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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 PowersSeptember 4, 2018

Democrat Anna Eskamani has raised more than $350,000 in her bid for Florida House District 47, her campaign announced Tuesday. The amount, according to her campaign, is an extraordinary total for a first-time candidate to a Florida House seat. It speaks to both her campaign’s fundraising prowess and to the unusual phenomenon of her campaign, which […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2018

Were some Republican voters put under the impression that one of the two Republicans running in Florida’s House District 47 primary Tuesday had dropped out? And might that impression have confused some voters to the point that they didn’t vote, possibly changing the outcome of the election? Mikaela Nix, who lost that primary to Stockton […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2018

Republican House of Representatives candidate Stockton Reeves VI has filed new campaign finance reports showing expenses for campaign mailers that his primary opponent claimed he had not accounted for in the state House District 47 battle. The filing, for Friday’s campaign finance reporting deadline, shows Reeves paying $66,952 to Strategic Image Management to cover consulting and […]

Scott PowersAugust 23, 2018

Republican Florida House candidate Mikaela Nix has been endorsed by Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos López-Cantera for House District 47, her campaign announced Thursday. “I admire Mikaela because she has a passion for helping people and a love for the law,” said López-Cantera in a prepared statement. “There’s no doubt that she would be an effective leader […]

Scott PowersAugust 23, 2018

Republican Mikaela Nix has filed an ethics complaint against Stockton Reeves VI, charging that he is hiding expenses in his campaign finance reports. The two will face off in next Tuesday’s Republican primary for House District 47. The complaint is the second filed against Reeves on Nix’ behalf. Earlier, it was from an Orange County Republican, who […]

Scott PowersAugust 16, 2018

House of Representatives candidate Stockton Reeves VI has put out a mailer declaring that his Republican primary opponent Mikaela Nix had been arrested as a young woman and charging that she has been hiding her past. Nix and Reeves are locked in an increasingly ugly Aug. 28 Republican primary battle seeking to succeed outgoing Republican […]

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 PowersJuly 31, 2018

The Service Employees International Union of Florida is backing Democratic House candidate Anna Eskamani in her run for Florida House District 47, her campaign announced Tuesday. The union typically endorses Democrats and Eskamani’s path to the general election was cleared last week when her Democratic primary challenger Lou Forges dropped out. She will face either […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018

House District 47 candidate Lou Forges dropped out of the Democratic primary field Thursday as a court hearing approached on his opponent Anna Eskamani‘s lawsuit claiming he was a fake Democratic candidate who improperly filed candidacy paperwork. Forges, an Ocoee real estate agent who does not live in the district, sent notice Thursday to the […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Central Florida Republicans start House general campaigns with strong financial edges

Anna Eskamani clears $350K in her fundraising for HD 47

Candidate withdrawal notices spark concerns over HD 47 primary results

Stockton Reeves files reports on challenged campaign mailers

Mikaela Nix gets Carlos López-Cantera’s backing in HD 47 primary

Mikaela Nix files new ethics complaint against Stockton Reeves in HD 47 primary

HD 47 primary gets uglier as Stockton Reeves mailer notes Mikaela Nix youthful arrest

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

Service employees’ union backs Anna Eskamani in HD 47 race

Anna Eskamani’s primary opponent drops out amid ‘fake primary candidate’ suit