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Scott PowersOctober 30, 2018

Can a single issue of the most local of impact become a game-winner for a Democrat trying to flip a district? Democratic Florida House District 42 candidate Barbara Cady has been pounding turf since she entered the contest 16 months ago, mostly talking about home-owners association law reform. It’s a common interest in the sprawling […]

Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2018

Democratic Florida House nominee Barbara Cady is releasing her first campaign video on-line Thursday, attacking incumbent Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa and introducing herself in the House District 42 race. The 30-second video charges that La Rosa has failed to do anything to improve education, fix health care, or stand up to what the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa added another $10,000 to his campaign’s fund in the first two weeks of September pushing his total raised near $200,000 for his House District 42 re-election effort while his Democratic opponent Barbara Cady dropped further behind in the money chase. La Rosa, of St. Cloud, enters the post-primary period […]

Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018

Several Central Florida Republican Florida House candidates entered the fall general election with solid financial advantages over their Democratic challengers. That was the case with several House incumbent members seeking re-election and also is the case for David Smith who is running to win an open seat for Florida’s House District 28. It’s not the […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2018

Democrats’ voter registration gains in greater Orlando is spelling bigger challenges for several Republicans running in GOP-held Florida House seats. It includes state Reps. Mike La Rosa and Bob Cortes, whose districts are turning bluer as they seek re-elections this fall. In many ways, Central Florida mirrors statewide trends in the era of President Donald […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2018

Ten seats in Central Florida’s portion of the Florida House of Representatives will have primaries on August 28, with four Republican and six Democratic in-party battles set by Friday’s ballot qualifying. The big primary battles among Republicans are preparing for two open seats now held by Republicans, and among the Democrats for four places where […]

Drew WilsonJune 11, 2018

The five lawmakers representing a piece of Polk County in the Florida House continued cruising toward Election Day with more than $90,000 in combined campaign fundraising. Winter Haven Republican Rep. Sam Killebrew had the strongest May fundraising report of the five members of the Polk delegation, all of whom are Republicans. The House District 41 […]

Scott PowersApril 12, 2018

The House District 51 open seat race in Brevard County is heating up as Cocoa Mayor Henry Parrish posted his second big month of fundraising since entering the race in February. Parrish, a Republican, raised $12,012 in March, following up the $21,100 brought in during his debut month; he said it’s reflecting the revival the […]

Scott PowersFebruary 9, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa pulled in $23,500 for his House District 42 re-election campaign during the first five days of January, all of it coming in big checks from political committees, businesses, and lobbyists. La Rosa’s pre-Legislative Session campaign haul, which included 20 $1,000 checks, put him over the $100,000 mark for campaign […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2018

Republican Reps. Chuck Clemons and Mike La Rosa each took on new opponents in their re-election campaigns for House Districts 21 and 42, respectively. In Clemons’ Gainesville-based district Shreyas Amol Kumar Jethwani made it a two-way Democratic primary race to unseat the freshman lawmaker after he joined Jason Haeseler, who filed Jan. 11. A third […]

Tag: House District 42

Democrat Barbara Cady hoping HOA reform message is game-winner in HD 42

Barbara Cady launches video ad in HD 42 race

Mike La Rosa’s war chest continues to overwhelm Barbara Cady’s campaign finances

Central Florida Republicans start House general campaigns with strong financial edges

Voter registration trends suggest tougher races for Mike La Rosa, Bob Cortes

Ten Central Florida house seats set for primaries August 28

Polk County delegation piles on the campaign cash in May

Henry Parrish has second big fundraising month in HD 51 race

Mike La Rosa raises $23,500 for HD 42 re-election campaign

New candidates file to run against Chuck Clemons, Mike La Rosa