Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2016

BusinessForce, the political action arm of Central Florida chambers of commerce, announced its endorsements in 13 state legislative races and eight local races Wednesday. The group, associated with the Central Florida Partnership, a coalition of chambers of, picked Republicans in every race except two Osceola County commission contests. “These endorsements send a strong signal to our […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2016

An assistance center for victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre should remain open for several more years, according to city officials. The Orlando Sentinel reports the city council voted Aug. 29 to pay the Heart of Florida United Way over $123,000 to staff the Orlando United Assistance Center through early November. City officials said they’ll […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica generally takes primary challenges like Sunday morning walks in the park, and on Tuesday the 12-term Republican congressman from Winter Park once again never broke much of a sweat on his way to the finish line. Mica swept away challenger Mark Busch, a Casselberry businessman and former Soil and Water Conservation […]

Peter SchorschAugust 19, 2016

Orange County Comptroller is a serious job, one that requires an equally serious candidate. And Keith Landry — known primarily as a television personality — is not such a candidate. As the only elected comptroller in Florida, whoever Orange County voters choose must be held to a higher-than-normal standard. This person is accountable to the public, since […]

Larry GriffinAugust 10, 2016

Betsy VanderLey has never run for public office before her bid for Orange County Commission District 1, and she doesn’t plan to go any further than that. This is the end of the line for her. She’s doing it only out of a sense that it’s time for her to make her mark and help […]

Scott PowersJuly 26, 2016

This year, Central Florida voters have an unprecedented diversity of candidates to pick from for the region’s five congressional districts, and at least one, probably two, and possibly more heterosexual-white-male dynasties will fall. Straight, white, male members of Congress have always held the congressional seats in Florida’s 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Congressional Districts. […]

Scott PowersJuly 18, 2016

BusinessForce, the political action arm of Central Florida’s chambers of commerce, has voted unanimously to support all three proposed charter amendments Orange County voters will consider in the November election. Two of the amendments are the Orange County Charter Review Commission’s reaction to a recent judge’s ruling that threw out an earlier charter amendment, approved […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2016

Florida’s primary election takes place Tuesday, Aug. 30, but early voting will begin days, or in some cases weeks, earlier, depending on where you live in the Sunshine State. Here are the dates and some starting times for Florida’s largest counties. In Miami-Dade, Duval, Hillsborough and Palm Beach counties, early voting takes place for the maximum 14 days, Monday, Aug. […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschJune 17, 2016

The frontrunners in many Central Florida legislative races piled on more money last month, with several candidates holding six-figure leads five months out from Election Day. In Senate District 13, the most competitive race among Orange County’s Senate seats, former Democratic Rep. Mike Clelland is trouncing the other two Democrats in the race with more […]

Tag: Orange County

BusinessForce announces endorsements in Central Florida elections

Orlando officials want to keep Pulse assistance center open

John Mica gets tune-up election out of the way, set for Democratic challenge in CD 7

Unexplained finances show Keith Landry unqualified for Orange County Comptroller

Betsy VanderLey doesn’t want to be a politician, and thinks that’s an asset in county race

Straight, white, male dynasties falling in Central Florida congressional districts

BusinessForce backs Orange County charter amendments

Early voting for Florida’s Aug. 30 primary depends on where you live

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

Where s**t stands in Central Florida legislative races