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Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto won himself a second term as the only Puerto Rican member of Congress from Florida, representing Florida’s most Puerto-Rican district. Soto, of Celebration defeated Republican businessman Wayne Liebnitzky Tuesday in a rematch of the election that sent Soto to Congress in 2018.This time Soto won 58 percent to 42 percent, […]

Scott PowersMarch 13, 2018

Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary breezed to re-election Tuesday, garnering more than 70 percent of the vote in easily defeating Jim Fitch. Leary, first elected mayor in 2015 during a much more contentious growth period for Winter Park, sought re-election pointing to more controlled but still steady growth, while Fitch tried to contend that the […]

Scott PowersJune 24, 2016

State Sen. David Simmons has earned another term, as the only candidate who qualified for election in the newly-drawn state Senate District 9. When qualifying closed at noon Friday, Simmons was the only candidate who had filed to run in SD 9, which covers most of Seminole County. He qualified on Monday. Just in case, […]

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Darren Soto coasts to easy re-election in CD 9

Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary breezes to re-election

David Simmons wins new term in SD 9 for lack of opposition