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A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2018

The four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor will have four more televised debates scheduled this summer, the Florida Democratic Party announced Friday. The quartet of debates kicks off in St. Petersburg June 9. From there, there will be a June 11 debate in Miramar, followed by July 18 in Fort Myers […]

Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2018

One of the key reasons Democrat Margaret Good won the House District 72 special election Tuesday was because she and the Democratic Party pushed local issues while Republicans pushed national issues, Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Juan Penalosa said Wednesday. Good beat Republican James Buchanan 53-45 in a district that has long been considered red, and […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 5, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party confirmed on Monday that it has hired Juan Penalosa as its new executive director. Penalosa most recently served as the senior vice president of Mercury LLC and has had key roles in the transition teams of both Chairwoman Terrie Rizzo and former Chair Stephen Bittel, who resigned in shame last November […]

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Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls agree to four debates, differ on having more

Juan Penalosa: HD 72 showed Republicans talking national and losing; Democrats, local and winning

Juan Penalosa named executive director of Florida Democratic Party