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Mitch PerryNovember 21, 2016

Kathy Castor says the voters in Florida’s 14th Congressional District re-elected her to get things done in Washington and, when she can, she’ll work with the Donald Trump administration and GOP Congress. But she’ll also resist them, depending on what policies they propose. “People elected me to solve problems and if there’s any opportunity to do […]

Drew WilsonNovember 16, 2016

The U.S. House passed a bill sponsored by Democratic Florida Rep. Kathy Castor Wednesday that would boost construction jobs and help develop better building materials. “Local manufacturers and many across Florida worked diligently with me to boost jobs in the concrete masonry industry through this legislation. If signed into law, businesses will have the ability […]

Joe HendersonNovember 8, 2016

Democrat Pat Kemp defeated challenger Tim Schock for the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 seat. Kemp had 55 percent of the vote for a solid victory. Voters had two strong choices in this countywide race. Kemp, who narrowly lost to Republican Al Higginbotham in 2014, had transportation as her main issue. She has long been […]

Joe HendersonNovember 8, 2016

In a pair of results that could not be called surprising, Democrat Kathy Castor and Republican Dennis Ross won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Castor took about 61 percent of the vote in her race, while Ross took 58 percent. Neither race was expected to be closely contended. Castor, a liberal Democrat who […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2016

It was the Thursday night before the 2000 general election when Fox News’s Carl Cameron reported George W. Bush had been arrested in 1976 in Maine on a DWI case. It was definitely an “October surprise,” and it definitely seemed to stop Bush’s momentum in that contest — a contest in which he ultimately lost the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2016

Christine Quinn, the Republican running against Democratic incumbent Kathy Castor in Florida’s 14th Congressional District next week, has received an endorsement from a veteran’s nonprofit group criticizing Castor for not being responsive to their previous outreach. However, the group itself has been labeled by the Tampa Bay Times as one of the worst charitable organizations in the […]

Anne LindbergNovember 2, 2016

Civil rights icon John Lewis, now a congressman from Georgia, came to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to support former Gov. Charlie Crist. Crist, a Democrat, is running against Republican incumbent David Jolly for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Lewis, who has represented Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District since 1986, said he had followed Crist’s career. “I’m delighted […]

Mitch PerryNovember 1, 2016

David Jolly again revives Charlie Crist‘s visit to a prison in Alabama where he observed a literal prison chain gang in 1995 in a new running on television and on the internet. The ad, called “See How it Feels,” stars former St. Petersburg Democrat-turned-Republican state lawmaker Rudy Bradley, who looks sternly into the camera and says the incident is […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2016

The Greater Tampa Realtors unveiled their list of endorsements in the upcoming election on Tuesday, and one of their most provocative selections is choosing Democrat David Singer over Republican Jackie Toledo in the House District 60 campaign. The Realtors made 20 selections in all: 10 Republicans, six Democrats, and four candidates running in nonpartisan races. All of the Democrats, except […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2016

Early voting commenced in Hillsborough County (and 49 other counties in Florida) on Monday, and by the end of the day, 18,887 voters had turned up at the polls, according to Supervisor of Elections Craig Lattimer. On Tuesday, USA Today reported Hillsborough County is one of the premier bellwether areas of the country when it comes to electing […]

Tag: Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor says she’ll work with Donald Trump and GOP majority in Congress ‘if there’s an opportunity’

House approves Kathy Castor bill promoting concrete masonry, manufacturing jobs

Pat Kemp defeats Tim Schock in Hillsborough County District 6

Kathy Castor, Dennis Ross returning to Congress

Mitch Perry Report for 11.4.16 — What will be this year’s decisive October surprise?

Veterans group backs Christine Quinn over Kathy Castor in CD 14 race

Congressman, civil rights icon John Lewis: Vote, vote, vote

Former St. Pete Rep. Rudy Bradley stars in David Jolly’s latest ad

Realtors back David Singer in HD 60 race

As early voting begins, Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver praises Florida’s system