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Scott PowersOctober 10, 2016

Accusing his Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of lying about him, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has released a new Spanish-language TV commercial declaring, “You know me.” Yet the the commercial leaves unclear what it was that Murphy is alleged to have lied about regarding Rubio. The narrator and visuals do not make it clear if […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2016

Republican nominee Dean Asher continues to raise campaign money at a pace Democratic nominee Linda Stewart can’t even dream of in their contest for Florida Senate District 13, bringing in almost $56,000 in the last two weeks of September. That’s more money than Stewart has raised in the nine months since she began her campaign. […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon will be declared re-elected to his seat in Florida’s House District 29 at 5 p.m. Friday because the Florida Democratic Party will not nominate a replacement candidate for Fred Marra, who dropped out last week. Plakon has been in limbo for seven days since Marra dropped out Sept. 30 for […]

Scott PowersOctober 5, 2016

Political yard signs are probably not great things during a 100-mph wind and at least one candidate, state Rep. Rene Plasencia, is scurrying Wednesday to pull his before Hurricane Matthew menaces Florida’s Atlantic coast. Plasencia, a Republican from Orlando running in House District 50 — which covers far-east Orange and north Brevard County all the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2016

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced a new coalition Monday of more than 270 supporting Puerto Ricans in Florida with the vast majority living in Central Florida. The coalition’s list of members includes Democrats and independents as well as Republicans of Puerto Rican descent, all pledging to tout Rubio’s efforts on Social Security, Medicare, fighting […]

Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2016

State Sen. Thad Altman is going back to Tallahassee next year as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 52, representing eastern Brevard County. Altman, a Republican from Rockledge, formally won his election when write-in candidate Edward Bollinger withdrew his candidacy earlier this week. The final result, which negates any Nov. 8 […]

Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2016

Republican nominee Dean Asher has won the endorsement of the Florida Medical Association PAC in his bid for the Florida Senate District 13 seat. “In the next few years, the Legislature will be making many far-reaching decisions regarding healthcare in Florida. It is critical that we have lawmakers who have a strong business background and […]

Larry GriffinSeptember 22, 2016

Republican Party of Florida Chair Blaise Ingoglia is energized for the final month of the election. Two significant parts of the RPOF’s final push before election’s end, he told FloridaPolitics.com, will be winning the Hispanic vote statewide, especially from new immigrants, and taking the I-4 Corridor in Orange County, traditionally a hugely important win in every election. The […]

Scott PowersSeptember 9, 2016

Republican nominee Dean Asher has received the endorsements of the Florida Police Benevolent Association and the Central Florida Police Benevolent Association in his bid for Florida’s Senate District 13, his campaign announced Friday. The two organizations represent several thousand law enforcement officers across the state of Florida. “Dean has been a strong advocate for us […]

Scott PowersSeptember 9, 2016

Republican congressional nominee Wayne Liebnitzky may be an Osceola County resident, but he’s hoping for surprisingly strong showings in Orange and Polk counties to carry him to what would be an upset win over Democratic state Sen. Darren Soto in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Liebnitzky, a St. Cloud businessman who decisively won the Republican primary […]

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Marco Rubio’s new Spanish commercial: ‘You know me’ — but what does it say about Zika-abortion issue?

Dean Asher continues upping campaign finance advantage in SD 13

Scott Plakon to be declared winner of HD 29 seat

Rene Plasencia pulling yard signs in preparation for Hurricane Matthew

Marco Rubio announces ‘Puerto Ricans For Marco’ coalition in U.S. Senate race

Thad Altman wins HD 52 race after write-in withdraws

Dean Asher gets Florida Medical Association PAC endorsement in SD 13 race

Blaise Ingoglia talks winning Hispanic vote, I-4 Corridor in last month of election

Dean Asher gets police associations’ endorsements in SD 13 contest

Wayne Liebnitzky eyeing Polk-Orange path in CD 9 race