Scott PowersJune 28, 2019
3min263
Julián Castro finished a close third, Joe Biden a distant fourth
Tag: Orange County Democratic Executive Committee
Scott PowersJune 28, 2019Scott PowersDecember 5, 2018
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The Orange County Republican Party and Democratic Party are both heading for what may be tumultuous executive committee elections this week that have Republican Chair Charles Hart and Democratic Chair Wes Hodge each playing defense but likely heading for re-elections. Hart, who took over the party in June after the retirement of longtime Chair Lew Oliver, […]
Scott PowersJune 22, 2018
6min331
The Orange County Democratic Party has canceled efforts to have a gubernatorial debate in Orlando next Tuesday because Philip Levine and Gwen Graham would not agree to participate. Orange County Democratic Chair Wes Hodge expressed regret over the last-week cancellation he announced Friday and that voters in Orange County “will not have the opportunity to hear from […]
Scott PowersAugust 25, 2017
7min253
A defiant and angry Paul Chandler declared Friday he has not withdrawn from the House District 44 special election and is weighing his options as he and the Democratic Party reach open warfare over the party’s wish to replace him. Chandler had said in a press release and on social media on Tuesday that he […]
Scott PowersAugust 22, 20177min465
Ex-Democratic House District 44 candidate Paul Chandler said late Tuesday he had no intention of withdrawing from the race and was confident he could win both a legal challenge and the special election itself — until state party officials whom he said had never supported him threatened to sabotage his campaign if he didn’t quit. […]
Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016
9min461
Four Democrats running for Congress in the Orlando-based 10th Congressional District shared plenty of outrage, yet disagreed on key points when pressed in a debate Thursday night about the two recent police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. (The deadly police shootings in Dallas occurred after the debate.) Several questions about law enforcement, inspired by the fatal shootings the […]
Scott PowersJuly 6, 2016
3min228
The four Democrats running in Florida’s 10th Congressional District will have their second debate in two weeks Thursday night. The Orange County Democratic Executive Committee announced Wednesday that former police chief Val Demings, businessman Bob Poe, state Sen. Geraldine Thompson and lawyer Fatima Rita Fahmy all have agreed to the three-hour debate, which will take […]
Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2016
2min238
The Orange County Democratic Executive Committee faces a fine that could equal almost half the money raised in the fourth quarter of 2015 because the committee missed the filing deadline last week for its quarterly financial report. The Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office tentatively projects to fine the county Democrats will be $650, as […]
Phil AmmannJune 1, 2015
4min420
Carlos Guillermo Smith, the Orange County Democratic Executive Committee chairman, is running for Florida House District 49. Frank Torres of The Orlando Political Observer reported that the University of Central Florida graduate made his announcement Monday morning. Smith had previously suggested he might run in April. Smith previously was a legislative aide to Democratic state […]