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Staff ReportsNovember 8, 2016

Democrat Loranne Ausley of Tallahassee has regained the seat she once held in the Florida House, defeating Republican opponent Jim Messer. Ausley won the race for House District 9 Tuesday night by 56 percent to 44 percent. She had held the seat 2000-08. The district traditionally swings Democrat: It’s entirely within Leon County, where — as of Election Day — registered […]

Staff ReportsNovember 5, 2016

Democrat Loranne Ausley has posted total contributions of over $501,000 in the race for House District 9, trouncing Republican opponent Jim Messer‘s $148,000. Final campaign finance reports before the election were posted Saturday on the state’s Division of Elections website. The last report covers Oct. 22-Nov. 3. For the last reporting period, Ausley raised roughly $51,500 to […]

Jim RosicaOctober 24, 2016

Democratic House candidate Loranne Ausley‘s recent ad bemoans “special interests” who “run our state government and control our legislators.” “They get the benefits,” she says in a voiceover. “We get the cuts.” But campaign finance records show Ausley also has taken thousands of dollars from special interests for a political committee (PC) that she controls. The story […]

Staff ReportsOctober 13, 2016

The Florida Retail Federation Political Action Committee has endorsed Democrat Loranne Ausley for House District 9. “Loranne supported retailers during her previous term in the House, and we’re eager to work with her again as the new representative for District 9,” FRF President and CEO Randy Miller said in a Thursday statement. Ausley faces Republican candidate and Tallahassee attorney Jim […]

Staff ReportsOctober 7, 2016

Democratic House District 9 contender Loranne Ausley will post total contributions of $33,126 for the latest campaign finance reporting period. Her report had not been posted online by Friday afternoon; a campaign assistant provided the figures upon request. The campaign had not yet calculated its expenditures. Republican candidate and Tallahassee attorney Jim Messer reported monetary contributions of $3,250 and in-kind contributions of $16,419, […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2016

Democrat Loranne Ausley will post contributions of $14,330 for the latest campaign finance report in the House District 9 race. Her report had not been posted online by the state’s Division of Elections by Friday afternoon; a campaign assistant provided the figures upon request. The campaign will report no expenditures. Republican candidate and Tallahassee attorney Jim Messer, on […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 19, 2016

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Term-limited state Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, who will leave office this November, says she has quit the Democratic Party. “This past Friday, I changed my voter registration from Democrat to NPA. No party affiliation,” she tweeted Monday morning, adding a red heart and U.S. flag emoji at the end. And she later tweeted in response […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2016

On Friday, the Florida Realtors PAC made its endorsements for the 2016 election cycle. There are more than 400 candidates who have qualified to run for the 160 seats in the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate. According to a release from the organization, candidates were evaluated on numerous factors, including their voting record on issues […]

Ryan RayJune 13, 2016

Loranne Ausley brought in another formidable fundraising haul as she campaigned for her old legislative seat in House District 9 during the month of May. According to new campaign finance reports, the attorney and former lawmaker took in nearly $35,000 last month, $24,925 through her campaign account and $10,000 through an affiliated political committee called Florida 2020. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The end of the 2016 legislative session last month can only mean one thing — election season is coming. Campaign finance reports were due to the state on Monday. The March fundraising reports show that more than two dozen candidates for the Florida House have more than $100,000 in cash on hand, and several candidates raised […]

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