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Scott PowersOctober 9, 2017

The Florida Democratic Party has come to the late aid of its replacement nominee Eddy Dominguez in the House District 44 special election to be decided Tuesday, but the Republican Party of Florida also came through for its nominee Bobby Olszewski. The latest campaign finance reports, the first reflecting Dominguez’ late entry and the last […]

Scott PowersSeptember 20, 2017

Republicans are boasting they have taken voter-registration edges over Polk and Volusia County Democrats, continuing a trend of trimming a once sizable advantage for Democrats statewide. With Polk and Volusia counting slightly more Republicans than Democrats in registration data recorded through August 31, the Republican Party of Florida says it’s flipped 12 counties to a […]

Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2017

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Latvala joined the chorus of so far mostly Democrats calling for preservation of the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” program to let young, undocumented immigrants stay in the United States. Latvala, the state senator from Clearwater, directed his call not at President Donald Trump, who has signaled he will end the […]

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 […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2017

It’s got to be tough trying to explain why you are running for governor when you don’t actually want to say that you’re running for governor. Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala of Clearwater tried that out Friday night at a dessert reception he hosted for about 200 people at the Republican Party of Florida’s quarterly […]

Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2017

Blaise Ingoglia wants to put the Florida GOP’s second quarter fundraising numbers into context, telling state Republicans that a number of factors, including the possibility of special sessions, contributed to the mediocre haul. Ingoglia, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and a Spring Hill state representative, acknowledged that second quarter fundraising numbers “were […]

Staff ReportsJuly 12, 2017

Sen. Jack Latvala is stepping up to help the Republican Party of Florida, and he’s calling on others to follow his lead. The Clearwater Republican took to Twitter on Wednesday to say he plans to raise $25,000 to the Florida GOP in both the third and fourth quarter, for a total of $50,000 in the […]

Staff ReportsJuly 11, 2017

Senate Republicans brought in more than $700,000 in the second quarter of 2017, more than double what the Republican Party of Florida raised in the same time frame. State records show the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee raised $720,000 between April 1 and June 30. While the sum is down from the first three months […]

Staff ReportsJuly 11, 2017

The Republican Party of Florida raised nearly $339,000 in the second quarter of 2017, marking one of the lowest quarterly fundraising hauls in more than two decades. State records show the Republican Party of Florida raised $338,942 between April 1 and June 30. The fundraising period covered a portion of the 2017 Legislative Session and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 23, 2017

Blaise Ingoglia was part of a small group of state party heads who met with President Donald Trump earlier this month to talk about issues important to their communities. Ingoglia, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and a state representative, was one of 10 Republican party leaders, primarily from swing states to meet […]

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Parties ante-up in HD 44 special election

Republicans flip registration in Polk, Volusia, continue statewide gains

Jack Latvala joins call to save DACA

Trump Club, Orange County Republican Party splitting after tussle

Jack Latvala: ‘I have never forgotten the party, I will never forget the party’

Blaise Ingoglia puts Florida GOP fundraising efforts in context

Jack Latvala pledges to raise $50K over next six months to Florida GOP

Florida state Senators raise $720K in Q2 of 2017, doubling state party

Florida GOP raises nearly $339K in second quarter of 2017; figure marks one of lowest totals in two decades

Blaise Ingoglia calls Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump a ‘humbling experience’