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Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

Wealthy Florida car dealer Norman Braman is hoping to recoup his losses from backing Marco Rubio for president by doubling down on Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s bid for the U.S. Senate seat Rubio is vacating. As Alex Gloriso of OpenSecrets.org writes, Braman is using every available avenue for money – traditional, unconventional, and questionable – in order to boost CLC’s chances over […]

Drew WilsonMarch 10, 2016

The super PAC backing Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera said Thursday that it has brought on Virginia Haworth, a veteran of the Gov. Rick Scott administration, as its new finance director. The Auburn University alumna joins Meredith O’Rourke, herself a former Scott staff member, and a team of fundraisers at pro-Lopez-Cantera committee Reform Washington, which had […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2016

Florida political consultant Rick Wilson is leaving the Carlos Lopez-Cantera Senate campaign, but he’ll still be working on getting CLC elected this fall. The veteran GOP strategist is transitioning from serving as an adviser to Lopez-Cantera in his bid for the U.S. Senate to working at Reform Washington, a super PAC backing the Lieutenant Governor’s candidacy. “We are […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for Senate on Wednesday in Miami, making him the third Republican to enter the race, with more expected to follow. In doing so, he’s attempting to reverse a negative trend when it comes to advancing from being second-in-command in Florida. […]

Mitch PerryJune 3, 2015

Jeb Bush is continuing to feel the heat for what critics say is stretching the limits of election law. The former Florida governor is not the only potential presidential candidate to evade campaign contribution limits by holding off from an official candidacy in order to raise money through a super PAC. The high-profile nature of […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 14, 2015

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Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s expected candidacy in the 2016 US Senate race will get a boost when the new SuperPac called Reform Washington is announced on Tampa on Thursday. The SuperPac is inspired by the leadership of Lopez-Cantera and his “agenda to ignite economic growth, ensure American national security, and refocus Congress on its Constitutional duties,” […]

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Billionaire car dealer Norman Braman betting big-time on Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Pro-Carlos Lopez-Cantera super PAC hires top Rick Scott staffer

Rick Wilson transitions to Carlos Lopez Cantera’s super PAC

Carlos Lopez-Cantera to announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Miami

DSCC blasts Carlos Lopez-Cantera for using Jeb Bush model to create super PAC

SuperPac for Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s expected Senate bid is announced