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Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2018

For years, the Hillsborough GOP dominated local politics. However, over the past few years, their grip has begun to loosen. Long known as a bellwether in presidential elections, Hillsborough went big for Hillary Clinton in 2016, while the rest of the state went for Donald Trump. And while local Republicans won all of the county’s legislative elections, former federal […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 9, 2018

Deborah Tamargo is stepping down from her position as Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee Chair. The change is effective as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. By order of succession, Party Secretary Jeanne Webb will assume the interim chair position, Tamargo said. Tamargo’s resignation follows months of controversy that had boiled up inside the Hillsborough GOP, advanced when Webb […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2016

Good morning to you all on this, the last Friday MPR I’ll be filing in 2016 … Good news for those of us on the Affordable Care Act: While the GOP-led House of Representative promise to repeal the ACA within the first 100 days of the Trump administration, the date that the provisions of the […]

Mitch PerryDecember 15, 2016

November 8 was a pretty great night for Florida Republicans. For the first time since 2004, the Sunshine State went red in the presidential race; Marco Rubio easily won re-election in his race for the U.S. Senate. And despite the redistricting of every state Senate seat, the GOP lost no seats in the Legislature’s upper chamber. One not so […]

Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2016

When it comes to drama with their upcoming party reorganization meetings taking place next week, Pinellas County Republicans and Democrats have nothing on their Hillsborough County brethren. This coming Monday night, the local executive committees for the Republican and Democratic Parties in Pinellas County will be voting for their party leaders, and in both cases, […]

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Hillsborough Republicans choose new chair Tuesday

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