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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 […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 4, 2017

Florida’s Republican Party has governed Florida for less than a third of the past 150 years. After the Civil War, a coalition of newly enfranchised blacks, a small number of native white Republicans and northern carpetbaggers dominated Florida politics from 1865 to around 1885. After the blacks were stripped of their voting rights at the […]

Scott PowersMay 2, 2017

Republicans wasted little time, setting their sights quickly on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham Tuesday, accusing her of having no achievements in public service, and hiding some of her congressional records. In separate releases, the Republican Party of Florida said she lacks accomplishments to run on; the Republican Governors Association said the former congresswoman did […]

Associated PressApril 11, 2017

Some of the biggest companies involved in battles at the state Capitol showered campaign contributions to the state’s political parties and other top politicians in the first few months of the year. Newly filed campaign finance reports show that the Republican Party of Florida raised $2.46 million during the first quarter of the year, while […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2017

The Republican Party of Florida showed nearly $2.5 million in contributions during their first quarter report, including $100,000 from a committee controlled by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. RPOF’s report included a slew of high-dollar donors, including $$167,000 from Universal City Development Partners, $125,000 from the Republican State Leadership Committee and $100,000 from Fontainebleau Hilton Resort. […]

Brendan FarringtonJanuary 15, 2017

The state Republican and Democratic parties met two miles from each other Saturday, their first meetings since Donald Trump carried Florida in November’s election, but the atmosphere and enthusiasm were worlds apart. As both parties chose their leaders, it was easy to see which has more confidence heading into an election cycle when the governor’s […]

Larry GriffinJanuary 14, 2017

With big wins in the November elections and now about to control the House, Senate and the presidency, the Republican Party of Florida didn’t feel the need to shake up party leadership much — re-electing Blaise Ingoglia by a sizable margin at the 2017 annual leadership conference Saturday morning. The RPOF spent much of the rest of the […]

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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’

Darryl Paulson: Should the Florida GOP feel blue?

Republicans quickly attack Gwen Graham as non-achieving, nontransparent

Millions donated to Florida politicians amid 2017 Session

Richard Corcoran among top donors to RPOF during first quarter

Tale of 2 parties: Florida GOP high, Dems low ahead of 2018

At annual meeting, Republicans contemplate their place at the top after election wins