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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 […]

Ryan RayFebruary 12, 2015

Twelve days into February, Congresswoman Gwen Graham announced today her office is holding a “My Dream for America” essay contest to celebrate Black History Month. All middle schoolers in Congressional District 2 — which extends across 14 counties in the eastern part of the Panhandle, from Taylor to Holmes — are eligible. “Our nation has come a […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2015

Despite his impending book tour with its planned trips to Iowa and Nevada, an increasing number of signs point to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio forgoing a full-scale presidential run, seeking re-election in 2016 and running for Florida governor in 2018. In early January, devout Rubio-watcher Marc Caputo of Politico wrote that there is “increasing political chatter that Rubio is well-positioned to run […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2015

OK, let’s game this out… U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is giving all indications that he will announce sometime in the spring his decision whether he will run for president. Last Friday, Rubio kicked off an election-strategy powwow at Miami Beach’s Delano Hotel by announcing a fundraising team that looked like a presidential campaign-in-waiting, reports Marc Caputo […]

Tag: Gwen Graham

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

Gwen Graham launches essay contest for Black History Month

Peter Schorsch: Rick Scott could seize Marco Rubio's Senate seat

Peter Schorsch: Charlie Crist in 2016?