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Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

I was going to opine on John Kasich entering the GOP presidential contest this morning, but let’s get to that Wednesday. Instead, let’s talk about Florida’s U.S. Senate race, now that David Jolly is officially is in the race, along with Congressman Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera and retired CIA contractor Todd Wilcox. Lately […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

For the first time since severing ties in 1961, the U.S. and Cuba reopened embassies in each other’s capitals Monday. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla traveled to the Cuban Embassy in Washington to raise his country’s flag, an event that was broadcast live on the island’s state-run TV. Tampa Bay area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor has […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

A close observation of Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly‘s record in the House indicates that despite the occasional pragmatic vote (he does represent a moderate district in Congress after all), nobody would accuse him of being a liberal. Well, almost no one. Today the Club for Growth, an economic conservative political group, came out with […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

Charlie Crist has given the most explicit statement to date that he will run for the CD 13 seat being vacated next by David Jolly. In a tweet sent out today, Crist wrote, “If the new congressional map includes my home, I intend on running to serve the people again.” The tweet included a photo of Crist […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

In a speech Monday at Florida State University, Jeb Bush will say that if elected president he will use all of his influence to enact into law a six-year ban on lobbying for ex-members of the House and Senate. The former Florida governor returns to the state capital to speak on government reform at 10 a.m. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

With David Jolly expected to announce his U.S. Senate candidacy this week, his GOP opponents: Ron DeSantis, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Todd Wilcox (so far) will certainly be scrutinizing the Pinellas County Representative’s voting record in Congress, especially since he could be the man to beat in the open field, if you believe one early poll published last […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

Good morning, everyone. Not to start the week off on a rough note, but can we reflect for a moment on what happened at those two military sites in Chattanooga last Thursday? As we all know by now, a naturalized citizen from Kuwait ended up killing four U.S. Marines and one sailor and wounded two others. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 19, 2015

After Florida CFO Jeff Atwater surprised most political observers in Florida this spring and said he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio next year, people began calling David Jolly, inquiring whether he might run for the seat. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a […]

Mitch PerryJuly 17, 2015

In Oklahoma this week, President Barack Obama announced a new joint effort with local communities, the federal government and the private sector to expand high-speed broadband to over 275,000 low-income households around the nation — with Tampa being one of the 27 cities and on tribal nation participating. The program is called ConnectHome, an extension of Obama’s ConnectEd program, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 17, 2015

Charlie Crist. Darden Rice. Ken Welch. Dwight Dudley. There are some prominent Democrats whose names have been floated as possibilities to run in the 13th Congressional District race next year, now that the district is likely to be much more advantageous for the party after the Florida Legislature redraws the district in advance of next […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Mitch Perry Report for 7.21.15 — Bill McCollum isn’t seriously thinking of running for Senate. Is he?

Kathy Castor says economic sanctions on Cuba must go

David Jolly reacts to conservative criticism of his record

Charlie Crist says if new CD 13 map includes his home, he’s running for Congress

As Jeb Bush calls for lobbying reforms, American Bridge blasts his economic record

A look at David Jolly’s Congressional record

Mitch Perry Report for 7.20.15 – Chattanooga is the latest mass killing in U.S.

David Jolly’s journey to U.S. Senate candidate

Tampa to be part of public-private effort to close digital divide

Eric Lynn says he’s in CD 13 race to stay