Scott PowersAugust 20, 2020
7min639
Former Reps didn't just lose bids for new offices, they lost big.
Tag: Ricardo RangelCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Scott PowersAugust 20, 2020Scott PowersAugust 18, 2020
2min868
Democratic primary decides the seat in HD 43.
Scott PowersMarch 4, 2020
4min668
Rangel enters a race that Alex Barrio has so far commanded.
Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018
5min352
Despite Democratic challenger Bob Doyel touting internal poll numbers showing him leading Republican state Sen. Kelli Stargel, the first public poll of the SD 22 general election shows Stargel with an outside-the-margin lead in her re-election bid. A new St. Pete Polls survey, conducted Sunday, found Stargel up by 7 percentage points among registered voters […]
Bill RuftyAugust 28, 2018
3min247
Retired Circuit Judge Robert Doyel of Winter Haven defeated former state Rep. Ricardo Rangel of Osceola County to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for Florida Senate District 22. The unofficial vote tally was 20,770 for Doyel, or 66 percent of votes cast, to 10,672, or 34 percent, for Rangel. “I am happy with the outcome, but not resting,” […]
Bill RuftyAugust 13, 2018
4min289
Retired Circuit Judge Robert Doyel has the largest competitive edge of any of the six Republican-held Senate seats specifically targeted by the Florida Democratic Party, according to a recent internal survey. The Winter Haven Democrat is running for Senate District 22, which covers northern Polk County and southern Lake County and is currently held by […]
Bill RuftyAugust 8, 2018
5min1124
A poll released by the state Senate campaign of retired Circuit Judge Robert Doyel, a Winter Haven Democrat, shows him edging Republican incumbent Sen. Kelli Stargel of Lakeland in the November general election for the Republican-leaning District 22. The poll shows a preference of 45 percent for Doyel to 40 percent for Stargel with 15 […]
Jacob OglesJuly 29, 2018
3min426
The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida on Friday helped bolster the liberal credentials for Pam Keith‘s Congressional campaign and for more than 35 other politicians running for state and local office this year. The newest round of endorsements includes backing Keith over Lauren Baer in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Keith, who […]
Scott PowersJune 22, 2018
Dennis Baxley, Dorothy Hukill and Kelli Stargel avoid primaries in Central Florida state Senate runs
2min273
Republican state Sens. Dennis Baxley, Dorothy Hukill, and Kelli Stargel all managed to avoid Republican primaries as they seek re-elections in their Central Florida districts this fall. With qualifying for the ballot closed at noon and nearly all the elections officially updated to final status, Baxley of Ocala, whose Senate District 12 covers Lake County and […]
Drew WilsonJune 18, 2018
3min303
Florida retailers are endorsing Lakeland Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel’s re-election for Senate District 22. Florida Retail Federation President/CEO R. Scott Shalley said in an announcement Monday: “In her role as Senate Finance & Tax Chair this past year, Senator Stargel showed continued leadership in her support of Florida’s retailers by including in the tax package a […]