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Ryan NicolOctober 27, 2018

Republican candidate Manny Diaz brought in more than $103,000 between his campaign and political committee in the latest fundraising period. That was enough to edge David Perez, who earned nearly $91,000 in the pricey campaign for Senate District 36. Representatives from the health care and insurance industries were big givers to Diaz’ bid, according to […]

Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2018

The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed five non-incumbent Republicans running for Florida Senate seats in November’s elections, including one who is looking to unseat an incumbent Democrat. Among the five candidates getting the nod was Tommy Wright, the newly anointed nominee for Senate District 14. The New Smyrna Beach businessman was selected for the nomination after […]

Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2018

Comparing politics to horse racing is common, but unlike sports, where handicappers plunk down cash on the teams they think will win, political pundits can’t and don’t “bet” on whether such-and-such politician will win their election. There is one outlet that casts aside that professional norm. And that outlet is starting to consider playing the […]

Drew WilsonOctober 17, 2018

A trade group representing a consortium of community association managers rolled out a list of 20 endorsements for non-incumbent candidates running for state House and state Senate seats. The Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies represents more than 18,000 licensed, professional community association managers who manage more than 14,000 community associations. “Dedicated to protecting the quality […]

Ryan NicolOctober 8, 2018

The candidates for Senate District 36 were in a virtual dead heat in the latest fundraising period, each approaching $100,000 raised between their respective campaigns and political committees. David Perez, the Democratic nominee, earned just $12,645 in donations to his campaign from Sept. 15 to 28. But his political committee, Floridians for Change, brought in […]

Ryan NicolOctober 5, 2018

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) puts Democratic candidate David Perez ahead of his Republican opponent, Manny Diaz, in the race for Senate District 36. The results show Perez leading Diaz 41 percent-38 percent, with 21 percent of voters still undecided. The poll ran from Sept. 28-Oct. 1 and consisted of 358 registered voters […]

Staff ReportsOctober 2, 2018

Voters in Charge, the political committee behind the statewide “Yes on 3” constitutional amendment campaign, on Tuesday said former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz will chair its Miami-Dade Committee. “Members of local leadership committees include community, business, law enforcement and religious leaders throughout the state who are committed to ensuring that Florida voters are put in charge […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 25, 2018

Hialeah Republican Rep. Manny Diaz has been piling on the cash for his Senate District 36 campaign for the better part of two years, but Democratic nominee David Perez has chipped away at that lead in the sprint toward Election Day. Campaign finance reports for the first half of September show Perez brought in $19,185 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2018

In the competitive race to replace Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, Democrat Tracye Polson is starting to spend her nest egg, but still holds a big cash lead over Republican Wyman Duggan. Polson raised $14,143 and spent $59,583 between Sept. 1 and 14, giving her a total of $100,000 left in hard money. Most of […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 20, 2018

Florida Realtors PAC, the political arm of the state’s largest professional association, issued endorsements in statewide races and a bundle of legislative districts Wednesday. The group released three waves of endorsements ahead of the Aug. 28 primary election. Now that the title cards are set, their list of preferred candidates received a few adjustments. Republican […]

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Manny Diaz hauls in $103K, beats out David Perez in latest period

Florida Retailers endorse five fresh faces for Florida Senate

7 reasons why it’s silly to count out Ron DeSantis in the Florida Governor race

HOA group endorses a score of state legislative candidates

David Perez edges Manny Diaz in latest fundraising haul

New poll puts David Perez in the lead in battleground SD 36

Voters in Charge announces Miami-Dade leadership committee

David Perez puts a dent in Manny Diaz’s fundraising advantage

Buying ads, but Tracye Polson still holds money lead in HD 15

Yard signs: Florida Realtors announce November election endorsements