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Mitch PerryOctober 7, 2017

Dover businessman Lawrence McClure has more cash-on-hand than Plant City businesswoman and civic activist Yvonne Fry in the final days of their contentious House District 58 Republican primary campaign. With the latest financial figures coming in late Friday, McClure has raised a total of $135,485 versus Fry’s $112,790 through October 5. . Fry has spent $96,813.30 […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2017

Republican candidate Lawrence McClure, running in the special election for House District 58, has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association to replace previous state Rep. Dan Raulerson. McClure, a Hillsborough County Farm Board Bureau board member from Dover, is running against Plant City businesswoman Yvonne Fry in the GOP primary, which takes place Oct. 10. “Lawrence McClure has an ‘A’ rating […]

Phil AmmannJuly 27, 2017

One day into her candidacy for Florida House District 58, Yvonne Fry received the endorsement of all five current Plant City Commissioners, including Mayor Rick Lott as well as another former member. The longtime Hillsborough County activist is entering the race to succeed soon-to-retire state Rep. Dan Raulerson. “I am proud to endorse Yvonne Fry […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2017

Saying that he is “shocked” that a committee in the Florida House voted to kill funding for Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida last week, Governor Rick Scott came to Tampa on Monday to urge the public to urge their state legislators to maintain the funding for those two besieged agencies. “This is an important issue to me personally,” […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

Bob Buckhorn travels to Tallahassee Friday in what is being seen as his first overt move to broaden his statewide appeal in advance of 2018, when he’ll likely take a run at the Democratic nomination for governor. The Tampa mayor speaks to the Tallahassee Tiger Bay Club on Friday, as well as tape an appearance […]

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Lawrence McClure with cash on hand lead in final days of HD 58 GOP primary

NRA endorses Lawrence McClure in HD 58

Yvonne Fry gets early endorsements from Plant City Commission

At Tampa rally for Enterprise Florida funding, Rick Scott repeatedly calls out Shawn Harrison

Bob Buckhorn takes his act to Tallahassee