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Scott PowersJune 23, 2017

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Friday she’s not currently talking to anyone about running for Congress against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy and expressed little immediate enthusiasm for the prospect. While also disclosing no immediate activity for either race, Jacobs appeared to show at least a glimmer of interest in running for the […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2017

The Treasure Coast’s U.S. Rep. Brian Mast and a key railroad executive behind the proposed Brightline high-speed train clashed in Congress Thursday with Mast contending the company is getting public tax dollar subsidies despite claims to the contrary. The sparring came between Mast and Florida East Coast Industries’ executive director Mike Reininger during a hearing of […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2017

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller is considering running for Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District against incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy next year. Miller, in his second full term as a state representative from Winter Park in a state district that includes a large swath of CD 7, said Thursday he is “strongly considering” […]

Scott PowersJune 15, 2017

Seminole County Deputy Sheriff Chris Anderson has filed to run as a Republican in Florida House District 28, bringing an tough but achieving life story into a primary for the open seat serving northeast Seminole County. Anderson, 35, enters the race professing an unusual background for a house candidate in Seminole. As a child raised […]

Associated PressJune 5, 2017

President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. If that’s going to change, it will have to start soon, a reality that Republican lawmakers will confront when they return to the Capitol on Monday from a […]

Scott PowersMay 22, 2017

Republican businessman Bruno Portigliatti announced his candidacy for what will be a special election this summer for House District 44 in the Orlando area. Portigliatti, 29, of Orlando, is chief executive officer of Excellence Senior Living, a developer of luxury assisted living facilities for seniors, and executive vice president of Florida Christian University, a global […]

Scott PowersMay 19, 2017

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis Friday condemned the security forces of Turkish President Recep Erdogan for attacking protesters in Washington D.C. and also condemned Erdogan. DeSantis, of Ponte Vedre Beach, chairs the House Subcommittee on National Security. His First Coast district includes Volusia County. In a news release issued Friday morning, DeSantis did not address […]

Scott PowersMay 16, 2017

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam brought his “Florida First” campaign to the Orlando area for the first time Tuesday afternoon, promising conservative, pro-growth values and belittling liberals he expects to go after him. The fifth-generation Floridian and former state and U.S. lawmaker continued the opening themes of his brand new campaign, declaring […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2017

Republican Bobby Olszewski has received the endorsement of former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos in the state House District 44 special election race. The nod from Haridopolos adds to that of his Florida Legislature fellow leader House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and about three dozen local leaders from west Orange County, where HD 44 is located, […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2017

Republican House District 44 candidate Bobby Olszewski has picked up another endorsement in his quest to win the special election this summer, with the backing of Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster. Webster represented the area of HD 44 in southwest Orange County for decades, as a member of the Florida House, the Florida Senate, and […]

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Teresa Jacobs not talking about possible CD 7 run, but expresses a glimmer of interest in CFO run

Brian Mast, Brightline exec clash over public money for railroad

Mike Miller looking at run for Congress in CD 7

Republican Chris Anderson, deputy sheriff, Army veteran, enters HD 28 race

GOP running out of time for legislative achievements

Fourth Republican, Bruno Portigliatti, enters HD 44 race

Ron DeSantis condemns Turkish violence in D.C., Turkish president

Adam Putnam brings ‘Florida First’ tour to Altamonte Springs

Bobby Olszewski earns Mike Haridopolos’ endorsement in HD 44

Daniel Webster endorses Bobby Olszewski in HD 44 race