Renzo DowneySeptember 13, 2021
6min1271
Each candidate sports support from mainstream Republicans.
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Renzo DowneySeptember 13, 2021
Drew WilsonAugust 13, 2018
7min505
Agriculture Commissioner candidate Denise Grimsley got the nod from a large contingency of her colleagues in the Florida Legislature Monday, adding another 32 backers just days after she announced three dozen endorsements from local elected officials from all corners of the Sunshine State. Grimsley, a Sebring Republican, has been a member of the state Legislature […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 2015
3min361
In his bid to win re-election, state Rep. Brad Drake has a 40 point advantage over fellow former Rep. Bev Kilmer in the GOP primary for House District 5 in Florida’s Panhandle, according to a new poll. In a St. Pete Polls survey commissioned by FloridaPolitics.com, the Marianna Republican leads Kilmer by an overwhelming 55-15 percent; […]
Ryan RayAugust 28, 2015
4min470
When Rep. Brad Drake agreed to step aside and allow Rep. Marti Coley to finish out her tenure in the House following 2011 redistricting, he probably figured her former HD 5 seat was all his for four terms. But Bev Kilmer has announced she will not extend Drake the same professional courtesy Coley received when she and Drake were drawn into the […]
Ryan RayJanuary 7, 2015
2min221
A pair of newly-minted state representatives has made it official: Democrat John Cortes of Kissimmee and Eucheeanna Republican Brad Drake have opened campaign accounts for their 2016 state House campaigns. Drake, probably best known for his eccentric views on capital punishment, took over term-limited Marti Coley’s District 5 seat back in November, winning handily over Libertarian […]