Scott PowersJuly 29, 2019
3min1181
But Eskamani said she's committed to serving in the Florida House.
Tag: Progressive
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She has the abilities to articulate issues and draw attention
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 5, 2018
7min347
Two more attack pieces landed in voters’ mailboxes this weekend rallying opposition for Jennifer Webb. Webb is running against Republican Ray Blacklidge for the House District 69 seat currently occupied by Kathleen Peters. One of the ads shows a giant spider web with the words “sell out” woven into it. The header reads “Wilbur is […]
Ryan NicolOctober 22, 2018
3min465
For Our Future Florida (FOF-FL), a progressive group aiming to elect Democrats to state and federal offices in November, announced it has doubled its staff as the campaign for the 2018 midterms nears its end. FOF-FL now has about 1,250 staff members on hand for its get-out-the-vote (GOTV) field program, according to a release obtained […]
Ryan NicolAugust 17, 2018
10min416
As Florida Politics reported earlier Friday, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin made a visit to Miami-Dade County to join state Rep. David Richardson on the campaign trail. Richardson is pursuing a promotion, running for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group with nearly […]
Scott PowersAugust 15, 2018
4min200
As promised last week when his campaign first unveiled the spot as an internet digital ad, Andrew Gillum is launching his “Chance” commercial — citing progressive causes from gun control to abolishing and replacing ICE, ending “Stand Your Ground” to impeaching Donald Trump — on television. The TV buy will be limited, as is Gillum’s […]
Danny McAuliffeAugust 15, 2018
4min282
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Florida to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum. The Gillum campaign announced late Tuesday that the Senator from Vermont will join Gillum at two rallies on Friday — less than two weeks away from the Aug. 28 primary. The first of the rallies is set to take place […]
Ryan NicolAugust 1, 2018
5min430
Andrew Gillum has earned a big-time endorsement in the Florida Governor’s race, as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced he is supporting Gillum’s bid for the Democratic nomination. Sanders was seen as an icon of the progressive movement during his run against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign. Now, he says Gillum is the […]
Ryan NicolMay 30, 2018
4min317
Current state Rep. David Richardson has positioned himself as one of the more progressive candidates in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. His latest endorsement makes that pitch even stronger. Progressive Democrats of America has announced support for Richardson’s bid. The advocacy group was founded in 2004 and has chapters in 26 states […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2018
4min263
Chris King, an entrepreneur from Orlando running for Governort, returned to Jacksonville Thursday, his second straight day in Northeast Florida. Florida Politics caught up with the Democrat ahead of his closed press visit to a church in the Springfield neighborhood, where the progressive political neophyte pitched his policy positions to faith leaders from the region. […]