Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 13, 2019
4min1088
Carlson lost to Spano by 6 points last year.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 13, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 3, 2019
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"All of our efforts are meaningless if our leaders fail us.”
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 1, 2019
4min565
The freshman lawmaker did not repay those loans within his own self-imposed deadline.
Drew WilsonJanuary 3, 2019
4min478
The further out from Election Day, the more valid U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano‘s excuses seem. But the hits keep coming. Shortly after he defeated Democratic opponent Kristen Carlson in the race for Florida’s 15 Congressional District, it was revealed he funded his campaign with loans from a pair of his supporters. The Dover Republican blamed the […]
Jacob OglesDecember 31, 2018
5min478
Ed Shoemaker, who last year ran in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, now wants to chair the effort to keep the seat in Republican hands. And one former opponent quickly lined up behind him. Danny Kushmer, another Republican candidate, endorsed Shoemaker to become the congressional district’s Republican Party caucus chair for the district. The fight to keep […]
Jacob OglesDecember 5, 2018
3min312
Democrats are ramping up criticism of U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano following his admission he broke campaign fundraising laws before his win in Florida’s Congressional District 15. Florida Democratic Party chair Terrie Rizzo said Spano “knew exactly what he was doing when he took personal loans and used them as campaign funds, which is against the law.” “This should […]
Jacob OglesDecember 3, 2018
6min834
Former congressional candidate Neil Combee didn’t know what hit him in the final days of the Republican primary in Florida’s 15th Congressional District. He’d outraised his opponent — by enough, he thought, he could keep money in the bank for the general election. Then came the barrage of attack mailers. “We didn’t know what was […]
Jacob OglesDecember 2, 2018
6min998
U.S. Rep.-elect Ross Spano admitted in a letter to the Federal Elections Commission that he financed his congressional run with personal loans, a clear violation of campaign finance regulations. The admission comes weeks after the Riverview Republican won an election over Democrat Kristen Carlson for an open seat representing Florida’s 15th Congressional District. It also […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
4min516
In what could have been a major upset for Republicans, Florida Rep. Ross Spano held off Democrat Kristen Carlson in the race for Congressional District 15. With 88 percent of the vote counted, Spano led 53-47 percent. The solidly red Congressional District 15 should have been an easy win for conservatives. It covers parts of Hillsborough, […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
17min528
The 2018 midterm election is widely considered one of the most contentious in recent history. Like all midterm elections, it’s serving as a referendum on the party in power in Washington. But fueled by the overtly contentious Donald Trump administration, Democrats are fired up to send an anti-Trump message this election. That message is trickling […]