Kelly HayesJune 24, 2021
6min1576
Ortiz is the first Democrat in the race for the purple district.
Tag: SD 24Listen to Tom Leek's first radio ad.
Kelly HayesJune 24, 2021Kelly HayesJune 9, 2021
4min1318
DiCeglie is running to succeed incumbent Sen. Jeff Brandes.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 7, 2021
5min1456
It was a good month ahead of DiCeglie's mandated pause on fundraising during Session.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 1, 20218min2651
Brandes is leaving office due to term limits.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
5min469
Florida Senator Jeff Brandes will keep his Senate District 24 seat representing parts of St. Petersburg. Brandes stomped his Democratic challenger, Lindsay Cross, 54 percent to 46 percent. Cross was an underdog candidate in a difficult matchup against a well-known incumbent. She fought a hard battle right up until Election Day, but couldn’t bridge the […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 5, 2018
5min308
Senate candidate Lindsay Cross was up before the sun Monday prepping for her final day of campaigning before Election Day. She started the day at her St. Petersburg home on the patio for a “coffee chat” with voters. “If you have already cast your ballot, thank you,” Cross said, coffee mug in hand and cicadas […]
Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2018
8min600
St. Pete Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes is sitting pretty a month out from Election Day according to a new poll of his contest against Democratic nominee Lindsay Cross. A new St. Pete Polls survey, commissioned by Florida Politics, found the longtime lawmaker with an 11-point lead over Cross, 52-41 percent with the remaining 7 percent […]
Drew WilsonOctober 4, 2018
5min488
The Florida Conservation Voters Action Fund said Wednesday that it’s putting $250,000 behind a digital ad campaign supporting the Democrats challenging Gainesville Sen. Keith Perry and St. Petersburg Sen. Jeff Brandes in the fall. The ad supporting Gainesville Democrat Kayser Enneking’s campaign in Senate District 8 hits Perry for his “disastrous ‘toilet to tap’ bill.” […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018
5min500
St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes has released a new ad for his re-election campaign highlighting his roots in Senate District 24 and promising to hold “bureaucrats and politicians” accountable. The 30-second ad features shots of Brandes walking with and talking to employees of a lumber yard and touts the values instilled in him when […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 16, 2018
5min462
State Senate President Bill Galvano, Majority Leader Wilton Simpson and Fort Myers Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto will be in Tampa next Friday to help four area Senate candidates boost their campaign accounts ahead of the November general election. The Sept. 17 event will be held in the Snowy Egret Room on the second floor of the […]