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Phil AmmannMay 29, 2015

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia has announced a partial list of the 2016 GOP Finance Committee. In a statement Friday, the Hernando County lawmaker said he expects the group to “jumpstart the party’s fundraising efforts for the 2016 election cycle” with a goal of delivering Florida’s 29 electoral votes to a Republican presidential […]

Peter SchorschMay 27, 2015

Forgive me, regular readers, for defending Rick Scott, but he’s being accused of snubbing the Florida GOP when, in fact, he has not. Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times writes today about Scott’s upcoming Economic Growth Summit where several of the prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates will be given “an opportunity to talk about […]

Daniel TilsonMay 26, 2015

Time to praise the opposition, and challenge ourselves. In preparation for 2016, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) did itself proud with recent communications upgrades. Now let’s see if the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) can rise to the occasion with a new fix-it plan scheduled for public release next month. OK, I can hear the […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015

Blaise Ingoglia has been a man on a mission since he upset the GOP establishment by becoming the surprise new head of the Republican Party of Florida in January. At the party’s spring quarterly meeting in Orlando this month, the native New Yorker and state House member introduced what he said will be a key to […]

Phil AmmannMay 12, 2015

State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, is bringing on Jacksonville-based Political Capital to lead RPOF fundraising efforts in the 2016 election cycle. Ingoglia also chose Heather Manso as full-time RPOF finance director, starting June 1. “With these three additional hires we are setting the RPOF up for success in 2016,” […]

Phil AmmannApril 13, 2015

There is no active effort in the Florida House to drop Eric Eisnaugle as Speaker Designate, according to freshman state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia. GOP leaders accused the Republican Party of Florida chair of pressuring three new House members from Central Florida into supporting Ingoglia over Eisnaugle, who is set to assume the speakership in 2021-2022. […]

Ryan RayMarch 2, 2015

Republican Party of Florida Chairman – and state Rep. – Blaise Ingoglia held a meeting Monday evening in which he divested himself of his fundraising duties and transferred them to party Vice Chairman Joe Gruters and Republican State Committeeman Peter Feaman for the duration of the 2015 Legislative Session. The move was made in order to remain in compliance […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2015

Newly elected Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia announced Friday the party’s new general counsel and other key positions in the state’s GOP leadership team. Daniel Nordby will be RPOF general counsel, and George Riley becomes director of party affairs and development. Jordan Gibson moves up to digital director, and Richard Coates and Emmett […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 22, 2015

More fallout from the battle for the Florida GOP leadership: Gov. Rick Scott took back $580,000 from the Republican Party of Florida. RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher, endorsed by Scott, lost to newly elected state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia during the RPOF annual meeting in Orlando last Saturday. As the vote approached, Naples Daily News political reporter […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 16, 2014

Attention, knee-jerk opponents of Obamacare: Be careful what you wish for. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the King vs. Burwell case in March 2015. It pits some sloppy statutory language in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) about who is or isn’t eligible for subsidies, against the obvious intent to offer subsidies to all uninsured […]

Tag: RPOF

RPOF picks first group of 2016 Finance Committee members

When a snub is not a snub, even if it involves Rick Scott

Daniel Tilson: Florida GOP showing Florida Democratic Party a thing or two

Blaise Ingoglia says Lenny Curry victory a “proxy” for RPOF strategy to win in 2016

RPOF picks Heather Manso as finance chief, Gretchen Picotte to consult

Blaise Ingoglia calls talk of GOP pressuring House members “flat out wrong”

Blaise Ingoglia delegates RPOF fundraising to Joe Gruters, Peter Feaman

RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia announces new general counsel, operations team

Rick Scott takes back $580K from state GOP

Daniel Tilson: Beware of what would replace Obamacare