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Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018

Ruth’s List Florida, a group dedicated to electing Democratic women, has thrown its support behind Tracey Kagan in the race for the Florida House 29 seat. Kagan, a criminal law practice lawyer from Longwood, faces Lake Mary lawyer Darryl Block in the Aug. 28 Democratic primary, and the winner is set to take on incumbent […]

Drew WilsonJuly 5, 2018

Central Florida state Reps. Bob Cortes and Scott Plakon are teaming up for a “really fun fundraising event” in Tampa later this month. The two Republicans plan to shuttle supporters from Altamonte Springs to Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre to attend a July 21 concert headlined by classic rock acts REO Speedwagon and Chicago. The […]

Scott PowersJune 21, 2018

Florida House candidate Darryl Block has received the endorsement of the Florida AFL-CIO heading toward the Democratic Democratic primary to run in House District 29. It’s the second endorsement Block recently has picked up, following the blessing he received from Democratic state Sen. Victor Torres of Orlando. Block, a Lake Mary lawyer, social worker and […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Victor Torres has endorsed attorney Darryl Block in the House District 29 race in Seminole County. Torres’s endorsement could carry some weight in the August 28 primary, as Block, of Lake Mary, faces two other Democrats, both also attorneys, Tracey Kagan and Patrick Brandt, both of Longwood. The trio are battling for […]

Drew WilsonMay 15, 2018

Tracey Kagan raised about $10,000 and put another $5,000 of her own cash on the line to take the top spot in the three-way Democratic Primary for HD 29. The report, her first since entering the race, was good enough to beat incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Plakon’s $12,690 effort in April. Outside of the loan […]

Scott PowersApril 18, 2018

Democrat Tracey Kagan of Longwood announced her entry Wednesday into the race for Florida’s House District 29, seeking to take on Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon in the central Seminole County district. Kagan, a lawyer with her own criminal defense law practice in Orlando, joins a race with Democrats Patrick Brandt of Longwood and Darryl Block of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2017

Newly-filed Florida House District 29 Democratic candidate Patrick Brandt said he’s running because he believes Republicans in Tallahassee oppose “nearly everything I stand for.” Brandt, 47, a lawyer from Longwood, filed earlier this week to oppose Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon. Brandt said he is engaging with Gainesville Democratic political consultant Bryan Eastman and bringing […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 5, 2017

Republican Rep. Scott Plakon has drawn his first Democratic opponent in House District 29, which covers part of Seminole County including Lake Mary and Longwood. Patrick Brandt entered the race on Sept. 1 and is so far the only candidate running against Plakon, who is going for a third term in his second stint in […]

Larry GriffinDecember 7, 2016

Representative Scott Plakon is spearheading a new bill to remove a prohibition on guns on college campuses. The bill, HB 6005, amends an earlier ruling on where guns are and are not allowed, deleting the portion stating that a license to concealed carry a firearm does not allow guns into “Any college or university facility […]

Frank TorresNovember 2, 2015

Sunday afternoon, real estate investor and black bear activist Chuck O’Neal announced his intention to run for Florida House District 29, surrounded by friends and family in downtown Orlando. O’Neal made the announcement at a memorial held to mourn and raise awareness of the 300 black bears killed the previous weekend during a hunt authorized by the Florida […]

Tag: HD 29

Tracey Kagan picks up another women’s group’s nod in HD 29 race

Bob Cortes, Scott Plakon using classic rock to raise campaign cash

Darryl Block wins AFL-CIO endorsement in HD 29 race

Darryl Block gets backing of Victor Torres in HD 29 Democratic primary

Tracey Kagan tops HD 29 Democratic field with first finance report

Tracey Kagan enters HD 29 race

HD 29 Democrat Patrick Brandt to campaign on springs, schools, health care

Scott Plakon gets first challenger in HD 29

Scott Plakon files bill that would allow guns on college campuses

Black bear activist Chuck O’Neal announces HD 29 run for 2016