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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

FloridaPolitics.com sat down with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham Wednesday. Graham, the frontrunner for the nomination, exuded confidence as we talked in a Jacksonville bookstore/cafe. “We are going to win this race,” Graham said. Graham, despite this reporter’s best efforts, wouldn’t veer too far off message. We asked her to address the rumor that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew […]

Scott PowersJanuary 9, 2018

Running on his primary economic theme, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King announced he’ll be campaigning in South Florida on an “affordable living tour.” King, of Winter Park, is an entrepreneur of affordable housing developments and has made economic issues from living wages to free college tuition to housing a central theme of his campaign. His […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

“After 20 years, we don’t have any more time.” This is the stark message in a video prebuttal to Gov. Rick Scott‘s State of the State address from Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Gwen Graham. Graham rolled out the video in a news release Tuesday morning, noting that the Legislative Session beginning today is the twentieth straight iteration in […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 8, 2018

Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham on Monday wrote a $1,200 personal check to the governor’s Office of Open Government, saying it is a “small price to pay” for information on the 12 Hurricane Irma-related deaths at a Hollywood nursing home. “It’s disappointing that there are financial hurdles for the information that the people of Florida deserve […]

Scott PowersJanuary 6, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King raised just over $100,000 combined in December for his official election campaign and his independent political committee Rise and Lead, Florida, his campaign announced Friday. With the December draw, King’s two committees reported raising $2.97 million total in 2017, and ended the year with $1.62 million cash on hand, his […]

Scott PowersJanuary 5, 2018

Philip Levine is gassing up a bus again for another tour of Florida, this time as an official candidate for governor. Levine, the Democratic former mayor of Miami Beach, announced Friday that he plans to take a bus campaign tour that will start in Orlando next Tuesday morning and end in Key Largo on the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

True to his word, Rep. Ron DeSantis made news on Fox and Friends. On Friday, he announced his decision to run for Florida Governor — a decision that seemed made months ago, with the groundwork for a campaign being laid slowly and surely. “As you remember a few weeks ago, the president tweeted support for me as […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2018

The holidays are over. Welcome to 2018. That means campaign season pretty much starts now. Fasten your seat belts because we guarantee a bumpy ride. Let’s start with the Top 10 (for now) Florida Politics Big Campaign Questions™: #1: When does Rick Scott take the plunge? Or does he? As the USA Today Network-Florida’s James […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2018

The weather report was unprecedented this week. Cold as ice, as the Foreigner classic goes. But for those needing a warmup, the 2018 political landscape brings the heat. Right now, it’s hotter than July in the orbit of almost-Jacksonville Rep. Ron DeSantis. He’s got the billionaires backing him, and a robopoll saying he’s more popular […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott‘s office wants $1,200 from Gwen Graham before it will deliver anything to respond to her public records request, contending that’s how much staff time cost to research her inquiry into whether he spoke with nursing home administrators during the September 2017 tragedy at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. The governor’s office […]

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Gwen Graham: ‘We are going to win this race’

Chris King launching ‘affordable living tour’

Gwen Graham: ‘After 20 years, we don’t have any more time’

Gwen Graham pays $1,200 to get Hollywood Hills records request

Chris King attracts $100K in campaign donations in December

Philip Levine planning another bus tour of Florida

Ron DeSantis declares run for Governor, sets up two-man GOP race

10 big questions facing Florida politics heading into 2018

Jacksonville Bold for 1.5.18 — Cold outside, 2018 is hot

Governor’s office seeks $1,200 to respond to Gwen Graham’s Hollywood Hills query