Jacob OglesApril 10, 2024
8min0
Plaintiffs say the Legislature wrongly packed Black voters into a Tampa Bay-spanning district.
Tag: SD 16A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Jacob OglesApril 10, 2024
Kelly HayesNovember 8, 2022
4min0
While the races were not too competitive, both Burgess and Hooper saw massive fundraising gains.
Staff ReportsNovember 8, 2022
4min0
Rouson was the heavy favorite.
Peter SchorschNovember 4, 2022
4min0
Paylan lost to Rouson two years ago by about 38 percentage points.
Drew WilsonNovember 9, 2021
2min711
Senate President Wilton Simpson and Senate President-Designate Kathleen Passidomo will attend.
Drew WilsonAugust 24, 2021
3min1206
Republican Sen. Ed Hooper will get his reelection campaign rolling with a fundraiser in his Clearwater-based district later this month. An invitation to the event shows a long list of current and former elected leaders will be at Island Way Grill on the evening of Aug. 24. The headliners: Senate President Wilton Simpson, House Speaker […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
5min451
Former State Representative Ed Hooper narrowly beat Amanda Murphy in an upset for the “blue wave” Democrats were hoping for. Hooper won 52 to 48 percent in the race for Senate District 16. Murphy issued a statement concession statement about an hour after the polls closed Tuesday evening. “I want to thank our incredible team […]
Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2018
3min424
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced his support for former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy in the hotly contested race for Senate District 16 just three days before Election Day. The announcement came late Saturday afternoon, just as voting in Pinellas entered its final day. Murphy thanked the former VP and possible 2020 presidential candidate for […]
Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2018
4min315
The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed five non-incumbent Republicans running for Florida Senate seats in November’s elections, including one who is looking to unseat an incumbent Democrat. Among the five candidates getting the nod was Tommy Wright, the newly anointed nominee for Senate District 14. The New Smyrna Beach businessman was selected for the nomination after […]
Drew WilsonOctober 19, 2018
9min414
Former Republican Rep. Ed Hooper and Former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy are locked in a dogfight according to a new poll of the race for open Senate District 16 seat. The St. Pete Polls survey, conducted Oct. 18, found Hopper leading Murphy by a basket 19 days out from the election, 48-46 percent with 6 […]