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Larry GriffinSeptember 20, 2016

On Oct. 4, the candidates in House District 47 and Senate District 13 will square off in a debate at the Tiger Bay Luncheon. With the election only a month away by that time, Beth Tuura and Mike Miller will talk about what they’ll do for the residents in HD 47, while Linda Stewart and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 28, 2016

The final campaign finance reports before Florida’s Aug. 30 Primary Election are in and Victor Torres, Randolph Bracy, and Mike Clelland have held on to their leads in Central Florida’s Senate seats. Clelland is facing fellow former Rep. Linda Stewart and Rick Roach in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 13, and he was able to raise another $83,775 across his campaign and […]

Scott PowersAugust 18, 2016

Democrats Hillary Clinton, Darren Soto and Val Demings and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio all won commanding straw poll victories at Tuesday night’s Political Salsa event in Orlando, organizers announced late Wednesday. Clinton got 49 to Republican Donald Trump‘s 39 percent in the presidential question, with Libertarian Gary Johnson grabbing 8 percent and Green Party […]

Scott PowersAugust 15, 2016

Democratic Florida House District 47 candidate Henry Lim was arrested for carrying a gun into the Miami U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in 2015, a case he said Monday was due to his unfortunate oversight. Lim, an immigration lawyer, said he was representing a client in Miami and left Orlando early the morning of Nov. […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2016

House District 47 Democratic candidate Henry Lim is expressing his long professional and personal support for Orlando’s LGBT community in a new campaign video released Tuesday called, “What It Means To Be An Ally.” Lim is in a tough three-way contest for the Aug. 30 Democratic primary with Elizabeth Tuura and Clinton Curtis. The winner would […]

Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016

The National Federation of Independent Business announced its endorsements in Central Florida’s Florida House and Senate races Thursday, backing all Republicans, and all incumbents. However, the group, which is Florida’s largest small-business association, did not offer endorsements in all races. The NFIB endorsed Dean Asher in Senate District 13. Asher has won the nomination and […]

Peter SchorschJuly 7, 2016

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 them all. 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 why […]

Scott PowersJuly 1, 2016

Clinton Curtis lent his campaign $25,000 and Beth Tuura posted an impressive $10,500 fundraising total in June, sending the House District 47 Aug. 30 Democratic primary campaign into a three-way race heading into the final two months. Tuura, an Orlando television producer, had $45,649 in the bank at the end of the latest reporting period, […]

Scott PowersJuly 1, 2016

Democratic candidate Beth Tuura has won the backing of the Florida National Organization for Women in her quest to be elected in the Orlando-based House District 47. Tuura, an Orlando television producer, is facing two Democrats in the Aug. 30 primary, Clinton Curtis and Henry Lim. The winner would take on incumbent Republican state Rep. […]

Larry GriffinJune 27, 2016

Reps. Mike Miller and Bob Cortes appeared at the Winter Park City Commission meeting Monday to update the commission on what happened in the last legislative session. They touted their collective victories, including a balanced budget and $82 billion in tax cuts after Gov. Rick Scott‘s vetoes. Among the notable tax cuts were $23.7 billion […]

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Candidates in HD 47, SD 13 to debate at Tiger Bay luncheon Oct. 4

Central Florida legislative fundraising leaders stay ahead in days before primary

Political Salsa: Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Darren Soto, Val Demings win straw poll

HD 47 Democrat Henry Lim dismisses 2015 arrest charge as oversight

HD 47 Democratic candidate Henry Lim releases support-LGBT video

Small business group makes endorsements in CF House, Senate races

Meet Mike Miller, Republican running for re-election to House District 47

Beth Tuura’s donations, Clint Curtis’s loans make Dems HD 47 primary competitive

NOW endorses Beth Tuura in HD 47

Mike Miller, Bob Cortes talk about legislative session at Winter Park commission meeting