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Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Democrat Mike Clelland announced a huge fundraising April for his Senate District 13 campaign. Clelland, a former state representative from Seminole County, announced he raised $101,500 for his political committee Common Sense for Central Florida and another $20,380 for his official campaign during the month. That, he announced in a news release issued Thursday, brings his […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2016

Republican Dean Asher of Orlando raised $17,105 for his Florida Senate campaign in March, almost as much as the three Democrats also running in Senate District 13 combined. Asher’s one-month haul brings his campaign fundraising total to $223,890, including the $10,000 he lent to his own campaign. He has $185,000 in the bank, according to […]

Ryan RayMarch 17, 2016

Former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin came out with an endorsement of former House Rep. Mike Clelland in his run for the open SD 13 seat on Thursday. Chapin, the first Orange mayor elected county-wide, trumpeted Clelland’s past experience in the Legislature and as a community leader in her endorsement of Clelland, a fellow Democrat. “I am endorsing Mike […]

Scott PowersMarch 4, 2016

Former state Rep. Linda Stewart has received the endorsement of the Florida National Organization of Women’s Political Action Committee in her race for Orlando-based Senate District 13, her campaign announced Friday. The endorsement, presented by Florida NOW president Terry Sanders, also comes with the blessing of the Greater Orlando chapter. “As a legislator, I have […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2016

Republican Dean Asher’s January campaign finance report is in, but the Orlando Realtor’s numbers flatlined compared with former Democratic Rep. Mike Clelland’s first-month haul in the Senate District 13 race. Asher responded to Clelland’s $210,000 January with just $7,050 in contributions, offset by $3,700 in expenditures. His political committee, Allegiant Friends for Florida, opened the […]

Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2016

Former state Rep. Mike Clelland‘s bid to return to Tallahassee is getting a high-octane start with a reported one-month fundraising haul of $210,000 for his campaign in the Florida Senate District 13 race. That includes money his official campaign is reporting to the Florida Division of Elections, $140,00, and money raised by his political committee, […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 11, 2016

A Democrat who led protests during the black bear hunting season last year has filed to run for Senate District 11 seat according to Florida Division of Elections records. Real estate investor and former League of Women Voters Vice President Chuck O’Neal filed to run for the seat Jan. 8, just two months after announcing […]

Scott PowersJanuary 6, 2016

Former state representative and former Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart announced Wednesday she is running for the state Senate in Orlando-based District 13. Stewart’s entry into the race creates a matchup of former Democratic representatives who were swept from office in the Republican landslide of 2014, including Stewart and former state Rep. Mike Clelland, who […]

Ryan RayJanuary 4, 2016

Former Rep. Mike Clelland confirmed speculation he will indeed run for the open state Senate seat vacated by term-limited President Andy Gardiner this year. The former Democratic lawmaker issued a statement Monday corroborating reports — first reported by Florida Politics — he will pursue a return to the statehouse. “Throughout my nearly three decades as a firefighter, I saw firsthand […]

Ryan RayDecember 24, 2015

Former Rep. Mike Clelland will pursue a return to Tallahassee in the open Senate District 13 seat vacated by term-limited Senate President Andy Gardiner, according to multiple Democratic operatives. The Morgan & Morgan attorney and former firefighter has made calls to past supporters to gauge interest in a bid for the Orlando-based Senate seat. One local Democrat told FloridaPolitics.com Clelland […]

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Mike Clelland pulls in $121K in one month for his SD 13 campaign

Dean Asher’s March fundraising leads in SD 13 race

Linda Chapin endorses Mike Clelland for Senate

Linda Stewart gets Florida NOW PAC endorsement in SD 13 race

Dean Asher fundraising slows in January; Mike Clelland hauls big for first month in SD 13

Mike Clelland starts state Senate campaign with huge fundraising effort

Bear-hunt activist Chuck O’Neal files as Democrat for SD 11

Linda Stewart to run for State Senate

Mike Clelland confirms he’s running for SD 13 seat

Former Democratic lawmaker Mike Clelland eyeing bid in Senate District 13