Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 11, 2024
11min0
Cross has raised more overall and has more cash on hand, but Montanari's momentum shows he's likely to pull away during Legislative Session when Cross is barred from raising.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 11, 2024
Drew WilsonSeptember 14, 2018
6min342
The Florida Chamber of Commerce has put out its third wave of endorsements for state legislative seats, giving the nod to 16 more candidates, including a pair of incumbents running for re-election in South Florida. A handful of the Florida Chamber’s new endorsements are revisions reflecting a handful of surprise victories in the Aug. 28 […]
Kate BradshawAugust 28, 2018
3min274
Raymond Blacklidge has won the Republican nod for House District 69, formerly held by state Rep. Kathleen Peters, who gave up the seat to run for Pinellas County Commission. As of 7:25 p.m., with 85 percent of vote counted, the 58-year-old Madeira Beach insurance executive was leading his lone challenger 58-42 percent. The two-candidate primary […]
Drew WilsonApril 7, 2018
6min314
Javier Centonzio announced Friday he is dropping out of the race for House District 69 and endorsing fellow Democrat Jennifer Webb for the open seat. The St. Petersburg attorney filed for HD 69 in the beginning of the year and after his first campaign finance report it seemed a contentious Democratic Primary could be on […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 16, 2018
4min306
House District 69 Democrat Jennifer Webb unveiled a new list of endorsements on Friday in her bid to win a south Pinellas County legislative seat. Webb was the 2016 Democratic nominee in the district and is giving it another go in 2018. She faces attorney Javier Centonzio in the Democratic primary, while Ray Blacklidge and […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2018
2min273
With Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters leaving the House District 69 seat in south Pinellas County, Democrats in Tallahassee are targeting it as a possible November pickup to boost their depleted forces in the state capitol. But which Democrat? While Jennifer Webb has better name recognition after a 2016 bid for the seat and currently with […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2018
13min284
The Tampa Bay area will have three Senate seats and 14 House seats on the 2018 ballot; while most of the Pinellas and Hillsborough delegations will be the same when the 2019 Legislative Session rolls around, a few races are starting to heat up. First, the sure things. Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young is still […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 4, 2018
3min600
Democrat Javier Centonzio has filed to run for the open House District 69 seat. “I was honored to serve my country in the military, and now I’m ready to serve my community as a member of the Florida House,” Centonzio, a St.Petersburg based attorney, said in a statement Thursday announcing his candidacy. “District 69 needs a […]
Drew WilsonDecember 29, 2017
3min283
House District 69 candidate Jennifer Webb announced in a Thursday email that she had earned endorsements from 20 local Democratic leaders in her campaign to take over for exiting Republican Rep. Kathleen Peters. “Today I’m proud to announce that I have received 20 endorsements from some of my favorite people representing our beautiful community,” she […]
Drew WilsonNovember 16, 2017
5min259
Republican Chris Licata announced Thursday that he would withdraw from the three-way primary race to replace HD 69 Rep. Kathleen Peters, who is not seeking re-election in 2018. “Having recently completed eight-years in the Navy, I returned home to the Tampa Bay region to continue a life in service to my fellow citizens. Service to […]