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Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum‘s new digital ad lays out the six key planks in what he calls a ‘bold, progressive platform,’ delivered from the son of a construction worker and a school bus driver. With shots of him in front of school buses, with his family, as mayor of Tallahassee, and in various campaign […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is turning to her life as the PTA mom and as a school district lawyer in her latest digital ad, which her campaign is reporting is backed by a significant though unspecified advertising buy. The two-minute, 13-second video is a quick biography of her, touching on her relationship with her […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is expanding his campaign’s presence in the I-4 corridor with the appointments of regional directors from Tampa Bay and Brevard County, the campaign announced Thursday. Lisa Perry, a leader in Tampa Bay area progressive activism, will serve as the King campaign’s Tampa Bay regional director. Before joining the King campaign, […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham expressed disgust toward Democratic rival Andrew Gillum Thursday after an outside group backing Gillum launched an attack ad against Graham. Graham’s response includes a reminder that Gillum had previously expressed a warning about “dark money” coming into the gubernatorial race, and she called him out on allowing dark money to attack […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 9, 2018

State House Speaker Richard Corcoran, once widely expected to enter the Governor’s race, has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam. Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican, made the announcement Wednesday morning at the Florida Association of Realtors. The move ends long-running speculation the Speaker would run for Governor — or any other office in 2018. […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2018

The imminent endorsement Wednesday morning of Adam Putnam for governor by the man who almost made it a three-Republcian field, Richard Corcoran, is being mocked by the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis. DeSantis’ campaign characterized the expected endorsement by Florida House Speaker Corcoran of Florida Agriculture Commissioner Putnam as a “career insider” endorsing “fellow […]

Scott PowersMay 8, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King provided another $405,000 of his own money to his campaign in April, pushing his drive’s take to $514,623 for the month, his campaign announced Tuesday. The April haul, which included $109,623 from individual donors, was split between King’s official campaign account, which took in a total of $416,773 in April, […]

Scott PowersMay 4, 2018

Orlando Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart is throwing her support behind Gwen Graham in Florida’s Governor’s race. “I’ve seen the damage that 20 years of one-party Republican rule in Tallahassee has caused. They’ve neglected our environment, they defunded our public schools, and they gutted our gun laws. We need strong leadership, focused on the needs […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2018

The Florida Chamber of Commerce on Thursday endorsed Republican Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam to be the state’s next governor. Putnam joined Chamber leaders Thursday morning at a press conference at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, billed as a “special announcement.” The news came amidst a Chamber conference on poverty and prosperity. “I am proud to have […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is adding a presence in Broward County now, with the addition of Bob Sciranko as his campaign’s Broward regional area director. Levine already has set up regional area directors in Tampa Bay and Central Florida to go along with his campaign headquarters in Miami. Sciranko served as field director for […]

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New Andrew Gillum ad pushes ‘bold progressive platform’ from son of a construction worker

Gwen Graham digital ad focuses on PTA mom, schools lawyer

Chris King adds campaign staff for Tampa Bay, Central Florida

Gwen Graham calls out Andrew Gillum over dark money after new outside attack ad

Richard Corcoran endorses Adam Putnam; won’t appear on ballot

Ron DeSantis campaign on Richard Corcoran endorsement of Adam Putnam: Who cares?

Chris King pumps up campaign fund with $405,000

Linda Stewart endorses Gwen Graham in governor’s race

Florida Chamber of Commerce endorses Adam Putnam for governor

Philip Levine campaign adds Broward County director