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Staff ReportsJuly 25, 2017

Fifty legislators received top marks from Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the largest number of A+ legislators since the organization began issuing its annual legislative scorecard. The organization released its 2017 Economic Freedom Scorecard, which graded 5,500 votes on 96 issues, on Tuesday. The scorecard showed 50 legislators — 11 senators and 39 representatives — received an […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2017

In 2014, Jay Fant beat Paul Renner in a special election in Florida House District 15. Improbably given the pitched nature of that campaign, Fant and Renner became friends thereafter — a friendship consolidated as Renner moved downstate from Jacksonville to Palm Coast, where he got elected to the House from there. Fait and Renner had different […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2017

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Jacksonville state Rep. Jason Fischer had one of the stronger Junes of any Northeast Florida incumbent in terms of fundraising. Between Fischer’s campaign account and the account for his political committee, “Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville,” Fischer brought in almost $55,000 for his 2018 re-election effort. Of that new money, a full $32,700 went into Fischer’s campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2017

May saw blockbuster fundraising for “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” the political committee of future House Speaker Paul Renner. The total May haul: $266,000. With June obviously being where the rubber met the road in the leadership race, worth watching was how much of that May money was deployed, and to where it went. It turned out […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2017

For Paul Renner, the path to winning Friday’s 2022 Florida House Speaker election in Orlando — with 16 votes in the first round — was not a sure thing. First of all, he lost his first election for the House — a three-vote defeat to Rep. Jay Fant, a current Attorney General candidate, in House District […]

Peter SchorschJune 30, 2017

Rep. Paul Renner has won the support of his Republican classmates, grabbing the title of class leader and likely House Speaker beginning in 2022. The GOP freshmen class met in Orlando on Friday to vote on their class leader. The much-anticipated election pitted Renner against Byron Donalds, Erin Grall and Jamie Grant, who was seen as Renner’s […]

Scott PowersJune 30, 2017

The last-ditch politicking has begun behind closed doors at an Orlando airport hotel. Freshman state Reps. Byron Donalds of Naples, Erin Grall of Vero Beach, Jamie Grant of Tampa and Paul Renner of Palm Coast, and most of the other 23 Republicans in the class gathered Friday at the Orlando International Airport Hampton Inn & Suites, […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschJune 23, 2017

With just one week until freshman House Republicans are scheduled to vote for their leader, it appears lawmakers have agreed upon rules governing the election. According to a copy of the rules obtained by FloridaPolitics.com, members will not be allowed to abstain from the vote; discussion between members between the announcement of the eliminated candidate […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 19, 2017

As we continue to read the tea leaves in the current Florida House Speaker’s race, we see evidence of how Northeast Florida is folding in behind Paul Renner. The latest example: an email sent out by Renner on behalf of Rep. Jason Fischer, pitching a big-dollar fundraiser with a deep host committee and an even more interesting […]

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50 Florida lawmakers earn A+ on AFP-FL scorecard

Once primary opponents, now Paul Renner is backing Jay Fant for Attorney General

Jason Fischer hauls in nearly $55K in June for re-election bid

After winning Speaker’s race, a quiet month of fundraising for Paul Renner

Paul Renner wins, and so does ‘Team Northeast Florida’

Northeast Florida’s Paul Renner wins vote to put him in line to be House Speaker in 2022-24

Speaker contest underway for 2022 House leadership

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

Final rules set for House Speaker’s race voting

Paul Renner headlining major fundraiser for Jason Fischer