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Phil AmmannMarch 21, 2016

With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: District Secretary Erika Flores is the new legislative assistant for Tampa Democratic Rep. Janet Cruz. Off: Carlos Ramos is no longer Cruz’s legislative assistant. On: Christian Schultze is Cruz’s new district secretary. […]

Jim RosicaOctober 22, 2015

It’s been a busy year for Sara Johnson. Since joining the anti-gambling expansion No Casinos team in early January, Johnson has spoken to more than 35 civic groups, radio shows and political clubs, along with a bevy of community leaders. The 21-year-old got an early introduction to hectic paces. At 14, she attended her first TeenPact Leadership class and learned […]

Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2015

Get your checkbooks ready: The Republican Party of Florida’s House Majority 2016 effort is highlighting a bevy of fundraisers this week in Tallahassee. The party sent an email listing all the events, coinciding with the October committee week. In chronological order, here are the events, subject to change and cancellation: State Rep. Elizabeth Porter of Lake […]

Frank TorresAugust 30, 2015

State Rep. Jennifer Sullivan will kick-off her House District 31 re-election campaign Friday, September 4th. The host committee for the event includes fellow state lawmakers state Sen. Alan Hays, state Reps. Larry Metz and Marlene O’Toole, and local lawmakers Lake County Commissioners Leslie Campione, Sean Parks, and Tim Sullivan and Property Appraiser Carey Baker. Sullivan, at 23 last […]

Peter SchorschJuly 14, 2015

The tumultuous, ultra-insider-y race to be speaker of the Florida House during the 2021-22 legislative sessions took another interesting turn Tuesday as Rep. Brad Drake confirmed to Florida Politics that he has withdrawn his pledge to support to Rep. Eric Eisnaugle. In de-pledging to Eisnaugle, once the unanimous choice of his classmates in the House to […]

Ryan RayJanuary 23, 2015

Newly elected state Rep. Jennifer Sullivan this week filed a bill to create a new “End Human Trafficking” license plate to help the efforts of agencies around the state in fighting the scourge, which is rampant in parts of Florida. Funds raised by sales of the $25 specialty plate would fund a public-private program called […]

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Jennifer Sullivan re-election campaign kick-off set for Sept. 4

The race to be House Speaker in 2020-21 takes another interesting turn as Brad Drake de-pledges from Eric Eisnaugle

Jennifer Sullivan files bill to establish human trafficking aid program