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A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida has a big-ticket fundraiser planned in Jacksonville May 25, and the special guests are Mayor Lenny Curry and RPOF chairman. Blaise Ingoglia. The event, held at the River Club, features a packed host committee. State Sens. Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, and Travis Hutson comprise part of the committee, as do State Reps. Janet Adkins, Travis Cummings, Jay Fant, Lake Ray, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2016

Among the most prized industry endorsements of candidates in Northeast Florida: those from NEFAR, aka the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors. FloridaPolitics.com has received a list of the endorsements made thus far. In the state Senate races, there are no real surprises. Incumbents Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, Audrey Gibson, and Travis Hutson got the nod in Senate Districts 4, 5, 6 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2016

Flagler County Republicans in Palm Coast Wednesday evening got a triple dose of Republican candidates. State Representative Paul Renner, State Senator Travis Hutson, and Senate candidate (and local Congressman) Ron DeSantis all made their case to an appreciative crowd of about 100 people at the Flagler County Republican Club, housed this evening at the Palm Coast Community Center. To […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 28, 2016

It’s easy to call Chris Sprowls tough. He beat cancer as a teenager; made a name for himself prosecuting violent offenders; and has become one of the go-to guys to get things done in the Florida House. Friends, though, say Sprowls is also a genuinely nice person who cares deeply about his community and the state of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 16, 2016

How do you celebrate the end of a Legislative Session? If you’re Florida House and Senate Republicans, you do it with a fundraiser at Universal Orlando. Republican leaders will hold a fundraiser at Universal Orlando on April 9 and 10. The event, first reported by POLITICO Florida reporter Matt Dixon, will benefit the House and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2016

It’s over. Officially. The contest between Orlando’s Eric Eisnaugle and Pinellas Chris Sprowls to serve as Speaker of the Florida House beginning in 2021 ended Friday evening, just hours after the 2016 Legislative Session came to a fitful conclusion. According to three sources, Eisnaugle personally conceded to Sprowls, who just the day before won over the support […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

State Rep. Chris Sprowls, a freshman Republican from Pinellas County, appears to have sewn up the race for Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives with Thursday’s support from fellow freshman Paul Renner. Renner, a Palm Coast Republican, pledged his commitment to Sprowls, of Palm Harbor, in a memo obtained first by FloridaPolitics.com. The move decisively ends the contentious race to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Paul Renner is seen as Northeast Florida’s best hope for a Florida House Speaker anytime soon. And his PAC reflects the power that he has, as recent fundraising totals show. Through the end of December, the PAC had raised almost $347,000, with almost $33,000 in December. Big dollars came in from General Motors, U.S. Sugar, […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 10, 2016

The start of the 2016 Legislative Session means a cessation of political fundraising – sitting lawmakers are barred from ginning up cash while they legislate. But session begins Tuesday, so the Monday before is the usual orgy of tippling, grip-and-grinning and check writing. House Majority 2016, Senate Majority 2016 and others sent out emails last week detailing the various events, subject […]

Peter SchorschDecember 9, 2015

Shawn Harrison wants to make it clear that he still very much likes Eric Eisnaugle, his colleague in the Florida House. What Harrison did last week was business, not personal. But with his decision to shift his support from Eisnaugle to Pinellas Republican Chris Sprowls, Harrison has changed the narrative about who will be Speaker of […]

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Lenny Curry, Blaise Ingoglia to be special guests at May 25 RPOF fundraiser in Jax

Northeast Florida Association of Realtors announces endorsements

Ron DeSantis, Travis Hutson, Paul Renner pitch to Flagler Republicans

For Chris Sprowls, shot at leadership means an opportunity to be “as bold as possible”

House, Senate Republicans to hold fundraiser at Universal Orlando

Speaker’s race is over as Eric Eisnaugle concedes to Chris Sprowls, releases pledges

Chris Sprowls clinches House Speakership for 2021-22

Florida Foundation for Liberty, Paul Renner’s PAC, dazzling with January money

Fundraising galore before start of 2016 Legislative Session

Shawn Harrison says Eric Eisnaugle’s plan to rely on votes from future classes to win Speakership is why he flipped to Chris Sprowls