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Scott PowersDecember 20, 2017

Democrat Anna Eskamani qualified for the 2018 ballot in Florida’s House District 47 race, collecting more than 1,400 petition signatures. Eskamani, an Orlando-based executive for Planned Parenthood, faces Winter Park businessman Stockton Reeves, a Republican, in the 2018 race. They seek to succeed state Rep. Mike Miller, who is running for Congress. She needed 1,200 signatures […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2017

Republican Bobby Olszewski has become the first qualified candidate for the special elections set for later this year to fill the vacant seat for House District 44 in western Orange County. Olszewski’s campaign said it collected more than 400 petition signatures and on Wednesday the Orange County Supervisor of Elections certified 370, enough to put […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2016

Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Orlando Democrat Greg Jackson has qualified for the Aug. 30 primary ballot by petition, his campaign announced Friday. Jackson collected 932 valid voter signatures, needing 917 to qualify. In the primary, he will face Kamia Latash Brown of Ocoee, Kelvin Larance Cobaris of Orlando, and Peter Pham of Orlando, if they also qualify. No Republicans […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings became the first candidate to qualify for the ballot by petition in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, her campaign announced Friday. The campaign used volunteers to collect 2,298 valid voter signatures to qualify, with the majority of the signatures coming from Orange County voters, though 40 Florida counties were represented. […]

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Anna Eskamani qualifies for HD 47 ballot by petition

Bobby Olszewski qualifies by petition for HD 44 special election

Early congressional filings assure primaries in CDs 6, 7, 9 and 11

Greg Jackson qualifies for HD 45 by petition

Val Demings qualifies for ballot with petitions in CD 10