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Scott PowersAugust 18, 2016

Democrats Hillary Clinton, Darren Soto and Val Demings and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio all won commanding straw poll victories at Tuesday night’s Political Salsa event in Orlando, organizers announced late Wednesday. Clinton got 49 to Republican Donald Trump‘s 39 percent in the presidential question, with Libertarian Gary Johnson grabbing 8 percent and Green Party […]

Scott PowersJune 28, 2016

The reason is becoming apparent why so many Republican U.S. Senate candidates got out of the race when Sen. Marco Rubio decided last week to seek re-election. In a straw poll at the Seminole County Republican Executive Committee Monday night, Rubio crushed his lone remaining high-profile Republican opponent, Bradenton businessman Carlos Beruff. In voting tallied […]

Frank TorresSeptember 1, 2015

Mike McLean announced his candidacy for Seminole County Clerk of Courts on Tuesday morning. “The Clerk of Courts affects all of Seminole County when they need a marriage license, have a legal issue, pay a traffic ticket and much more,” said McLean, a former Seminole County commissioner. “This should be a department that works to […]

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Political Salsa: Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Darren Soto, Val Demings win straw poll

Marco Rubio, John Mica, crush opponents in Seminole GOP straw poll

Mike McLean says he’s running for Seminole County Clerk