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Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto took perhaps the biggest step Tuesday in his quest to become the first Hispanic from Central Florida and the first Puerto Rican from the state to be elected to Congress by rolling toward victory the Democratic primary in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. St. Cloud businessman Wane Liebnitzky, who easily won the Republican […]

Associated PressAugust 30, 2016

Even though he’s not running for re-election, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson has very personal connections to the campaign in his Florida district. His new wife is facing off against his former district director for the Democratic nomination in the 9th Congressional District at the end of the month, and they also face a state senator […]

Scott PowersAugust 27, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Dena Grayson lent her campaign another $35,000 in the past week as she prepares for the final weekend of the tough primary in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Grayson, a Windermere biomedical researcher, increased her personal investment into her campaign to $150,000 just this summer. The result has been that she heads into the […]

Scott PowersAugust 26, 2016

California Democratic U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez will be campaigning with state Rep. Darren Soto in a caravana event in Kissimmee Sunday for his bid to win Tuesday’s primary in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Sanchez, who represents part of Los Angeles, currently serves as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and is running for vice-chair of […]

Scott PowersAugust 25, 2016

The newly formed Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, a grassroots response to the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre, has endorsed Democrat Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The endorsement is the first for the fund, organized earlier this month to support candidates who support both the LGBT community and gun reforms. “We are here […]

Scott PowersAugust 25, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph’s campaign for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 9th Congressional District is spending much of its last week before the primary putting out fires from a political equivalent of a Molotov cocktail thrown her way — by a political operative going public with a troubling story involving Randolph. Starting two weeks ago, Randolph, running […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 24, 2016

Dena Grayson leads her opponents in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, but with less than a week until the primary the race remains tight. A new St. Pete Polls survey found Grayson has a 6 percentage point lead over her nearest competitor in the district. The survey, conducted for FloridaPolitics.com, found Grayson is at 33 percent, […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto has made no secret of his desire to become Florida’s first member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent, but on Tuesday he drove that home at an Orlando debate calling his opportunity “historic.” Soto is one of four Democrats and two Republicans running in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, redrawn last year to […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto of Orlando in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, Soto’s campaign announced. Boyle is one of the leading Democratic voices in Congress on trade, advocating for trade policy that protects American workers and promotes American industry. He has voted against legislation that promotes companies shipping […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic candidate Susannah Randolph has picked up the endorsement of one of the nation’s oldest and most influential gun control groups, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, her campaign announced. The Brady campaign, started by and named for Jim and Sarah Brady, the former President Ronald Reagan press secretary and his wife, has enjoyed […]

Tag: Florida’s 9th Congressional District

Wayne Liebnitzky, Darren Soto to face off in CD 9

Alan Grayson looms large in race to succeed him in U.S. House

Dena Grayson adds $35K loan for CD 9 campaign

Linda Sanchez and Darren Soto to caravana Kissimmee in CD 9

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence endorses Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

The fire-bombing of Susannah Randolph

Dena Grayson leads Susannah Randolph 33% to 27% in CD 9

Darren Soto sees his CD 9 campaign as ‘historic’ to represent Puerto Ricans

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle backs Darren Soto in CD 9 race

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence backs Susannah Randolph in CD 9