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Scott PowersJune 30, 2017

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller is running for Congress in Congressional District 7 against incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, he announced today. Miller, of Winter Park, is running in a district covering Seminole County and north-central and northeast Orange County that had been Republican for decades but shifted to slightly Democrat in the last election, […]

Scott PowersJune 23, 2017

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Friday she’s not currently talking to anyone about running for Congress against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy and expressed little immediate enthusiasm for the prospect. While also disclosing no immediate activity for either race, Jacobs appeared to show at least a glimmer of interest in running for the […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2017

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller is considering running for Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District against incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy next year. Miller, in his second full term as a state representative from Winter Park in a state district that includes a large swath of CD 7, said Thursday he is “strongly considering” […]

Scott PowersApril 17, 2017

Three bomb threats in early January left parents being served by the Roth Family Jewish Community Center in Maitland torn between their appreciation for the center and the safety of the children. Should they stay or should the leave? The bomb threats led to no physical harm and the March arrest in Israel of the suspect […]

Scott PowersMarch 23, 2017

Republican State Rep. Bob Cortes has decided he likes what he’s doing in the Florida House too much to want to run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in the next congressional election. Cortes, of Altamonte Springs, had been seen as a leading potential GOP candidate in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, which the GOP has […]

Scott PowersFebruary 9, 2017

Freshman U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy‘s professional background in the U.S. Department of Defense has led her to pick up two subcommittee posts overseeing military counter-terrorism and readiness efforts, her office announced Thursday. Murphy, the Winter Park Democrat who was appointed earlier this year to the House Armed Services Committee, has been assigned to seats on […]

Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2017

State Rep. Bob Cortes is “exploring” the possibility a run for Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. On Friday morning, Cortes confirmed reports he was in Washington D.C. for a couple of days early this week talking to officials at the National Republican Congressional Committee and others about a possible run in CD 7 in 2018. If […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2017

While giving his blessing to state Rep. Jason Brodeur to run for his current post, state Sen. David Simmons says he’s weighing his options to go after the Florida attorney general’s post, Florida’s 7th Congressional District seat, which Democrats just flipped, or staying full-time with his growing law firm. The attorney general option could come sooner […]

Scott PowersJanuary 12, 2017

Newly-sworn in U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is coming back to Central Florida to ask constituents for their guidance. The Democrat from Winter Park, who entered Congress last week after defeating the district’s 12-term incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica in November, announced Wednesday she is setting up three town hall-style listening meetings next week, in Orlando, […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2016

U.S. Congresswoman-elect Stephanie Murphy announced Tuesday she intends to join the two moderate-Democrat organizations in Congress, the Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition. Murphy said the coalitions – the New Democrats promote small business, the Blue Dogs, fiscal conservatism – “align with her goals of strengthening Central Florida’s growing entrepreneurial and small business […]

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Mike Miller announces he’s running for Congress in CD 7

Teresa Jacobs not talking about possible CD 7 run, but expresses a glimmer of interest in CFO run

Mike Miller looking at run for Congress in CD 7

Stephanie Murphy tours JCC, pledges help to keep community secure

Bob Cortes: I’m not running for Congress (yet)

Stephanie Murphy lands counter-terrorism, military-readiness committee posts

Bob Cortes ‘exploring’ possible congressional run in CD 7

David Simmons weighing Florida attorney general, congressional runs

Stephanie Murphy sets listening tour in her new district

Stephanie Murphy joining Blue Dogs, New Democrats

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