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A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2015

In an indication of the back and forth that will likely characterize Florida’s Republican Primary race in CD 2, the campaign of Neal Dunn on Friday retorted that Mary Thomas’ “Five Questions” for the Panama City Republican are rank misrepresentations of Dunn’s record. “It is unfortunate that Mary Thomas has already started to sling mud against a […]

Mitch PerryAugust 7, 2015

Initial reviews of the base redistricting map drawn up and released by a special committee within the Florida Legislature this week indicates that Democrats will probably improve their representation in Congress next year. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t some pain being felt by some Democratic incumbents. The biggest potential loser is rising star Gwen […]

Matthew IsbellAugust 6, 2015

The Florida Legislature released its base map heading into next week’s Special Session on redistricting. The map makes changes to 22 of the 27 districts. Some changes are small while others are very large. Many voters will find themselves in brand new districts if the base map becomes law. The map below shows areas that […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

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Every part of the Sunshine State will soon feel the effects of the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling on congressional redistricting, but perhaps no region will see more upheaval than the I-4 Central Florida corridor. The Florida Legislature returns for its second Special Session of 2015 next week for one purpose: to redraw eight congressional districts […]

Ryan RayAugust 3, 2015

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A recent communique from the U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham camp takes a playful approach to making a serious point, possibly a decisive one, when it comes to Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. The freshman Democrat’s spokesman narrated their most recent campaign stop at the Wassau Possum Festival by way of Petey the Possum, a stuffed marsupial who […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

North Florida U.S. Reps. Gwen Graham and Corrine Brown represent two distinct wings of the Democratic Party. For one thing, if you Google “Gwen Graham Moderate,” you’ll find no shortage of results about how she’s the type of Democrat who is willing to buck the left wing of the party, on issues like the budget and the Keystone […]

Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2015

Here’s how you know the 114th Congress is definitely in recess. Building upon her support for social programs that has been the bedrock of her North Florida balancing act to maintain her Democratic bona fides, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham spent the day Friday visiting with a group of senior citizens in her home base of Tallahassee. Per […]

Phil AmmannJuly 29, 2015

Panama City Republican Neal Dunn has filed for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, ensuring there will a GOP primary in 2016. Dunn is the Panhandle urologist who will face newcomer Mary Thomas, the general counsel for Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Elder Affairs, in next year’s Republican primary. The winner will seek to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Gwen […]

Ryan RayJuly 28, 2015

Former U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland said Tuesday he won’t seek the Panhandle congressional seat he represented from 2011 until 2015. “It is after great thought and prayerful consideration that I’ve decided not to be a candidate for Congress in 2016,” the Panama City Republican said. “I’ve been blessed with the support of Susan and our […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2015

The Democratic senate race in Florida is a statistical tie, about 13 months before the primary election, according to a new poll. Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson gets 33 percent and Jupiter Rep. Patrick Murphy 32 percent in the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey published Monday morning in POLITICO by reporter Marc Caputo. That’s good news […]

Tag: Gwen Graham

Neal Dunn campaign fires back at Mary Thomas

Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel say they won’t challenge each other in CD 21

Explaining Florida’s proposed congressional base maps

Central Florida congressional delegation to be much different in 2016

Email insights: Gwen Graham, Petey the Possum campaign in Washington County

Corrine Brown, Gwen Graham: On collision course?

Gwen Graham celebrates Medicare’s 50th anniversary with Tallahassee seniors

Neal Dunn files in Florida 2nd Congressional District, guarantees GOP primary

Steve Southerland will not run in 2016

Alan Grayson, Patrick Murphy virtually tied in new poll of Dem U.S. Senate primary