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A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2015

A strong case has been made among NE Florida insiders that Paul Renner will be the next House Speaker from NE Florida, and his October fundraising report lends credence to that. $29,825 of October money brings his total raised up to $43,825, with just $1,825 spent. Very little of that money comes from his district, with […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2015

The breakout star of the NE Florida State House field for 2016, in terms of fundraising, has been current Duval County School Board member Jason Fischer. The Southside Jacksonville Republican, running against former Republican legislator and Jacksonville City Councilman Dick Kravitz, has amassed an almost 5 to 1 fundraising advantage, pending September numbers from both […]

Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2015

Get your checkbooks ready: The Republican Party of Florida’s House Majority 2016 effort is highlighting a bevy of fundraisers this week in Tallahassee. The party sent an email listing all the events, coinciding with the October committee week. In chronological order, here are the events, subject to change and cancellation: State Rep. Elizabeth Porter of Lake […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2015

August fundraising was quiet for HD 24 candidates. Republican Paul Renner raised $1,500 this past month from two donors. The Florida Osteopathic Medical Association PAC ponied up $500, while Florida Blue gave $1,000. This brings Renner to $9,500 total. His opponent, populist Democrat Adam Morley, who is best known for his Tinder outreach, reported no fundraising at […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

The eagle eye of Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union caught this one yesterday. A few months back, the Build Something That Lasts Political Action Committee was formed, very quietly. The Chairman, Eric Robinson, is based in Venice and Tallahassee, and is the registered agent for a couple of dozen PACs statewide. The group thus far has […]

Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2015

The Florida House of Representatives has released committee assignments for the 2016 Legislative Session, including a brand new “Select Committee on Affordable Healthcare Access” created Wednesday. “I am directing the Select Committee to explore policy options to reduce the cost of health care for consumers and improve the transparency of health care information, make recommendations for […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2015

Democrat Adam Morley is a longshot in his HD 24 race against incumbent Paul Renner. He has $25 in his campaign account. However, Morley is advertising — on Tinder. Morley set up a Tinder profile, which allows interested parties to contact the candidate by swiping right. We can assume it is a literal swipe right, and not an ideological one. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2015

HD 24 incumbent Republican Paul Renner, who may be the brightest hope to be speaker of the House from Northeast Florida anytime soon, reports raising $8,000 in July. That money is the first he has raised in the current cycle. Renner’s support, interestingly, comes largely from PACs: $4,500 of the $8,000 total. Agents for a Better […]

Peter SchorschJuly 14, 2015

The tumultuous, ultra-insider-y race to be speaker of the Florida House during the 2021-22 legislative sessions took another interesting turn Tuesday as Rep. Brad Drake confirmed to Florida Politics that he has withdrawn his pledge to support to Rep. Eric Eisnaugle. In de-pledging to Eisnaugle, once the unanimous choice of his classmates in the House to […]

Melissa RossJune 8, 2015

As Florida legislators try to iron out their differences over the state’s major budget items, advocates for Florida’s nearly 1 million uninsured are speaking out about Friday’s House vote rejecting the Senate’s Medicaide expansion compromise. “It really is kind of a dire situation,” said Sarah Sullivan, director of Florida Coastal School of Law’s Disability and Public […]

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Paul Renner HD 24 fundraising boomed in October

Jason Fischer big-ticket Tallahassee fundraiser on Wednesday

Email Insights: House GOP fundraisers continue

HD 24 fundraising quiet in August

What could “Build Something That Lasts” do?

House committee assignments released; new healthcare panel added

HD 25 longshot Adam Morley’s on Tinder, but not for the hookups

HD24 Paul Renner draws strong PAC support in July

The race to be House Speaker in 2020-21 takes another interesting turn as Brad Drake de-pledges from Eric Eisnaugle

“It really is a dire situation,” say advocates for state’s uninsured