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Jacob OglesDecember 11, 2018

Brevard County Republican Executive Committee Chair Rick Lacey faces a growing uprising opposed to his re-election. Today, a list of high-ranking Republicans signed an open letter indicting his leadership over the last two years. Hitting inboxes two days before Lacey stands for a vote, the letter makes clear there is a divide among establishment and […]

Jacob OglesDecember 9, 2018

The leader of the Brevard County Republican Executive Committee faces criticism over his own harsh remarks about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign. Rick Lacey, chairman of the Brevard County REC, spoke at a recent Federated Republican Women meeting in Palm Bay and questioned the messaging strategy for the Republican’s statewide efforts. “I’ve got to be honest,” […]

Jacob OglesOctober 12, 2018

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Republican leaders named New Smyrna Beach businessman Tom Wright as the replacement nominee in state Senate District 14, replacing the late state Sen. Dorothy Hukill. “I believe I have the skills, life experience, and record of success to strongly support our community as the Republican nominee for Florida Senate,” Wright wrote in a letter to […]

Drew WilsonOctober 9, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday informed the Florida Department of State that it was beginning the process of selecting Sen. Dorothy Hukill’s replacement ahead of the November election for Senate District 14. Hukill died Oct. 2, just days after announcing that she could no longer campaign due to a recurrence of cancer first […]

Jacob OglesOctober 7, 2018

As the community mourns the death of state Sen. Dorothy Hukill, the daunting task of naming a replacement nominee still lays ahead. Mike Thomas, Republican state committeeman for Brevard County, says numerous applications have already come in to replace Hukill as the GOP nominee in Senate District 14. “The names are still coming in and […]

Tag: Rick Lacey

Brevard GOP leaders issue open call on chair to step aside

Brevard GOP Chair: Ron DeSantis ‘ran a very bad campaign’

Tom Wright named as replacement nominee for Dorothy Hukill

Florida Republicans begin replacement process for Dorothy Hukill

Replacement process in Dorothy Hukill’s Senate race looms