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Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2015

Charlie Crist is back. The former Florida Governor announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, a position he showed little interest in until the Florida Supreme Court declared that the district had been unfairly gerrymandered this summer, and ordered the state Legislature to redraw the district. As it […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2015

When Charlie Crist announces later today in Childs Park that he is running for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District in 2016, it will be his third major speech given in a St. Petersburg park declaring his candidacy in the last five-and-half-years, but the prospects are much sunnier than his last two attempts at higher office. In […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2015

Democratic state Rep. Dwight Dudley and Congressional District 13 candidate Eric Lynn said Monday they’ll live on minimum wages for the duration of this week to show their support for workers striving to get the minimum wage raised to $15 an hour. They talked about their plan at a press conference outside of a McDonald’s […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2015

Although the field is far from complete, five of the seven Pinellas County Democratic Party district chairs have already decided they’ve seen enough of first-time Congressional District 13 candidate Eric Lynn to endorse him a full year before the Democratic primary vote in Pinellas County. Torrey Craig, Steve Sarnoff, Everett Paul, Bonnie Sklaren and Bonnie Agan all […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

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Every part of the Sunshine State will soon feel the effects of the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling on congressional redistricting, but perhaps no region will see more upheaval than the I-4 Central Florida corridor. The Florida Legislature returns for its second Special Session of 2015 next week for one purpose: to redraw eight congressional districts […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2015

A new survey of a newly reconfigured Florida 13th Congressional District map shows a hypothetical Charlie Crist versus Rick Baker matchup could be a cliffhanger. The survey from St. Pete Polls shows Crist leading with 46.2 percent of the vote, to Baker’s 42.2 percent. The remaining 11.6 percent are undecided. Baker leads the only declared Democrat in the CD 13 race, Eric Lynn, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

The topsy-turvy 2016 Senate election in Florida welcomes a new edition Wednesday in the persona of one Carlos-Lopez Cantera, the man plucked by Rick Scott from the Miami-Dade County property appraiser’s office a year and a half ago to help him win re-election. Yes, mission accomplished, but what has he done for us lately? For […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

With no official word in yet when the Florida Legislature will reconvene to begin the process of redrawing congressional districts, much of the Tampa Bay area political picture remains fuzzy 13 months from the 2016 primary elections. Most of the uncertainly resides in Pinellas County, where a newly created CD 13 district is expected to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 9, 2015

Ed Montanari has officially qualified as a candidate for St. Petersburg City Council. Montanari is running for District 3 to replace outgoing Council member Bill Dudley. “Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we embark on a successful campaign,” Montanari wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon announcing he had filed the paperwork. Tuesday […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 2, 2015

St. Pete City Council candidate Ed Montanari has raised more than $45,000, according to sources close to his campaign. The total so far comes from more than 175 contributors. Montanari has not posted first quarter treasurer reports, but if the numbers reported to SaintPetersblog are accurate, it puts Montanari at already unprecedented fundraising levels and he still […]

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Saying he’s a public servant, Charlie Crist announces his candidacy for Congress

Charlie Crist poised to announce his candidacy for Congress

In St. Petersburg, Dwight Dudley, Eric Lynn vow to live on minimum wage for a week

Eric Lynn receives endorsements in CD 13 race from 5 Pinellas Dem precinct chairs

Central Florida congressional delegation to be much different in 2016

Charlie Crist 46%, Rick Baker 42% in new survey of proposed CD 13 map

Mitch Perry Report for 7.15.15 — Forget about 2016; 2018 Florida politics is up and running

Tampa Bay area party chairs deal with Supreme Court ruling on redistricting

Ed Montanari officially qualifies for St. Pete City Council race

Ed Montanari pulls down record-breaking fundraising numbers