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Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2017

Sitting CFO Jimmy Patronis is holding a fundraiser in Tallahassee Tuesday for his bid to take over the CFO position for a four-year term. The Dec. 12 fundraiser – not an interim committee week for those wondering – will be at the Governor’s Club, 202 S. Adams Street. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2017

An early poll of the Chief Financial Officer race shows Margate Democrat Jeremy Ring with a slim lead over Republican Jimmy Patronis, who was appointed earlier this year to the CFO spot. The EMC Research poll shows Ring with 37 percent support among voters and Patronis with 35 percent, with 28 percent undecided. The 2-point spread, though […]

Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2017

Margate Democrat Jeremy Ring scored a “hat trick” of endorsements for his CFO campaign from Florida’s congressional delegation Thursday, and now has the support of seven of the 11 Florida Democrats in the U.S. House. U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Frederica Wilson announced they were supporting the former state senator for CFO, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 21, 2017

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson doesn’t seem too worried about a pending primary challenge for his Jacksonville-to-Tallahassee North Florida district. He lent his imprimatur to a fundraising pitch for CFO hopeful Jeremy Ring on Monday, a chaser to an endorsement he and other Florida Congressional Democrats offered last week. “I had the great pleasure to serve with Jeremy […]

Mitch PerryNovember 20, 2017

Alan Clendenin will not run in the race to succeed Stephen Bittel as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, the Hillsborough Democrat confirmed to Florida Politics on Monday. Bittel stepped down Friday following a POLITICO Florida report of anonymous allegations of sexually charged, inappropriate behavior. He made his announcement after all four Democratic Party gubernatorial nominees called […]

Drew WilsonNovember 14, 2017

CFO Jimmy Patronis added another $431,100 to his political committee last month surpassing his only major competitor, Margate Democrat Jeremy Ring, in cash on hand. Treasure Florida’s October numbers bring the committee to $653,850 raised since Patronis opened the account in August. Spending last month came in at just $2,306, leaving the committee with $642,639 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2017

Jeremy Ring, the only Democrat in the race for CFO, appears to have a clear path toward his party’s nomination. However, ho-hum fundraising coupled with spending led to him finishing October with less cash on hand than he had at the month’s beginning. Ring raised $16,976 from 104 contributors, while spending $21,552 in October, giving […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2017

Former Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Ring announced Wednesday that four Florida congressmen had endorsed his bid to be Florida’s next Chief Financial Officer. U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch, Alcee Hastings, Al Lawson and Darren Soto, all Democrats, proclaimed their support for Ring via a Wednesday press release from his campaign. “I’ve gotten to know Jeremy over […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis wants to keep the job he was appointed to earlier this year. Patronis, a Republican from Panama City, announced via a tweet this morning that he’ll run for a full term as the state’s CFO, a Cabinet position that gives him control over financial and insurance sectors in Florida. […]

Scott PowersOctober 24, 2017

Former Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has endorsed Jeremy Ring in his Democratic bid to win that job in the 2018 election. Sink, a Democrat, served as the state’s chief financial officer from 2007 to 2011. She announced her endorsement of Ring, a former member of the Florida Senate from Broward County, at a […]

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Jimmy Patronis to host CFO campaign fundraiser Tuesday in Tallahassee

Early poll of CFO race shows Jeremy Ring with slight lead over Jimmy Patronis

Jeremy Ring announces ‘hat trick’ of congressional endorsements for CFO bid

Al Lawson makes money pitch for CFO hopeful Jeremy Ring

Alan Clendenin won’t run for Florida Democratic Party chair

Jimmy Patronis takes commanding fundraising lead in CFO race

CFO hopeful Jeremy Ring spends more than he raises in October

CFO hopeful Jeremy Ring nabs four endorsements from Florida congressional delegation

Jimmy Patronis announces he’ll run for full term as Florida CFO

Former CFO Alex Sink endorses Jeremy Ring for the job