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Scott PowersOctober 10, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica said Monday he’s using his influence as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its restoration efforts from Hurricane Matthew’s swath of damage along Florida’s northern Atlantic coast last week. Mica toured hard-hit areas of Flagler County and other […]

Scott PowersOctober 8, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy has called on her Republican opponent U.S. Rep. John Mica to denounce Donald Trump for newly disclosed statements about women and she released a new TV commercial saying Mica shares’ Trump’s ‘harmful policies.’ The TV commercial, “It’s Time To Change Washington,” charges that Mica and Trump share policies opposing a woman’s […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party is snowing mailers into Florida’s 7th Congressional District supporting challenger Stephanie Murphy and attacking Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica, who slammed the campaign Tuesday as “distortions.” In the past week or so, four FDP mailers have gone out, including two that attacked Mica for a deal involving an old federal […]

Scott PowersOctober 3, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy has picked up another national ally in her quest to win Florida’s 7th Congressional District, a political action committee intending to end the election influence of super PACs. End Citizens United picked Murphy’s as one of of seven congressional races nationally it will support, and the only race in Florida. Murphy, a […]

Scott PowersSeptember 29, 2016

At least one national observer now believes the race between Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica and Democratic challenger Stephanie Murphy is now a toss-up in the Seminole County-based Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The closely watched Cook Political Report changed its rating of the district race for the second time in a week Thursday. It has gone […]

Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2016

The conservative watchdog group Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust has filed an ethics complaint against Democrat Stephanie Murphy, nominee in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, for failing to file her personal financial disclosure statement in time for the deadline. The group filed the complaint with the U.S. House Committee on Ethics Thursday, requesting an investigation. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 21, 2016

A new poll conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says that its candidate Stephanie Murphy is within striking distance of longtime incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The poll gives Mica 48 percent and Murphy 45 percent in the district, which covers north central and northeast Orange County and […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica and his Democratic opponent, Stephanie Murphy, in Florida’s 7th Congressional District are the two wealthiest congressional candidates in Central Florida this year, each with net worths topping $1 million. Mica’s net worth ranges between $3 million and $9 million, most of it tied up in real estate, according to his latest personal […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy is debuting her first television commercial in the Winter Park-based Florida’s 7th Congressional District, highlighting her family’s past and her defense analysis work. The commercial, which begins airing Tuesday, opens by explaining how her family escaped communist Vietnam as part of the historic “boat people” flotilla while she was a baby […]

Scott PowersSeptember 9, 2016

Texas Democratic icon Wendy Davis and Florida congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy argued Friday that the November election offers picks between women who understand issues such as child care, women’s choice, and equal pay — and men who do not. Davis, the former Texas state senator who made national headlines by filibustering an anti-abortion bill there […]

Tag: Florida’s 7th Congressional District

John Mica checking on Matthew damage, FEMA preparations

New Stephanie Murphy TV ad says John Mica shares Donald Trump’s ‘harmful policies’

Florida Democrat Party mailers for Stephanie Murphy irk John Mica

End Citizens United PAC to support Stephanie Murphy in CD 7 race

Cook Report changes rating of CD 7 race to ‘toss-up’ between John Mica and Stephanie Murphy

Conservative watchdog group files ethics complaint against Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

DCCC poll says Stephanie Murphy in striking distance of John Mica in CD 7

CD 7 race features millionaire candidates, John Mica and Stephanie Murphy

Stephanie Murphy TV spot in CD 7 introduces her past

Wendy Davis and Stephanie Murphy: women’s issues call for woman leadership