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Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 2016

Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young had more than $1.2 million on hand between her SD 18 campaign and committee accounts as of Aug. 25 while her opponent, Democrat Bob Buesing had $255,000. Young brought in nearly $72,000 of that money during the Aug. 13 to Aug. 25 reporting period that led up to Florida’s primary […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 28, 2016

Dana Young holds a slight lead over Bob Buesing. But with three months until Election Day, the Senate District 18 race remains one to watch. A new survey by St. Pete Polls found Young leads Buesing by about 4 points. The survey — commissioned by FloridaPolitics.com and conducted July 27 — found 35 percent of […]

Drew WilsonJuly 18, 2016

Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young raised another $25,000 between June 25 and July 8 for an on-hand total of nearly $395,000 in her campaign account for the Senate District 18 race. Young brought in the money though 47 contributions, including a pair of $1,000 checks from South Florida attorney John Hoffman and his law firm […]

Mitch PerryJuly 7, 2016

Even before they began operating in Tampa, a coterie of Tampa Bay area Republicans have championed ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft. Those state Representatives include Jeff Brandes, Jamie Grant and Dana Young. In a fundraising pitch sent to supporters in her bid for the state Senate District 18 seat this fall, Young boasts about the work Republicans […]

Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2016

Senate District 18 candidates Dana Young and Bob Buesing’s fundraising numbers for June 1-24 shows both candidates received significant cash infusions from one particular source. In the case of Young, it was the $25,000 she received from the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. Meanwhile, Buesing has contributed $24,000 of his own cash to his campaign. Overall, Young has […]

guestJune 24, 2016

The formal qualifying period for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and legislative races ends today at noon. There are so many developments, it’s almost too hard to keep up. Almost. Here are five quick thoughts about the latest developments from Qualifying Week. — South Florida Republican legislative candidates like Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Anitere Flores […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2016

I was driving to a dental appointment yesterday when I heard via Sirius/XM’s POTUS channel that CNN had hired former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as a “contributor” to their network’s political team. The motivation for hiring such a prominent surrogate, obviously, is to get somebody on set who can get into the candidate’s head, if […]

Mitch PerryJune 23, 2016

Adult club impresario and progressive activist Joe Redner is once again running for office, this time in the Senate District 18 race that features Republican Dana Young and Democrat Bob Buesing battling it out. The iconoclastic Redner, who has been unsuccessful running for local and state offices for years, has previously run as a Democrat […]

Mitch PerryApril 24, 2015

Although most people decry negative advertising in political campaigns, strategists say they work, which is why no matter how odious it is to the average voter, it’s not going away anytime soon. Whether that’s accurate or not, one veteran Florida Republican political strategist admitted at Friday’s Tampa Tiger Bay Club meeting that such advertising can suppress […]

Mitch PerryApril 24, 2015

Although most people dislike negative advertising in political campaigns, strategists say they work, which is why no matter how odious it is to the average voter, it’s not going away anytime soon. Whether that’s accurate or not, one veteran Florida Republican political strategist admitted at Friday’s Tampa Tiger Bay Club meeting that such advertising can suppress […]

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Dana Young starts out general election campaign with nearly $1 million advantage over Democratic challenger

Dana Young holds narrow lead over Bob Buesing in SD 18

Dana Young adds another $25K in SD 18 race, now at nearly $395K

Email insights: Dana Young touts her support of Uber and Lyft in fundraising pitch

Dana Young widens fundraising lead in SD 18 race

5 quick thoughts about the latest developments from Qualifying Week

Mitch Perry Report for 6.24.16 — CNN’s questionable move

Joe Redner files to run as an independent in Senate District 18 race

GOP consultant at Tampa Tiger Bay admits that negative advertising helps suppress the vote

GOP consultant at Tampa Tiger Bay admits negative advertising suppresses vote