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Phil AmmannJune 30, 2015

Senate President Andy Gardiner appointed Senate President Pro Tempore Garrett Richter on Tuesday to chair the Florida Defense Support Task Force. The 12-member Defense Support board, established by Florida Statute, works to protect and enhance Florida’s military missions and installations. The task force is administered by Enterprise Florida, the quasi-governmental agency that serves as the […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2015

Former state Sen. Mike Bennett has the attention of Tallahassee and Sarasota GOP leaders as a possible replacement for Venice Republican state Sen. Nancy Detert‘s seat if she decides to run for the Sarasota County Commission. “I have not ruled it out,” Bennett tells Jeremy Wallace of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Senate District 28 covers Sarasota […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 3, 2014

Manatee County Democratic voters are questioning the Supervisor of Elections’ effort to update the voter roster by taking thousands of registered voters of the county lists, many of them Democrats. Manatee County Democratic Party Chair Pat Benson has a few questions for Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett about the timing of the move. Monday, Oct. […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

Garrett Richter tapped to chair Florida Defense Support Task Force

Mike Bennett considers run for Nancy Detert’s SD 28 seat

Manatee County SOE Mike Bennett begins purging inactive voters