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Scott PowersAugust 3, 2017

Laughing, smiling, enjoying himself, Bruno Portigliatti declares, “Yeah, doesn’t everybody?” know me yet, in his second TV commercial, up this week in Orlando and taking shots at his two leading rivals, heading toward the Aug. 15 Republican special election primary to fill vacant Florida House District 44 seat. Portigliatti’s commercial picks up on the theme […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

The Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, one of the largest law enforcement organizations in the region, has endorsed Republican John Newstreet in the special election for state House District 44, his campaign announced Tuesday. “Of all the candidates in this special election, John Newstreet is the only one who truly understands […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

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More than 2,000 absentee ballots already have been returned in the upcoming special Republican primary election for House District 44 in west Orange County. The office of Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles reported Tuesday afternoon that 7,175 absentee ballots have been requested and mailed out for the contest, and 2,063 already have been […]

Scott PowersJuly 31, 2017

The House District 44 Republican primary is boiling, as John Newstreet responded to a shadow group’s attack ads with a Facebook Live video decrying them as “not true” and his campaign blamed rival Bobby Olszewski, who denied involvement and disavowed such politics. The ruckus is over mailers and an internet site sponsored by a new […]

Drew WilsonJuly 31, 2017

An Orlando-based political committee hammered Republican House candidate John Newstreet with a mailer that headed to HD 44 mailboxes this week. The direct mail campaign attempts to brand the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce CEO as an “Osceola Liberal” who supports amnesty for illegal immigrants and backs the DREAM Act. The mailers, sent out by […]

Scott PowersJuly 31, 2017

Two well-connected west Orange County suburban mayors have withdrawn their support for Bobby Olszewski in the upcoming Republican special election primary for House District 44, over his support for term limits for local elections. Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn and Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson announced in an open letter this morning that they are withdrawing their […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Republican Bruno Portigliatti has launched his first TV commercial of the House District 44 campaign, an introductory spot declaring, “Now, you know Bruno.” The spot is airing on the Fox News channel on the Spectrum cable network in Orlando. “Do you know Bruno?” the playful spot begins, followed by Portigliatti himself smiling, almost laughing, responding, […]

Scott PowersJuly 14, 2017

Republican House District 44 candidate John Newstreet dismissed questions Friday about whether he actually lives in the district, and for how long, seeking to end a whisper campaign that publicly surfaced during a debate Thursday. At the West Orange County Republican Women’s Club debate Thursday Newstreet fielded a question about whether he truly was an […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2017

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Updated: Late Thursday John Newstreet issued a statement saying he misspoke about his views on Obamacare, saying he inadvertently reversed the numbers 80 percent and 20 percent when referring to the good and bad. The four Republicans seeking to win the Aug. 15 primary for the open Florida House District 44 seat in Orange County […]

Scott PowersJuly 12, 2017

The four Republicans fighting to win the Aug. 15 primary for the empty seat in Florida’s House District 44 began defining their differences in their second major debate, Wednesday night. In a forum cosponsored by the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida and Business Force, Bruno Portigliatti, Bobby Olszewski, John Newstreet, and Dr. Usha Jain […]

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