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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 […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsJune 11, 2016

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There are more than 300 candidates running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Democrat Maria Sachs will not run for another term in the Florida Senate, Sachs confirmed Wednesday after Florida Politics reported that multiple sources, including two of her Senate colleagues, said she had told them she wasn’t running. Sachs told John Kennedy of the Palm Beach Post that she has formed a nonprofit organization called the Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and […]

Ryan RayMay 26, 2016

Though he may be running in some new territory this fall, Sen. Jeff Clemens says he is not short on support from across his redrawn Senate District 31. The Lake Worth Democrat unveiled more than two dozen endorsements on Thursday from local elected leaders and advocacy groups. Those giving the often left-leaning Democrat the nod included Palm Beach Reps. Dave […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 3, 2016

The report cards are out, and three dozen state lawmakers got top marks from one of Florida’s leading advocates for economic freedom. On Tuesday, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) released its annual Economic Freedom Scorecard. To tabulate the grades, the organization recorded more than 4,300 individual votes on 59 legislative proposals. “A big part of our […]

Mitch PerryApril 7, 2016

Progress Florida has unveiled their “Champions of Florida’s Middle Class” for 2016,” consisting of 14 House Democrats and four Senate Democrats. There are no Republicans on the list. The progressive activist group is celebrating these Democrats for their stances on fracking bans (HB 191/SB 318), public schools (HB 7029), reproductive health care (HB 1411/SB 1722), guns on campus […]

Jim RosicaMarch 11, 2016

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State Sen. Jack Latvala brought up “the elephant in the room” during remarks on the 2016-17 state budget Friday, lamenting the lack of a $250 million business incentives fund, a priority of Gov. Rick Scott. The Clearwater Republican, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development, said the absence of the Florida Enterprise […]

Tag: Jeff Clemens

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

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

Meet Alex Barrio, Democrat running for House District 48

Maria Sachs confirms she is not running for re-election

Jeff Clemens announces raft of local endorsements

Three dozen lawmakers get A+ on AFP-FL’s 2016 Economic Freedom Scorecard

Progress Florida names 18 Democrat lawmakers as “Champions of Florida’s Middle Class”

Jack Latvala rues lack of business incentives in budget