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Scott PowersApril 17, 2018

Former Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, state Rep. Jason Brodeur, former state Rep. Chris Dorworth, and Trump 2020 Club founder Randy Ross are helping host a Republican Mikaela Nix‘s campaign in Florida House District 47. Carroll, Brodeur, Dorworth, and Ross are among host committee members for an event Mikaela has scheduled for April 25 at […]

Scott PowersAugust 25, 2017

A battle between the Orange County Trump Republican Club and the Orange County Republican Executive Committee is ending with the Trump Club essentially quitting the Republican Party. Randy Ross, founder and president of the Orange County Trump Republican Club, said Friday he and his board voted to dissolve their state charter with the state Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 16, 2016

Florida Governor Rick Scott will appear at Friday night’s “thank you” rally in Orlando for President-elect Donald Trump. The governor’s schedule has him slotted for a 6:00 p.m. appearance at the Trump event, to be held at the Central Florida Fairgrounds’ Orlando Amphitheater. Trump’s event officially starts at 7:00 p.m., however. Friday night’s gubernatorial appearance at the Trump […]

Scott PowersNovember 28, 2016

Lew Oliver has chaired the Orange County Republicans for decades with little serious opposition but now the leader of Donald Trump‘s campaign in the county, Randy Ross, is taking on the venerable chairman. Ross, 51, of Orlando, declared his candidacy over the weekend for chairmanship of the Orange County Republican Executive Committee after a general […]

Frank TorresOctober 2, 2015

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, and Soil and Water Supervisor Eric Rollings, announced Friday afternoon that the city intends to buy Constitution Green Park in an attempt to save it’s cherished winding Oak Tree, estimated to be well over 100 years old. “We rolled up our sleeves, looked at options to work […]

Frank TorresSeptember 21, 2015

Activist and talk show host Randy Ross wants the community to know that his 25 years of advertising, public relations, and marketing experience, as well as longtime involvement in local politics, gave him the experience needed to be the next City Commissioner for District 4. Since moving to Orlando in 1994, Ross has worked for former Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood, […]

Frank TorresSeptember 10, 2015

Orlando District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan will seeking a fifth term this November, and wants voters to know she’s ready to serve and to set the record straight on the property tax increase that has been the dominant theme in all of city races. Like Mayor Buddy Dyer and fellow Commissioner Sam Ings, who are […]

Frank TorresSeptember 5, 2015

Qualifying Orlando municipal races ended Friday with Mayor Buddy Dyer and two incumbent City Commissioners facing challengers in November. Dyer will face businessman and veteran Paul Paulson, as well as student Linda “Sunshine” Grund, who filed late Friday. The mayor will be favored to win a fifth term with a heavy fundraising advantage and wide support […]

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Mikaela Nix fundraiser to feature Jennifer Carroll, Jason Brodeur, Chris Dorworth

Trump Club, Orange County Republican Party splitting after tussle

Rick Scott to appear at Donald Trump rally in Orlando

Donald Trump’s local chair Randy Ross challenges Lew Oliver for Orange County GOP leadership

Constitution Green Park announcement turns political in City of Orlando

Randy Ross says Patty Sheehan’s complacency keeps District 4 from moving forward

Patty Sheehan wants to set record straight about property tax increase

Field for Orlando municipal races set; Tony Ortiz re-elected without opposition