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Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2016

Democratic Rep. Irv Slosberg threw another $50,000 of his own money into the Senate District 31 race, bringing his total loans up to $470,000 as of July 29. The Boca Raton lawmaker was a last-minute filer for the seat and is going up against Sen. Jeff Clemens in the Democratic Primary for the Palm Beach […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 4, 2016

Welcome to the neighborhood, Irv. In a statement Thursday, Sen. Jeff Clemens welcomed Irv Slosberg to his Senate District 31, and pondered how Slosberg’s constituents in House 91 felt about losing their state representative. “I’m sure it was a tough decision to abandon the people who voted him in office,” said Clemens. “I’m sure Irv […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 20, 2016

Jeff Clemens is asking supporters for a little help to get his new campaign ad on the air. “This primary race is like the Mad Max Thunderdome: two men enter, one man leaves. Really though, I am the only true Democrat to enter,” the Lake Worth Democrat said an email to supporters. “In this battle, […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 15, 2016

Rep. Irv Slosberg has dropped another $50,000 of his personal wealth into his Senate District 31 campaign, bringing his self-funding to a significant total of $170,000 in loans, new campaign reports show. The Boca Raton Democrat has raised another $76,000 in traditional contributions, for a total war chest of some $246,000 through July 8. He […]

Staff ReportsJuly 5, 2016

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round. Off and on: Randy Havlicak is no longer staff director of the House Judiciary Committee; he is replacing Joe Gillespie as senior staff director for the House Bill Drafting Service. On: Don Rubottom is the new interim staff director for Judiciary. […]

Drew WilsonJuly 1, 2016

Boca Raton Democratic Rep. Irv Slosberg cut a $120,000 check to his Senate District 31 campaign last month but ended up spending more than he brought in. The six-figure loan was one of two contributions made to the HD 91 representative’s campaign through the first three weeks of June, the other a $50 check from Tamarac […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

Irv Slosberg made it official Friday. The Boca Raton Democrat qualified to run in Senate District 31. Slosberg will challenge Jeff Clemens in the Aug. 30 primary. The decision marks the second time Slosberg has switched districts this month. Last week, Slosberg announced he was dropping his re-election bid to run in Senate District 29. […]

Drew WilsonJune 22, 2016

A third Democrat has filed to run against state Reps. Kevin Rader and Irv Slosberg in the race for Senate District 29. Mindy Koch, the president of the Democratic Club of Boca Raton and Delray Beach, filed to run in SD 29 on Tuesday, turning the contest into a three-way primary. So far, Rader is […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2016

More shake-ups in South Florida’s legislative races may be coming down the pike. According to a top South Florida Democratic political consultant, Andrew Korge may jump into the Senate District 40 race. That decision would set up a three-way Democratic primary between Korge, Dwight Bullard, and Ana Rivas Logan. Korge is currently running in Senate […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 14, 2016

Irv Slosberg has his sights set on the Florida Senate. Slosberg, a Boca Raton Democrat, filed to run Monday for the state Senate. He’ll challenge Kevin Rader in state Senate District 29. Slosberg’s decision is the latest in a series of shake-ups in South Florida’s Senate districts. Slosberg was first elected to the Florida House in 2000, […]

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Amount Irv Slosberg has loaned to his Senate campaign approaches $500K

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Jeff Clemens asks supporters for help to get new campaign ad on air

Irv Slosberg self-funds another $50K in SD 31 race, now at $170K in loans

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Irv Slosberg cuts $120K loan in SD 31, spends more during June than raised

Irv Slosberg challenges Jeff Clemens in SD 31

Third Democrat enters SD 29 race to face Kevin Rader, Irv Slosberg

The latest musical chairs in play in South Florida’s legislative races

Irv Slosberg files to run in Senate District 29