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Staff ReportsNovember 16, 2016

One of the Department of Veterans Affairs fiercest critics is being considered to run the agency. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Donald Trump has said he is considering Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican, to run the Department of Veteran Affairs. Miller is retiring at the end of his term after serving eight […]

Scott PowersOctober 24, 2016

The National Taxpayers Union, a fiscal conservative organization, is out with its new grades of federal lawmakers, drawing a clear distinction in assessments of candidates for Florida’s U.S. Senate race: Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio got an A, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy an F. “Patrick Murphy’s F-rating from the National Taxpayers Union should […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016

The October quarterly campaign finance report for John Rutherford, a Republican running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, is in. Throughout his campaign to replace outgoing Congressman Ander Crenshaw, Rutherford has run an efficient, lean operation; the October numbers offer no deviation from that trend. All told, as of the October quarterly report, Rutherford has $31,742 on hand. […]

Associated PressAugust 30, 2016

A legislator who backed comments describing Black Lives Matter as a terrorist group and another who held an online giveaway of a semi-automatic rifle are among eight Republicans trying to succeed a retiring congressman in Florida’s conservative Panhandle. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller‘s heavily conservative 1st Congressional District, which is home to five military installations and […]

Associated PressAugust 29, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy are campaigning as if Tuesday’s primary was already over and they won their parties’ nominations for U.S. Senate. And it may be for good reason. Rubio’s main challenger, Carlos Beruff, appeared to throw in the towel, essentially shutting down the campaign he’d sunk $8 million of […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 18, 2016

With the Aug. 30 Republican primary a little more than a month away, state Rep. Matt Gaetz has established a substantial fundraising lead in the race for Florida’s 1st Congressional District. The Fort Walton Beach attorney reported earlier this week he had raised $367,000 in this quarter, for a total of $729,000. He has $412,000 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 12, 2016

Nearly a dozen members of Florida’s congressional delegation have thrown their support behind Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election bid. Rubio’s campaign announced Tuesday that Reps. Gus Bilirakis, Ander Crenshaw, Carlos Curbelo, Mario Diaz-Balart, John Mica, Jeff Miller, Tom Rooney, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Dennis Ross, Steve Southerland, and Daniel Webster have endorsed the Miami Republican. The announcement comes […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

State Rep. Matt Gaetz has raised $729,000 in his bid to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, including $367,000 in the last quarter, his campaign announced today. “I’m honored that conservatives across Northwest Florida are joining our campaign at a rapid pace,” Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, said in a statement. “America faces serious […]

Ryan RayMay 18, 2016

Rep. Matt Gaetz says his campaign has rustled up enough petitions to qualify for the 1st Congressional District ballot, well ahead of a late June deadline. Gaetz put out a statement to mark the occasion. “I want to thank the enthusiastic army of volunteers who helped us collect petition signatures across Northwest Florida. We are running a […]

Ryan RayMay 16, 2016

Rep. Matt Gaetz is known for his combative debate style on the floor of the Florida House. Now, he says he’d like to take it to the congressional campaign trail. The Fort Walton Beach Republican and 1st Congressional District candidate challenged Democratic opponent Amanda Kondrat’yev to a debate over the Bayview Park Cross, a religious symbol which has sat on […]

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Jeff Peacock at a Century Whataburger with manager Charlotte Killam. Image via X.

Report: Jeff Miller among those being considered to head the V.A.

National Taxpayers Union gives Marco Rubio an A, Patrick Murphy an F

John Rutherford carries $31K into CD 4 campaign homestretch

Matt Gaetz, Greg Evers among candidates in Florida’s 1st District

Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy look confident before Florida’s Senate primary

Matt Gaetz holds substantial fundraising lead in CD 1

Marco Rubio receives pro forma endorsements from members of Florida’s congressional delegation

Matt Gaetz eclipses $729K-raised mark for congressional campaign

Matt Gaetz qualifies by petition in CD 1

Matt Gaetz challenges Democratic congressional opponent to debate over cross on public land