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Jim RosicaNovember 14, 2016

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The Florida House of Representatives’ new Republican Conference Rules should “end divisive intraparty races for leadership positions,” incoming Majority Leader Ray Rodrigues said Monday. The new rules, which govern only the chamber’s GOP members, include a change that members must “serve at least one full session before directly or indirectly soliciting pledges of support,” Rodrigues said in […]

Associated PressNovember 7, 2016

Six years ago, Florida voters approved constitutional amendments with the catchy title of “Fair Districts” that promised to end the political games that surrounded drawing legislative and congressional districts. Due to expensive court battles and standoffs in the Florida Legislature, this year’s election will mark the first time the full effort to end gerrymandering will […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2016

August’s primary elections did not produce a breakthrough for any of the contenders in the behind-the-scenes, internecine scrum to one day lead the Florida House of Representatives. Instead, the race to be House Speaker in 2022-24 has settled in for a long slog which may not be decided until, at the earliest, 2018. And, according […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 9, 2016

Saturday, Sept. 10 State Rep. Dana Young, running for Senate District 18, will celebrate the opening of her Carrollwood campaign office with some Super Saturday canvassing. Starting at 9:15 a.m., Young will be on hand for a meet-and-greet with supporters, the campaign team, and volunteers, followed by a neighborhood walk. Joining Young for the event […]

Mitch PerryJuly 6, 2016

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, 2016 presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, and Daniel Hannan, a British member of the European Parliament, are some of the bold-faced names that will be part of Americans for Prosperity’s “American Dream Summit” to take place at the Orlando County Convention Center September 2-3. “This year’s Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando is going to […]

Jim RosicaJune 24, 2016

The man slated to be the next Speaker of the Florida House will return to his seat next year. Incumbent state Rep. Richard Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican, was the only person to qualify for his House seat Friday. Candidates had until noon Friday to qualify to be on the ballot. Corcoran, who represents District 37, is slated to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

More than a dozen members of the Florida House are heading back Tallahassee. As of 5 p.m., state records show nearly a dozen South Florida lawmakers appeared to win their elections Friday when they failed to draw an opponent by the time qualifying period. All of the candidates are incumbents. In House District 94, Bobby […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The end of the 2016 legislative session last month can only mean one thing — election season is coming. Campaign finance reports were due to the state on Monday. The March fundraising reports show that more than two dozen candidates for the Florida House have more than $100,000 in cash on hand, and several candidates raised […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2016

The next two leaders of the Florida House of Representatives are urging Republican candidates in open House seats not be “distracted” by the inside-baseball games of future House Speaker races. In a letter emailed to the dozens of GOP candidates running in races where there is no incumbent seeking re-election, Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran and Speaker-to-be Jose Oliva […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2016

A Monday email from state Reps. Richard Corcoran and Jose Oliva on behalf of the House Majority 2016 campaign outlined the five guiding principles of the 2016 State House campaign in light of the “volatility of this campaign season.” One such principle: staying out of the primary scrum. “We will not interfere in primary races in open House […]

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Fla. House GOP releases new conference rules

Will ‘fair districts’ in Florida lead to a fairer outcome?

Primary elections did little to unscramble House Speaker race

Florida campaign weekender for Sept. 10-11

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst to headline AFP Florida’s summit in Orlando in September

Future House speaker Richard Corcoran gets no opposition

Nearly a dozen South Florida House members appear to be re-elected without opposition

Dozens of candidates have raised $100,000 or more for their House races

Richard Corcoran, Jose Oliva warn House candidates not to be “distracted” by politics of House Speaker races

House Majority outlines November strategy