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Joe HendersonJuly 20, 2016

OK, I think we get the message. Republicans spent the first two days of their convention in Cleveland trying to get one point across: They hate Hillary Clinton. Check that. To them, she is Satan in a pantsuit, but without the charm. To break it down, they believe she is a godless, soulless, flesh-eating monster […]

Peter SchorschJuly 7, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and why […]

Scott PowersJuly 5, 2016

Bolstered by a big June 24 fundraiser, Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa recorded a whopping $21,000 take in the latest campaign finance reporting period, giving him a huge financial advantage over the Democrat running against him in House District 42. La Rosa’s re-election campaign brought in $18,500 on the last day of the June […]

Scott PowersJune 24, 2016

State Sen. David Simmons has earned another term, as the only candidate who qualified for election in the newly-drawn state Senate District 9. When qualifying closed at noon Friday, Simmons was the only candidate who had filed to run in SD 9, which covers most of Seminole County. He qualified on Monday. Just in case, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2016

The barbecue at the Westside Republican Club Reagan Day BBQ was legit, if the reactions of those eating it were any indication. Serving it up: politicians, including a number of candidates in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. Red meat was on the menu, and in the speeches as well. State Sen. Aaron Bean was predictably florid and emphatic, making […]

Bill RuftyJune 3, 2016

Republican incumbents Congressman Dennis Ross, State Sen. Kelli Stargel, and state Rep. Colleen Burton, all from Lakeland, will participate in a voter canvass by the Republican Party of Florida. Republican canvassers will meet Saturday, June 11, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. beginning in Room 104 of the Ordway Building at Florida Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland. In […]

Scott PowersMay 26, 2016

For six years, one of the most active and personable leaders in Orlando’s Tea Party movement has appeared in public seemingly defiant to disabilities that have him walking in clear pain or writing with only partial fingers. But Peter Lee, 46, now is conceding to his injuries, saying doctors finally have convinced him his left leg has […]

Associated PressMay 21, 2016

Donald Trump poured more than $7.5 million of his own money into his presidential campaign in April, bringing his total personal investment to more than $43 million since he declared his candidacy, new campaign finance reports filed late Friday show. The billionaire businessman, who swatted away 16 Republican rivals and relied heavily on wall-to-wall media […]

Scott PowersMay 18, 2016

Republican Geoffrey LaGarde has filed to run in the Orlando-based Congressional District 10 race. If LaGarde qualifies — and he said he intends to do so by petition — it could force a Republican primary in that district with businesswoman Thuy Lowe of Sorrento. LaGarde, 34, is a master sergeant in the Air Force Reserves, currently active, […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2016

Republican incumbent state Rep. Bob Cortes raised $12,680 in April for his re-election campaign in House District 30, renewing the pace he had set before the Florida Legislative Session. Cortes, a first-term Republican in a swing district that straddles Orange and Seminole counties, also spent about $4,700 in April. That leaves him with about $104,000 […]

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Joe Henderson: RNC Day 2 — Starting to get the message

Meet Mike Miller, Republican running for re-election to House District 47

Mike La Rosa pulls in $21K in June for HD 42 race

David Simmons wins new term in SD 9 for lack of opposition

Red meat, speeches at West Nassau Reagan Day event

Lakeland Republican incumbents to voter canvass June 11

Facing leg amputation from shocking past, Orlando Tea Party leader Peter Lee seeks financial help

Donald Trump’s campaign investment tops $43 million

Republican Geoff LaGarde enters CD 10 race

Bob Cortes raises $12K in April for HD 30 race