Scott PowersJune 27, 2019
5min598
Crist suspended him from office in 2010 for domestic incident involving a gun
Tag: House District 43Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Scott PowersJune 27, 2019Scott PowersJune 12, 2019
5min1547
Joins fellow Democrat Alex Barrio in seeking open seat
Scott PowersJune 11, 2019
6min392
Barnaby leads cash chase in HD 27, Hawkins in HD 42
Scott PowersJune 3, 2019
4min679
Cortes challenges Osceola Clerk of Courts Armando Ramirez
Scott PowersAugust 14, 2018
10min349
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
8min302
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 WilsonMay 15, 2018
4min389
Contributions were sparse in April for five Central Florida lawmakers who are still unopposed in their re-election 2018 bids – Democratic Reps. Bruce Antone, Kamia Brown, John Cortes, Amy Mercado and Carlos Guillermo Smith. Of the five, Brown posted the best report last month. She showed $5,485 in contributions, which brings her to-date fundraising total […]
Scott PowersNovember 8, 2016
1min209
Facing light competition, state Reps. Jennifer Sullivan, Jason Brodeur, John Cortes, and Bruce Antone cruised to re-election to Florida House seats in Central Florida Tuesday. Brodeur, a Republican from Sanford, won his fourth term in the House, defeating independent candidate Steve Edmunds in House District 28, by 64 percent to 36 percent. Sullivan, a Republican from […]
Phil AmmannOctober 26, 2016
6min338
George Soros is supporting the effort to mobilize Puerto Rican voters in Orlando and Central Florida, reaching out to the highly valued electorate in the country’s biggest battleground state. Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida reports the billionaire Democrat mega-donor is funding “United for Progress,” the committee launched in September by Marcos Vilar, a Miami political […]
Scott PowersAugust 26, 2016
2min235
Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington has thrown his endorsement to former state Rep. Ricardo Rangel in his effort to win back his seat in Kissimmee-based House District 43. Arrington’s district covers much of HD 43, including Poinciana. “Ricardo Rangel, a U.S. Army veteran, is the best choice for the Florida House of Representatives, District 43,” […]