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Mitch PerryMarch 23, 2015

Though he’s hardly a household name in the Tampa Bay area, Democrats in the region are reacting with high praise for Patrick Murphy, the 31-year-old second-term South Florida Congressman who announced his candidacy for the 2016 U.S. Senate on Sunday. “I’m a very excited Floridian. I think he’ll be great for the state, and the Democratic Party […]

James CallMarch 10, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham won the Florida’s 2nd Congressional District in November campaigning on a “North Florida Way” theme. Graham said that if sent to Washington then like the residents of the farming, fishing, and logging communities of the 14-county district, she would roll up her sleeves and work with others to get things done for […]

James CallMarch 10, 2015

North Florida Congresswoman Gwen Graham has found a Republican co-sponsor for a crackdown on congressional perks. Graham, speaking Tuesday at a Tallahassee news conference, called the perks elimination act (HR 1339) a “common sense” measure that would save millions of dollars by prohibiting members of Congress from billing taxpayers to fly first class and rent […]

Peter SchorschMarch 8, 2015

Representative Gwen Graham traveled to Selma, Alabama, this weekend, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday Attack on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Graham attended a service at Brown Chapel AME Church, a wreath-laying ceremony at the Civil Rights Memorial, and she joined Rep. John Lewis in a march across the landmark bridge. “It was an […]

James CallMarch 6, 2015

This is funny. Chris Pack obviously doesn’t know me nor much about rookie Congresswoman Gwen Graham. Then again, I should have realized back when people threw beer cans at me during my stand-up comedy phase in college that I do humor like Andy Kaufman — a few get my jokes, but most are bewildered. So, […]

James CallMarch 6, 2015

This is funny. Chris Pack obviously doesn’t know me nor much about rookie Congresswoman Gwen Graham. Then again, I should have realized back when people threw beer cans at me during my stand-up comedy phase in college that I do humor like Andy Kaufman — a few get my jokes, but most are bewildered. So, […]

James CallMarch 5, 2015

We’ve gone about a week without hearing from anyone about North Florida rookie U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham when our mailbox lit up with a message from the National Republican Congressional Committee. It questions Graham’s silence on questions about Hillary Clinton’s email account. CNN reports that everyone in Washington is talking about Clinton’s emails except Democrats. […]

James CallMarch 4, 2015

Voters in the 2nd Congressional District are still coming to terms with U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham’s campaign theme “The North Florida Way.” To help the process along, Graham on Wednesday announced she will hold regular mobile office hours in the 12 rural counties she represents in addition to Tallahassee and Panama City. Her defeat of […]

Ryan RayMarch 4, 2015

A new poll released Wednesday by the Florida Chamber of Commerce suggests that although voters are growing more confident of the direction the state is going, they still have deep reservations about the federal government’s stewardship. “Our results show Floridians are more confident in Florida’s economy,” said Marian Johnson, the Chamber’s senior vice president of political strategy. […]

Ryan RayFebruary 24, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham said Tuesday that if the GOP-controlled 114th Congress moves forward with an increasingly likely budget gambit that would shut down the Department of Homeland Security, she will forfeit her pay in solidarity with the many federal workers who will be furloughed. “If Congress lets obstructionists shut down the Department of Homeland […]

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Silvia Castellanos has worked for more than a decade in government and government relations. Image via FIU.

Tampa Bay Democrats react to Patrick Murphy’s Senate run

Five minutes with Congresswoman Gwen Graham

Gwen Graham debuts curbs on perks in Congress

Powerful photo: U.S. Reps. Gwen Graham and John Lewis on the 50th anniversary of Selma

NRCC obsession with Gwen Graham and “brass in her pocket”

NRCC obsession with Gwen Graham and "brass in her pocket"

Gwen Graham’s silence on Hillary Clinton emails is deafening

Gwen Graham planning to go directly to the people

Florida Chamber poll shows voters bullish on state government, less so on feds

Gwen Graham pledges to donate her salary if DHS funding allowed to lapse