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Scott PowersJune 28, 2016

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is staying away from making endorsements in Democratic-contested races but will be one of the special guests Wednesday night for a fundraiser for Susannah Randolph, who’s in the Aug. 30 Democratic primary for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Dyer is one of dozens of Central Florida Democrats, and a handful of non-Democrats, […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph may have picked up her biggest local endorsement yet Monday with the news that former Orange County Chairwoman Linda Chapin is backing her for the Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Chapin is a long-time figure in Orlando Democratic politics, an activist first elected to the Orange County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. […]

Ryan RayMarch 17, 2016

Former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin came out with an endorsement of former House Rep. Mike Clelland in his run for the open SD 13 seat on Thursday. Chapin, the first Orange mayor elected county-wide, trumpeted Clelland’s past experience in the Legislature and as a community leader in her endorsement of Clelland, a fellow Democrat. “I am endorsing Mike […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 16, 2016

A trio of Democrats have filed to run against incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Miller in his Orlando-based District 47 seat, but party officials have their eyes on a fourth candidate. Enter Patrick Chapin, the son of beloved former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin and the current CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce. In addition to his […]

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