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Drew WilsonJuly 23, 2018

The political arm of the state’s largest professional trade association, Florida Realtors, has announced endorsements for another 16 candidates running for state legislative seats in the fall. The new endorsements follow the group’s bulk endorsement two weeks ago that saw 87 legislative candidates get the nod alongside the Florida Realtor’s top-of-ticket recommendations, which included Adam Putnam […]

Drew WilsonJune 11, 2018

Sarasota Republican Ray Pilon is holding an event for his House District 72 comeback bid Tuesday night, but it isn’t fundraiser per se. “June 12th is right around the corner and I firmly believe celebrations are better with friends. Please join us as we mingle and discuss our steps for taking District 72 back,” Pilon […]

Drew WilsonMay 11, 2018

Sarasota Democratic Rep. Margaret Good hasn’t let up in fundraising since she turned HD 72 blue with a February special election win over Republican James Buchanan. Good added $62,605 to her campaign account last month, bringing her total campaign fundraising for the 2018 cycle to $82,700. She has $78,500 in the bank. “I continue to […]

Peter SchorschApril 6, 2018

Former House District 72 lawmaker Ray Pilon is holding a fundraiser next month for his comeback campaign. The April 12 event will be held at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing in Sarasota, 7051 Wireless Court from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The host committee for the event lists more than two dozen names, including several business leaders, […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 27, 2018

Former Rep. Ray Pilon is planning a return to the Legislature, but it isn’t due to the seismic shakeup caused by U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney’s announcement that he won’t run for re-election. The Sarasota Republican said in an email to Florida Politics that he plans to file for House District 72, the seat he held […]

Steve SchaleFebruary 14, 2018

2010 was like a living a broken record. No matter what candidates said or did, or whether they ran embracing themselves with the president, or running as their own style of Democrat, it just didn’t matter. Voters were looking to send a message, and people who had Democrat on their name tag were the only […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

All eyes are on Tuesday’s special election in Sarasota County’s House District 72 where Republican James Buchanan, Democrat Margaret Good and Libertarian Alison Foxall are running to replace former Rep. Alex Miller. The latest poll indicates that an upset is in the making — if Good beating Buchanan can be viewed as an upset. However, the race […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 12, 2018

HD 72 Democratic candidate Margaret Good picked up an endorsement from Joe Biden last week, and the former Vice President followed up the nod by recording a robocall that will start going out to area voters Monday. Biden opens up the call by reminding voters to get to the polls Tuesday, before delving into a […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2018

Democrat Margaret Good took a firm fundraising lead in the House District 72 race just days ahead of Tuesday’s special election for the Sarasota-based seat. Good raised $257,058 for her campaign account during the reporting period running from Jan. 5 through Feb. 8, more than doubling her fundraising during the first three months of her […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 2, 2018

The campaigns for House District 72 candidates James Buchanan and Margaret Good got feisty Friday, each pushing out an email attacking the other ahead of the fast approaching special election for the Sarasota-based seat. First up was Good’s, which derided Buchanan as for relying on out-of-district money to fund his campaign. “While James Buchanan continues […]

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Florida Realtors announce second wave of legislative endorsements

Ray Pilon hosting ‘evening out with friends’ Tuesday

Margaret Good jumps out to big lead in re-election campaign

Ray Pilon holding April 12 fundraiser for HD 72 return

Ray Pilon planning return to House District 72

Steve Schale: The message of Sarasota

Final poll of HD 72 special election shows an upset in the making — or not

Joe Biden cuts robocall for Margaret Good in HD 72 special election

Margaret Good surges past James Buchanan in HD 72 money race

Email insights: James Buchanan and Margaret Good trade barbs