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Darryl PaulsonApril 26, 2016

In a typical election cycle, about 90 percent of House members and 70 percent of U.S. senators win re-election. As has often been noted, Americans hate Congress, but love their own representative. In the 2016 congressional election in Florida, close to half of the delegation will be replaced. As David Wasserman of the Cook Political […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 25, 2016

In a typical election cycle, about 90 percent of House members and 70 percent of U.S. senators win re-election. As has often been noted, Americans hate Congress, but love their own representative. In the 2016 congressional election in Florida, close to half of the delegation will be replaced. As David Wasserman of the Cook Political […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2016

Republican Justin Grabelle said Monday he had raised more than $137,000 in the first quarter of 2016 in his campaign to take over for retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Nugent in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. “We’ve had another successful fundraising quarter and with our strong grassroots organization, I think it’s pretty clear that our community […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 14, 2016

Congressional District 11 GOP candidate Justin Grabelle said Thursday he has raised $111,664 since entering the contest in November. “It’s really encouraging,” Grabelle said in a prepared statement. “Given that we announced a full month into the quarter and lost a few crucial weeks with the holidays, I was trying to manage my own expectations […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2015

As Douglas Adams wrote in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” That pretty much describes Florida’s political landscape right now, with a year until Election Day (and, perhaps more astonishingly, just four months to the Presidential Preference Primary). A slew of key state races are as […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2015

As Douglas Adams wrote in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” That pretty much describes Florida’s political landscape right now, with a year until Election Day (and, perhaps more astonishingly, just four months to the Presidential Preference Primary). A slew of key state races are as yet unformed, with breakout […]

Peter SchorschNovember 2, 2015

Richard Nugent, the former Hernando County sheriff who since 2010 has represented Florida’s 11th Congressional District, will not seek re-election in 2016. “It is with decidedly mixed emotions that I am announcing today that I will not be seeking another term in Congress,” said Nugent, whose decision creates an open seat non-opportunity Republicans are expected […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 1, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is endorsing fellow Pinellas County U.S. Rep. David Jolly in his bid for the U.S. Senate. “As a Tampa Bay native, David is keenly aware of the issues facing Floridians at both the local and national levels,” Bilirakis said in a prepared statement. “His command of the legislative process and institutional knowledge will no doubt serve […]

Phil AmmannAugust 19, 2015

U.S. Rep. Richard Nugent is supporting fellow Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly in his bid for the U.S. Senate. Nugent is the conservative former Hernando County Sheriff who since 2010 has represented Florida’s 11th Congressional District, covering the region north of Tampa through Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, and central Marion counties. Jolly represents Pinellas County’s 13th […]

Peter SchorschMay 28, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly caught fire from progressives Thursday over a vote this month on HR 2353, the short-term Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The Indian Rocks Republican was one of the 387 members of Congress to support a two-month extension of the highway trust fund. But singling out Jolly – who represents the […]

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Darryl Paulson: Florida’s congressional elections: The changing of the guard

Darryl Paulson: Florida’s congressional elections: The changing of the guard

Justin Grabelle boosts CD 11 race by $137K in Q1

CD 11 GOP candidate Justin Grabelle reports raising over $111,000 since getting in race

Peter Schorsch: A year out from Election Day in Florida, confusion, uncertainty reign

A year out from Election Day in Florida, confusion, uncertainty reigns

Hernando congressman Richard Nugent won’t seek re-election in 2016

Gus Bilirakis endorses David Jolly for U.S. Senate

David Jolly gets endorsement of conservative Richard Nugent in Senate race

DCCC singles out David Jolly on highway trust fund vote — even though Nancy Pelosi, other Fla. Dems did the same