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Scott PowersOctober 11, 2016

Outside groups have poured nearly $25 million into the general election for Florida’s U.S. Senate race, helping Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio by more than a three-to-one rate over Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy. The latest campaign finance reports available through the Federal Election Commission covering the general election through Tuesday show groups such as […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 14, 2016

My organization, The LIBRE Initiative, has spent the last half-decade working hand in hand with our Latino community in Florida. Listening to their stories and their dreams, I’m reminded of my own parents’ decision to leave their home in Mexico and come to America in search of opportunity. Whether we’re from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

To begin with today, props to the Tampa Bay Times’ Anastasia Dawson for her portrayal on the very short life of Levonia Riggins, the 22-year-old black man shot and killed last week by a white Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy because … well, because they said he went for a gun when he was confronted in […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2016

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The LIBRE initiative, a 501(c)4 non-partisan group formed in 2011 to advance “the principles and values of economic freedom to empower the U.S. Hispanic community,” has produced an ad in English and Spanish for Florida U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio. It’s not the group’s first foray into advocacy in the Sunshine State. In 2014, LIBRE […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 8, 2016

Wadi Gaitan is leaving his post at the Republican Party of Florida. Gaitan, the state party’s communications director, announced he is leaving the Florida GOP to join the LIBRE Initiative, a grassroots organization dedicated to informing the Hispanic community about conservative principles, like limited government, property rights, and free enterprise. “It has been an exciting […]

Associated PressJanuary 26, 2015

Flexing its financial might, the political machine backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch on Monday told its allies that spending across its conservative network would approach $1 billion ahead of 2016’s elections. The stunning sum from Freedom Partners would dwarf expected spending from official GOP committees and many of the hopefuls expected to seek […]

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Outside groups pour $24 million into Florida U.S. Senate race, mostly aiding Marco Rubio

Daniel Garza: Marco Rubio fights for Florida’s Latinos

Mitch Perry Report for 9.8.16 — The reality of our binary choice for POTUS

LIBRE initiative produces campaign ad on behalf of Marco Rubio

Personnel note: Spokesman Wadi Gaitan leaving Florida GOP

Budget for Koch-backed network: almost $1 billion for 2016