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Mitch PerryMarch 7, 2018

Rep. Jamie Grant’s Republican challenger in the House District 64 primary has filed a lawsuit demanding Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner remove Grant as a candidate, saying he has violated the state’s term limits. “I believe that Rep. Grant, who was first elected to the Florida House in November 2010, is ineligible to run for reelection in the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2017

Several state lawmakers — including Reps. Scott Plakon, Neil Combee, and Randy Fine — have received messages from their constituents asking them to block Grant from running for re-election and running for Speaker during the 2022-24 term, saying the Tampa Republican has already served eight years in office and any more would be in violation of the […]

Jim RosicaJune 30, 2016

This year, Jamie Grant got lucky. The Hillsborough County Republican qualified for office with no opposition, meaning he’s an automatic walk-on for the 2016-18 term. But for Grant, who represents Florida House District 64, that’s far from the story two years ago. He was re-elected, then had the results thrown out after legal challenges put them into question, […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2016

A pair of Tampa Bay-area Republicans will return to Tallahassee in 2017, having ended the qualifying period without drawing an opponent. Plant City-based Rep. Jake Raburn has been re-elected to the House District 57 seat, while Hillsborough County Rep. Jamie Grant will continue in HD 64. The qualification period ended noon Friday. Raburn was a prime co-sponsor this past year a […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 19, 2016

A dark horse Democratic presidential candidate is suing the Democratic Party of Florida and the state of Florida to get on the 2016 ballot here. Rocky De La Fuente Guerra, a San Diego real estate developer, filed his suit last week in Tallahassee federal court. A group of seven Florida voters is listed as co-plaintiffs. […]

Ryan RayJuly 16, 2015

Little-known political novice Joseph Wilkinson was never much of a threat to the incumbency of Republican Rep. Jamie Grant of Tampa, but now he has completely removed himself from consideration by voters in HD 64 altogether. Wilkinson, also a Republican, had not reported raising any contributions. Grant, for his part, has raised $25 ahead of his 2016 reelection campaign. […]

Mitch PerryApril 10, 2015

Early voting starts Saturday in the Florida House District 64 seat formerly held by Republican Jamie Grant that, after the election takes place on April 21, will once again be controlled by, yes, Jamie Grant. The early voting will continue throughout next week in the district, which encompasses northwest Hillsborough and eastern Pinellas counties. It’s […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

Hollywood Sen. Eleanor Sobel has introduced what she says is a legislative fix for a perennial bugaboo in state elections — complications extending from minor write-in candidates who rarely gain a significant share of the vote, but who often cause procedural headaches for candidates and sometimes cost the taxpayers to finance low-stakes special elections. Sobel’s bill, SB […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 13, 2015

In a column several months ago I deplored the outcomes of two election cases that brought to mind Charles Dickens’s famous phrase, “If the law says that, the law is a ass, an idiot.” In one, the First District Court of Appeal refused to reinstate a legislative candidate who had been kicked off the ballot […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 11, 2015

In a column several months ago I deplored the outcomes of two election cases that brought to mind Charles Dickens’s famous phrase, “If the law says that, the law is a ass, an idiot.” In one, the First District Court of Appeal refused to reinstate a legislative candidate who had been kicked off the ballot […]

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Lawsuit seeks to remove Jamie Grant from 2018 ballot

Is U.S. Term Limits coordinating a grassroots campaign against Jamie Grant?

Jamie Grant doesn’t miss 2014-15 election drama

Jake Raburn, Jamie Grant re-elected without opposition to Tampa Bay-area seats

Obscure Democratic presidential candidate wants on Florida ballot

Joseph Wilkinson, Jamie Grant’s sole opponent, drops out in HD 64

Early voting in Jamie Grant’s HD 64 special election begins Saturday

Bill would close write-in loophole

Martin Dyckman: Write-ins waste money, disenfranchise voters

Martin Dyckman: Write-ins waste money, disenfranchise voters