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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The race to replace Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda in the Florida House could be shaping up to be an expensive one. State records show two candidates — Democrat Loranne Ausley and Republican Jim Messer — have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the House District 9 race. Ausley, who served in the Florida House from […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 11, 2016

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, former CFO Alex Sink, and others are throwing a fundraiser in Tampa for fellow Democrat Loranne Ausley, who’s seeking a Tallahassee-area Florida House seat. Former state Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw, who worked for Sink, on Thursday tweeted a photo of the invite to the event, to be held next Tuesday at […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 3, 2016

A third Democrat entered the race to take over for termed-out Democratic Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda last week, setting up another obstacle for former Rep. Loranne Ausley. Joshua Johnson entered the race on Jan. 29, and joins Ausley and Arnitta Jane Grice-Walker in pursuit of the Democratic nomination in the left-leaning District 9 seat. Ausley, who held the Leon […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 20, 2016

Pro-choice Democratic organization Ruth’s List included seven 2016 Florida House and Senate candidates on its “Women 2 Watch” list last week, which puts them in line for financial and campaign support. The only Senate candidate on the list so far is Lauren Book. Since filing for the seat in September, the District 33 candidate has […]

Jim RosicaNovember 16, 2015

“Though she be but little, she is fierce!” — William Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Death first came for lobbyist Stacey Smelser Webb decades ago but she wouldn’t let it take her. Surviving cancer taught Webb that life was a gift to be savored every day, through good food, wine, and the joy of being […]

Drew WilsonNovember 12, 2015

Republican Jim Messer shocked onlookers when he posted $52,000 in contributions last month in the House District 9 race, but former Democratic Rep. Loranne Ausley struck back in October with a banner month of her own. Ausley’s $47,000 haul was her second best since filing for the seat in May, and gives her a comfortable […]

Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2015

Republican House District 9 candidate James Messer filed his first campaign finance report Thursday, and it looks like Democratic front-runner Loranne Ausley has a serious challenger in the left-leaning district. After four weeks in the race the Tallahassee attorney amassed $52,000 cash on-hand, a good deal of it coming from fellow attorneys. The total came […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 5, 2015

Tallahassee attorney James Messer, Jr. filed to run Thursday for Leon County’s House District 9 seat. Messer is the first Republican candidate to file for the left-leaning seat held by term-limited Democratic Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda. “I believe it’s time for reasonable people to be heard again. I believe it is time for Leon County to […]

Ryan RayMay 18, 2015

Former state Rep. Loranne Ausley will hold an event at Tuesday evening to launch her bid to succeed Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda in Ausley’s erstwhile District 9 House seat. Ausley — a voluminous fundraiser, particularly for a Democrat — lists several Capitol regulars on her host committee, still in formation. Longtime pol and former Florida State University […]

Peter SchorschApril 30, 2015

The Tallahassee gossip mill is nearly always circulating rumors about former Rep. Loranne Ausley running for an opportune office. Leon Superintendent, Supervisor of Elections, City Commission, perhaps a crack at Congress … you name it, someone has probably floated it at Harry’s. A greater volume of talk from more reliable sources, though, is indicating that the former […]

Tag: Loranne Ausley

Loranne Ausley outraises Jim Messer in House District 9 race

HD 9 candidate Loranne Ausley plans Tampa fundraiser

3rd Democrat enters HD 9 race for 2016

Ruth’s List picks 7 Florida candidates as “Women 2 Watch”

Friends remember lobbyist Stacey Smelser Webb’s “immense heart,” “kind soul”

Loranne Ausley strikes back, posts banner cash month in HD 9 race

Republican fundraising shows a serious challenger in Democratic HD 9

Attorney James Messer becomes first Republican to file in HD 9

Loranne Ausley holding campaign debut Tuesday evening

Look for Loranne Ausley to soon announce bid for House District 9