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Ryan RayMay 26, 2016

In a seat where support from conservative activists could be crucial, Mary Thomas picked up the endorsement of Koch-backed FreedomWorks on Thursday. The former Scott administration attorney is running against three fellow Republicans in a heated primary that will almost certainly decide who succeeds Democrat U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham in the newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. “Florida’s Second District is a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

Ken Sukhia has received enough signatures to secure a spot on the ballot. Sukhia announced Tuesday he had received enough signatures to qualify for the Congressional District 2 race. Sukhia thanked his supporters for their help to gather the signatures. “I was the last person to enter this race and I’m proud that it took […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Mary Thomas has received enough signatures to secure a spot on the ballot. Thomas announced Friday she received enough verified signatures to qualify for the Congressional District 2 race. The Tallahassee Republican collected all of her qualifying petitions from the 19 counties in the congressional district. “I felt it was important to go the extra […]

Ryan RayMay 18, 2016

A day after GOP primary opponent Neal Dunn went on TV attacking Obamacare, Mary Thomas released a new radio hit bashing the administration over its recent directive on gendered bathrooms. As first reported by POLITICO Florida, the one-minute radio spot features Thomas calling the new directive “outrageous.” “Men should use the men’s room, women should use the women’s room. It’s […]

Diane RobertsMay 18, 2016

Gwen Graham has decided not to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. You can’t blame her: the redrawn map yanks the progressive heart out of Florida’s Second District, dividing — and diluting — Tallahassee. State Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda made rightist noises about guns and Donald Trump earlier this spring, sounding as though […]

Ryan RayMay 17, 2016

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Republican candidate Neal Dunn will again take to the airwaves for another round of early communication with voters in the 2nd Congressional District. The Panama City urological surgeon ran another ad, his second of the 2016 cycle. No other CD 2 candidate has yet advertised on television in what is shaping up to be an intense GOP primary. […]

Ryan RayApril 29, 2016

Neal Dunn says his campaign is hitting the North Florida airwaves, the first 2nd Congressional District candidate to so. The Panama City urological surgeon and GOP nomination-seeker touts his experience away from politics in the commercial and criticizes those within it in a 30-second spot entitled “Outsider.” “Like you, I’m tired of the broken system in Washington – rising […]

Ryan RayApril 29, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott came about close as one pol can get to endorsing another without pulling the trigger. At a private fundraiser hosted by the conservative Club for Growth, writes POLITICO Florida’s Matt Dixon, Scott singled out Thomas for special praise. “Mary came aboard with me right after I got elected back in 2010 and worked in my general […]

Ryan RayApril 21, 2016

Republican congressional hopeful Neal Dunn didn’t wait long to stake his claim in the 2nd Congressional District. Following U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham‘s announcement Thursday morning the freshman Democrat would not seek re-election in her now-splintered CD 2, Dunn proclaimed he was the district’s best option to succeed her. “Florida Congressional District 2 needs a conservative leader to fight […]

Jim RosicaApril 21, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham says she’s giving up on Congress and “seriously considering running for governor in 2018.” In an early Thursday email, the Tallahassee congresswoman wrote, “I have major news, and I want you to hear it first” (even though at least two news media outlets actually broke the story first). “The politicians, lobbyists and […]

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FreedomWorks endorses Mary Thomas in CD 2

Ken Sukhia receives enough signatures to qualify in CD 2

Mary Thomas receives enough signatures to qualify in CD 2

Mary Thomas hits Obama admin bathroom directive in new radio spot

Diane Roberts: GOP race for Gwen Graham’s CD 2 seat certainly not crazy-free

Neal Dunn drops anti-Obamacare ad in CD 2 race

Neal Dunn hits the TV airwaves in CD 2

Rick Scott makes almost-endorsement of Mary Thomas

Neal Dunn after Gwen Graham CD 2 announcement: “I am ready to take on this role”

Gwen Graham announces possible run for Governor