice filed for extensions on the requirement, but both extensions have expired. […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 29, 2016

On Friday, Rep. Ron DeSantis announced he had been endorsed by the National Rifle Association in his re-election bid in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. “I’m proud to be recognized as a strong defender of the rights of law-abiding citizens and appreciate the support of the NRA for my campaign,” said DeSantis. “I will continue to stand with Florida’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2016

Florida’s 6th Congressional District Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis got another key endorsement for re-election Monday, as the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) fell in behind the incumbent, citing his “strong record of supporting legislation that would help small businesses.” “Congressman DeSantis has been a strong voice for small business and deserves to be re-elected,” said NFIB National Political […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2016

The last-week moves today by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis to seek re-election will have the backing of a group that played a major role in getting each of them elected in the first place. The Club for Growth PAC, a conservative economics committee, had strongly backed both of them in […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2016

Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]

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Ron DeSantis condemns Turkish violence in D.C., Turkish president

Republicans steamroll to win U.S. House races

CD 6 longshot candidate will stump at Jacksonville’s Tiger Bay Friday

Ron DeSantis voted against Hurricane Sandy aid. How will he vote next week?

CD 6 personal finances: Democrat Bill McCullough fails to file disclosure statement

Florida congressional races start fall with lopsided campaign cash

Ron DeSantis scores NRA endorsement in re-election bid

National Federation of Independent Business backs Ron DeSantis for re-election

Club for Growth endorses Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis

Early congressional filings assure primaries in CDs 6, 7, 9 and 11