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Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2018

Tampa attorney Todd Marks, a candidate for Hillsborough County Commission, said he was standing in solidarity with the county NAACP chapter in the wake of a death threat it received for its opposition to the transit sales tax slated for the general election ballot. The death threat came in via a letter, postmarked from St. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018

Tampa attorney Todd Marks, the Republican nominee for Hillsborough County Commission District 7, picked up an endorsement recently from the Greater Tampa Realtors. “On behalf of the 2018 Greater Tampa REALTORS Leadership Team and our 11,000 members, it is my pleasure to inform you that have been selected as the recommended candidate for election to the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 22, 2018

Kimberly Overman, the Democrat running for the countywide Hillsborough County Commission District 7 seat, is getting financial backing from transit activists, according to the latest campaign finance reports covering October 6-12. Tampa residents Michelle Cookson and Mauricio Rosas both contributed small donations to Overman’s campaign. Hillsborough County Commission incumbent Pat Kemp also kicked in $100 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 20, 2018

Hillsborough County Commission candidate Todd Marks and Tampa state Rep. Jackie Toledo, both Republicans, are holding a fundraising reception Sunday during the first gubernatorial debate. The joint event is being hosted at the home of Amalie Oil Co. exec Harry Barkett and his wife, Carmen, starting at 7:00 p.m. The invitation for the fundraiser lists a […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 9, 2018

Todd Marks is leading the campaign finance charge in the Hillsborough County District 7 race by more than double, according to the most recent campaign finance reports available. Marks has raised $244,000 as of the end of September. His closest competitor, Democrat Kimberly Overman, raised $112,000. A Green Party candidate, Kim “Klarc” O’Connor, has just […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2018

Incumbent Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White has continued piling on cash in his District 4 re-election bid, while fellow Commissioners Victor Crist and Ken Hagan are each far ahead as they look to swap seats on the seven-member panel. White, first elected in 2014, added a couple thousand dollars to his war chest during the […]

Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2018

Tampa businessman Aakash Patel added another high-profile endorsement in his bid to become the Republican nominee for the District 7 seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. Lining up behind Patel on Thursday was George LeMieux, who served as a U.S. Senator from 2009 through 2011 and is now working as the chairman for Florida-based corporate […]

Drew WilsonJuly 17, 2018

Republican Aakash Patel announced Tuesday that the first TV ad backing his Hillsborough County Commission campaign is already hitting the airwaves. The 30-second spot, entitled “A Better Hillsborough,” features a half dozen Hillsborough residents saying what they are looking for out of the next commissioner to hold the countywide District 7 seat. “My county commissioner […]

Drew WilsonJuly 2, 2018

Tampa Republican Aakash Patel posted his fifth consecutive report showing more than $25,000 raised for his Hillsborough County Commission campaign. The District 7 candidate added $14,750 for his political committee, Elevate Tampa, and another $13,000 for his campaign account, for a total haul of $27,750 during last month. Those figures include contributions for the last […]

Drew WilsonJune 21, 2018

Hillsborough County Commission candidate Aakash Patel snagged a nod former Republican Rep. Trey Traviesa Thursday, making for three endorsements in the past week. “I met Aakash Patel while he was a student at Florida State University working in Student Government and a member of the Seminole Torchbearers, an organization which acknowledges and encourages leaders at […]

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Todd Marks stands with Hillsborough NAACP after death threats

Todd Marks earns Realtors nod in Hillsborough Commission bid

Campaign finance activity boosts Kimberly Overman as pro-transit candidate

Todd Marks, Jackie Toledo holding gubernatorial debate watch fundraiser

Kimberly Overman trailing Todd Marks in Hillsborough District 7 campaign cash

Hillsborough Co. Commissioners up big in re-election fundraising

George LeMieux endorses Aakash Patel for Hillsborough Commission

Aakash Patel rolls out first ad for Hillsborough Commission bid

Aakash Patel adds $28K for Hillsborough Commission campaign

Aakash Patel lands endorsement from Trey Traviesa