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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 […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2016

Marco Rubio‘s re-election campaign brought him to a 13o-year-old cigar factory in Tampa Wednesday, where he blasted proposed federal rules which could severely harm it and other cigar manufacturers in the U.S. A recent FDA ruling initially intended to regulate smokeless tobacco products, but summarily expanded to include cigars, would compel manufacturers like the J.C. Newman Company to go through a rigorous […]

Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2016

Cecile Richards paid a visit to the University of South Florida campus Monday, where she told an audience consisting of mostly female students, that people like themselves — especially those living in Florida’s Interstate 4 corridor — will help decide the presidential election next month. “Millennial voters are going to determine who the next president is,” […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards has been an active surrogate for Hillary Clinton throughout the campaign. And on Sunday and Monday, Richards will be active in Florida for the Democratic nominee and the current front-runner. Richards will be in Gainesville Sunday, rallying the troops at 4 p.m. at a phone bank at 4056 W. Newberry Road, before […]

Mitch PerryOctober 7, 2016

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(UPDATE) As Gov. Rick Scott continues to offer updates on Hurricane Matthew while it slowly moves up Florida’s Atlantic Coast, members of Florida’s Democratic delegation are calling on him to extend the voter registration deadline from next Tuesday to Friday, Oct. 14. “We strongly urge you to extend the deadline for our citizens to register to […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2016

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is the most latest Florida lawmaker calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate St. Petersburg’s sewage crisis. “It is important that residents know if their City leadership turned a blind eye towards the inevitability of a sewage spill at the cost of the local waterways and beaches,” Rubio writes in a […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2016

In Charlotte last night, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory called for a state of emergency a night after violence escalated as residents continued to protest the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer a day prior. While in Tulsa, the Dept. of Justice is investigating officer Betty Shelby’s use of force in the shooting death of 40-year-old unarmed black […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2016

Tampa Bay-area Congresswoman Kathy Castor is the latest Democrat to sign on to bipartisan legislation that addresses skyrocketing prescription drug price increases. On Tuesday, the Tampa Representative announced she was co-sponsoring the FAIR Drug Pricing Act, would require manufacturers who increase the price of a drug by more than ten percent a year to disclose the information behind that decision […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 20, 2016

David Jolly seemed to take particular relish in last night’s debate, after Charlie Crist attacked him for being unresponsive to asking for federal help for St. Petersburg’s sewage problems post-Hurricane Hermine. “Because the mayor who’s endorsed you who oversaw this catastrophe did not ask for it,” Jolly responded, which received a loud cheer from the […]

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Realtors back David Singer in HD 60 race

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

Marco Rubio decries new FDA cigar regulations while visiting Tampa factory

Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards to USF students: Millennials will decide this election

Planned Parenthood PAC president to stump for Hillary Clinton in Florida

Florida Democratic delegation calls on Rick Scott to extend registration deadline to Oct. 14

Marco Rubio latest lawmaker to call for the EPA to investigate St. Petersburg sewage issue

Mitch Perry Report for 9.22.16 – The fire down below

Kathy Castor signs on to bipartisan legislation calling for drug price transparency

Mitch Perry Report for 9.20.16 — Rick Kriseman works on turning it around