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Peter SchorschMay 11, 2016

Republican businesswoman Wenda Lewis remained the top fundraiser in House District 21 last month with $32,747 in contributions. Lewis’ April report marks the third $30,000-plus month in her campaign and after $24,798 in expenditures, the Lewis Oil CEO has $155,059 in the bank, including $100,000 in loans. “The campaign’s message of the importance of sending […]

Phil AmmannMay 9, 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: Maggie Mickler is no longer press secretary for the Senate Majority Leader’s office. She has become director of communications at the Department of Management Services. On: LaQuisha Persak has become the new […]

Peter SchorschMay 6, 2016

On Wednesday, Robert Trigaux penned a column asking “three pointed questions” for Duke Energy in the fallout of a flat quarterly earnings report and its annual shareholder meeting in Charlotte, N.C. Trigaux prefaces his piece by proposing a mild winter is what brought lower demand for power – hence the softer earnings report. Next, he […]

Drew WilsonMay 5, 2016

Senate District 23 Republican candidate Nora Patterson announced another 15 endorsements from current and former elected officials Thursday, giving her campaign 28 in all. “These local officials have been trusted by local voters for years to keep local cities and counties operating in an efficient and responsive manner and I’m honored with their support,” Patterson […]

Mitch PerryApril 27, 2016

Hillsborough County Commissioners unanimously approved increasing what used to be call impact fees but are now dubbed mobility fees. It’s actually a pretty big deal by itself, considering that they hadn’t done so since Ronald Reagan was still president. The fees are designed to have developers pay for the increase in construction to roads needed […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2016

Although registration for Republicans have surged in a number of states this primary season, the larger trend is that people are becoming more disaffected by our two major political parties, and signing up as independents. And with Democratic superdelegates on one side, and top ranking GOP officials seemingly doing whatever they can to try to […]

Peter SchorschApril 19, 2016

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Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young announced she would kick off her campaign for Senate District 18 with a fundraiser May 3. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 1601 South MacDill Ave. For more information, or to RSVP for the event, contact Sydney Ridley at [email protected]. The House Majority Leader […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2016

Three of the five Senate races in Hillsborough or Pinellas County feature an incumbent running without opposition. In a fourth race – the one for Senate District 18 – Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young has no challenger yet, although a Democrat is expected to file next week. As of April, SD 19 is the only Bay area seat with […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

They might be running unopposed, but that isn’t stopping Florida Senate candidates from raking in the campaign cash. Campaign finance reports were due Monday. And while there’re several hotly contested races this election cycle, candidates in 19 of the state’s 40 Senate districts are running unopposed. But that isn’t stopping them building up their campaign […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

House District 67 Republican Rep. Chris Latvala will begin his re-election run with a May 2 event at the Island Way Grill in Clearwater, his campaign said Monday. Among those listed on the invite are incoming House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Republican Reps. Chris Sprowls, Kathleen Peters, Larry Ahern, and Jamie Grant, as well as Sen. […]

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Wenda Lewis retains fundraising lead in April for HD 21, $155K on-hand

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Responding to Times reporter Robert Trigaux’s ‘three pointed questions’ for Duke Energy

Nora Patterson announces another 15 endorsements in SD 23 campaign

Mitch Perry Report for 4.27.16 – Time for Hillsborough BOCC to make a decision

Mitch Perry Report for 4.26.16 – Collusion politics

Dana Young launching Senate bid with Tampa kickoff event May 3

Where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay’s 2016 legislative races

Senate candidates boost campaign coffers despite running unopposed

Chris Latvala starts HD 67 re-election with May 2 Clearwater event