Jason DelgadoSeptember 19, 2021
4min1545
Makki praised the endorsements and vowed to fight the Democratic agenda.
Tag: Leslie WatersThe Heat face an uphill battle against the Nuggets. Image via AP.
Jason DelgadoSeptember 19, 2021
Kelly HayesJuly 21, 2021
4min1774
Waters has served as Seminole's Mayor since 2013.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2019
Drew WilsonAugust 10, 2018
9min427
Sebring Sen. Denise Grimsley expanded her list of backers in her statewide bid for Agriculture Commissioner on Friday with a bulk endorsement from three dozen local elected officials from all corners of the state. The additions came in from mayors across the I-4 corridor, from Temple Terrace to Melbourne; school superintendents stretching from Gulf to […]
Phil AmmannDecember 11, 2017
4min523
Seminole Mayor Leslie Waters is backing Nick DiCeglie in his bid for House District 66. DiCiglie, who has been Pinellas County Republican Party Executive Committee chair since 2014, is seeking the seat of state Rep. Larry Ahern, a Seminole Republican term-limited in 2018. He is facing Berny Jacques in the GOP primary. “Nick will bring to […]
Peter SchorschMay 28, 2017
3min383
Former Mayor Rick Baker continues building momentum in his quest to return for a third term as St. Petersburg Mayor. Coming off a successful campaign kickoff event last week, Baker, who served two terms from 2001-2010, is following with another high-profile reception Wednesday in Clearwater Beach. Co-chairs of the event – with the tagline “Proven Leadership” […]
Anne LindbergSeptember 28, 2016
2min378
The Florida Farm Bureau-Pinellas has endorsed four Republicans running for re-election to the state House of Representatives. Reps. Chris Latvala, House District 67, and Larry Ahern, HD 66, received contribution checks from Farm Bureau-Pinellas board members Leslie Waters and Fred Petty during the group’s annual dinner earlier this month. Waters is mayor of Seminole and […]
Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2016
5min252
Pinellas County Republicans who gathered at a “Victory Picnic” mostly avoided talking about their candidate at the top of the ballot this November and focused instead on the importance of keeping Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate and winning local races. “Donald Trump was not my first, second or third choice,” said state Rep. Chris Latvala about his presidential candidate […]
Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2016
7min477
Nikki Haley says she’s seen what Donald Trump rallies have become of late, and surmised that accepting him as the GOP presidential nominee goes against what the party of Lincoln is all about. “I’m watching a presidential candidate who at his rally is saying, ‘punch him. He should be taken out on a stretcher. Do […]