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Scott PowersJuly 14, 2017

Republican House District 44 candidate John Newstreet dismissed questions Friday about whether he actually lives in the district, and for how long, seeking to end a whisper campaign that publicly surfaced during a debate Thursday. At the West Orange County Republican Women’s Club debate Thursday Newstreet fielded a question about whether he truly was an […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2017

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Updated: Late Thursday John Newstreet issued a statement saying he misspoke about his views on Obamacare, saying he inadvertently reversed the numbers 80 percent and 20 percent when referring to the good and bad. The four Republicans seeking to win the Aug. 15 primary for the open Florida House District 44 seat in Orange County […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2017

The money race for the August 15 special election Republican primary for Florida’s House District 44 has three candidates with at least $50,000 raised, topped by John Newstreet‘s $67,000, according to the first campaign finance reports released by the Florida Division of Elections. Newstreet, president and chief executive officer of the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of […]

Scott PowersJuly 10, 2017

John Newstreet has received another major business association endorsement in the special election race for the open seat in Florida’s House District 44, with nods from two political committees representing the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association. Both the CFHLA political action committee and the CFHL political committee gave unanimous endorsements to Newstreet, president and […]

Scott PowersJuly 6, 2017

Republican John Newstreet continues to roll in the business association endorsements for state House District 44, picking up the backing of the Florida Retail Federation on Thursday. Newstreet is vying to win the August 15 Republican primary to fill the empty HD 44 seat for western Orange County. He faces Bobby Olszewski, Bruno Portigliatti, and […]

Scott PowersJune 30, 2017

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller is running for Congress in Congressional District 7 against incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, he announced today. Miller, of Winter Park, is running in a district covering Seminole County and north-central and northeast Orange County that had been Republican for decades but shifted to slightly Democrat in the last election, […]

Scott PowersJune 29, 2017

Republican John Newstreet has added the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Florida Realtors to his list of endorsers that already included the Florida Chamber of Commerce, in his bid for the special election to fill the House District 44 open seat. Newstreet, chairman and chief executive officer of the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of […]

Scott PowersJune 28, 2017

The Florida Chamber of Commerce today announces its endorsement of of one of its own, Republican candidate John Newstreet, a Kissimmee chamber executive running in the special election for House District 44. “John Newstreet understands the importance of free enterprise, and is committed to standing up for jobs and economic growth. He believes in putting […]

Scott PowersJune 23, 2017

Stark differences of policy positions were evident between the one Democrat and three of the four Republicans running to fill the open Florida House District 44 seat but the differences between the Republicans proved more subtle in a debate Friday, boiling down to who claimed the strongest ownership of particular GOP positions. The debate sponsored […]

Scott PowersJune 20, 2017

With the noon closing bell on ballot qualifying, House District 44 is left with four Republicans and one Democrat qualifying for a special election that could determine far more than who represents western Orange County in the Florida Legislature. The Republican primary election will be Aug. 15. The general election will be Oct. 10. This […]

Tag: House District 44

John Newstreet defends residency in, commitment to House District 44

HD 44 Republicans offer differing views on Obamacare

HD 44 special election money race has three $50K candidates, John Newstreet leading

John Newstreet gets Central Florida hotel group backing in HD 44 race

John Newstreet gets retailers’ group’s endorsement in HD 44 race

Mike Miller announces he’s running for Congress in CD 7

John Newstreet adds NFIB, Florida Realtors to his backers in HD 44 race

Florida Chamber of Commerce endorses John Newstreet for House District 44

HD 44 special election candidates debate health care, education, marijuana, tourism support

Four Republicans, one Democrat qualify to run in HD 44 special election