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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The race to replace Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda in the Florida House could be shaping up to be an expensive one. State records show two candidates — Democrat Loranne Ausley and Republican Jim Messer — have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the House District 9 race. Ausley, who served in the Florida House from […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 11, 2016

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, former CFO Alex Sink, and others are throwing a fundraiser in Tampa for fellow Democrat Loranne Ausley, who’s seeking a Tallahassee-area Florida House seat. Former state Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw, who worked for Sink, on Thursday tweeted a photo of the invite to the event, to be held next Tuesday at […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 3, 2016

A third Democrat entered the race to take over for termed-out Democratic Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda last week, setting up another obstacle for former Rep. Loranne Ausley. Joshua Johnson entered the race on Jan. 29, and joins Ausley and Arnitta Jane Grice-Walker in pursuit of the Democratic nomination in the left-leaning District 9 seat. Ausley, who held the Leon […]

Drew WilsonNovember 12, 2015

Republican Jim Messer shocked onlookers when he posted $52,000 in contributions last month in the House District 9 race, but former Democratic Rep. Loranne Ausley struck back in October with a banner month of her own. Ausley’s $47,000 haul was her second best since filing for the seat in May, and gives her a comfortable […]

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