Tristan WoodMarch 2, 2022
5min0
The ballot initiative would change the county’s five Commission spots from at-large seats to single-member districts.
Tag: Marihelen Wheeler
Tristan WoodMarch 2, 2022Tristan WoodFebruary 15, 2022
7min0
The legislation make a 2022 ballot initiative to change the county’s five commissioners from at-large seats to single-member districts.
Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2018
3min328
Republican Reps. Chuck Clemons and Mike La Rosa each took on new opponents in their re-election campaigns for House Districts 21 and 42, respectively. In Clemons’ Gainesville-based district Shreyas Amol Kumar Jethwani made it a two-way Democratic primary race to unseat the freshman lawmaker after he joined Jason Haeseler, who filed Jan. 11. A third […]
Peter SchorschJuly 29, 2016
12min231
More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]
Drew WilsonJuly 11, 2016
3min321
Chuck Clemons has picked up the endorsement of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the three-way Republican primary for House District 21. “I am proud to endorse my friend, Chuck Clemons, for the Florida House,” Putnam said. “Over the course of our 20-year friendship, I have always known him to be a steady and committed conservative […]
Drew WilsonJune 28, 2016
3min417
House District 21 candidate Chuck Clemons announced Tuesday he has picked up endorsements from the past three speakers of the Florida House. Former Republican House Speakers Larry Cretul, Dean Cannon and Will Weatherford backed Clemons’ campaign in the Gainesville-based seat currently held by Republican Rep. Keith Perry, who is running for Senate in the newly […]
Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016
2min403
After raising more than $33,000 in March, Republican candidate Wenda Lewis has built a six-figure lead over her next closest competitor in the House District 21 race. “We continue to surpass our fundraising goals for the campaign. Running against the establishment is never easy, but I am pleased with the support the campaign continues to […]
Drew WilsonMarch 21, 2016
3min284
Two more candidates have filed for House District 21, setting up a four-way Republican Primary to replace Gainesville Rep. Keith Perry in the Alachua County seat. Pharmacist Tim Rogers filed for the seat as a Republican on March 14, followed by school teacher Marihelen Wheeler, a Democrat, on March 17. The pair join Republicans Chuck […]