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Jacob OglesOctober 29, 2018

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National security adviser Jake Sullivan weighed in on a Florida House race, endorsing Liv Coleman in District 73. “I know what Liv is capable of because I know where she comes from,” Sullivan said in a statement. “We grew up in the same town and went to the same high school. We both learned the […]

Jacob OglesOctober 26, 2018

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Democrat Liv Coleman, a candidate for Florida House District 73, focuses on fixing red tide in a new video advertisement released Thursday night. With imaged of dead fish piled on area beaches, Coleman strikes a bipartisan tone in the campaign ad. “Red tide doesn’t care if you are a Republican or a Democrat,” Coleman says […]

Jacob OglesOctober 10, 2018

Democrats running in the Sarasota-Bradenton area banded together at an event organized by the progressive group Indivisible. State Rep. Margaret Good, the incumbent in state House District 72, and Democratic Congressional candidate David Shapiro, who thus far mustered a serious campaign for Florida’s 16th Congressional District, rallied the crowd of activists from both Indivisible’s Northeast […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 29, 2018

Does crowd size matter? Florida Democratic Party officials taunted GOP counterparts Saturday by contrasting pictures of Andrew Gillum greeting large crowd with those at a poorly attended Ron DeSantis event. “Today’s abysmal turnout for the DeSantis Campaign is par for the course for a floundering campaign that has endured setback after setback,” said Kevin Donohoe, […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 24, 2018

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Halfway through September, Democrat Liv Coleman boasts more cash on hand than Republican Tommy Gregory, the heavy favorite to win an open seat in state House District 73. But before anyone gets excites, Gregory still raised slightly more in the first weeks of September. He pulled in $1,710 in the filing period, compared to $1,325 […]

Jacob OglesAugust 28, 2018

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The Grand Old Party looks toward the general election after nominating Ray Pilon in District 72, Tommy Gregory in District 73, James Buchanan in District 74 and Spencer Roach in District 79. Republican voters picked nominees in this series of Southwest Florida seats to fight for the red team and defend against a blue wave […]

Jacob OglesAugust 14, 2018

A nationally-watched credential scandal apparently fast-tracked Republican Tommy Gregory as the winner of his party primary before a single vote gets counted. Now the Sarasota attorney says he spoke with Melissa Howard, who announced she was dropping out of the primary following the revelation she’d mocked up a fake college degree and distributed pictures on […]

Jacob OglesAugust 14, 2018

After a weekend of press surrounding allegations she faked a college degree, Republican state House candidate Melissa Howard issued a public apology for misleading the public. “I would like to apologize to my family and my supporters for this situation. It was not my intent to deceive or mislead anyone,” she wrote Monday on Facebook. […]

Jacob OglesAugust 13, 2018

Revelations that Republican state House candidate Melissa Howard may have flown to Ohio for a picture with a fake college diploma quickly turned her from a strong political contender to the subject of national ridicule. But amid guffaws at the audacity of this alleged deception, party leaders are quietly wondering, what if Howard still wins […]

Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018

Republican attorney Tommy Gregory is rolling out his first TV ad in the race for Sarasota-based House District 73. The 30-second ad features Gregory’s wife, Erica, outlining his conservative credentials and explaining why she was on board when her husband floated the idea of seeking public office. “When Tommy asked me if he should run for public […]

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Joe Biden adviser Jake Sullivan endorses Liv Coleman

Liv Coleman focuses on red tide solutions in late ad

David Shapiro, Margaret Good rally Sarasota voters around Democratic slate

Florida Democrats taunt Ron DeSantis for “DeSastre” turnout

Surprise: Liv Coleman holds slight cash lead on Tommy Gregory in HD 73

Ray Pilon, Tommy Gregory, James Buchanan, Spencer Roach win GOP primaries in SWFL House races

Tommy Gregory looks to erase primary divisions following Melissa Howard’s exit

Melissa Howard apologizes for faked degree; Opponents respond

What if Melissa Howard still wins?

Tommy Gregory releases first ad for HD 73 campaign