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Scott PowersJune 7, 2018

Winter Park Republican Mike Miller is adding the endorsement of longtime Seminole County Commissioner Carlton Henley in the race for Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Miller, who currently represents the Orlando-area House District 47, faces an August 28 GOP primary battle with Scott Sturgill and Vennia Francois. The winner expects to take on incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Victor Torres has endorsed attorney Darryl Block in the House District 29 race in Seminole County. Torres’s endorsement could carry some weight in the August 28 primary, as Block, of Lake Mary, faces two other Democrats, both also attorneys, Tracey Kagan and Patrick Brandt, both of Longwood. The trio are battling for […]

Scott PowersMay 14, 2018

Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg today announced that starting next month, his office will begin accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash for payment for various services including tax payments, making the Seminole office the first in the country to do so. Greenberg hailed the bitcoin cryptocurrency paradigm as being transparent, fraud-resistant, accurate, efficient, and free […]

Scott PowersApril 25, 2018

State Rep. Bob Cortes has been appointed the south region chair of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, his re-election campaign announced. Cortes, the Republican who represents House District 30 in south Seminole County and a portion of north Orange County, also will serve as a member of the caucus’s executive committee leadership through […]

Scott PowersApril 24, 2018

Republican former U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams is throwing her support behind Scott Sturgill in the Republican primary contest for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, which includes a large swath of her old district. “Congress is broken, and it will take a new approach to fix it. Scott Sturgill has the real-life experience as a successful businessman […]

Scott PowersApril 19, 2018

Republican House District 28 candidate David Smith has picked up the endorsements of neighboring Republican state Reps. Bob Cortes and Scott Plakon, Smith’s campaign announced Thursday morning. Smith, of Winter Springs, is a retired colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps who now is a business consultant. “Colonel David Smith has a thirty-year career of service […]

Scott PowersApril 18, 2018

Democrat Tracey Kagan of Longwood announced her entry Wednesday into the race for Florida’s House District 29, seeking to take on Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon in the central Seminole County district. Kagan, a lawyer with her own criminal defense law practice in Orlando, joins a race with Democrats Patrick Brandt of Longwood and Darryl Block of […]

Scott PowersApril 17, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller has launched a new digital video ad that offers U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio‘s endorsement praise in Florida’s 7th Congressional District race. The ad shows Miller and Rubio together at a recent fundraiser for Miller’s campaign, walking a corridor of Orlando’s Amway Center with Miller, stating, “The people of Central Florida […]

Scott PowersApril 6, 2018

Democratic House District 28 candidate Lee Mangold has qualified for the ballot by submitting enough valid petition signatures, his campaign announced Friday. Mangold was qualified for the ballot with 1,129 petition signatures validated in Seminole County Friday. “Getting candidate petitions signed is a great way to engage with the community without making a big monetary […]

Scott PowersApril 5, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy has drawn the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America for her re-election bid in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, the organization announced Thursday. “Congresswoman Murphy is a fighter for Florida women and families, and we are proud to endorse her re-election to Congress,” Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, stated in a […]

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Marco Rubio and Mario Diaz-Balart in the Florida House. Image via Florida Memory.

Mike Miller picks up Carlton Henley’s endorsement in CD 7 race

Darryl Block gets backing of Victor Torres in HD 29 Democratic primary

Seminole County tax collector to accept bitcoin

Bob Cortes takes leadership posts in National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

Former U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams backs Scott Sturgill in CD 7

David Smith picks up endorsements of Bob Cortes, Scott Plakon in HD 28 race

Tracey Kagan enters HD 29 race

Mike Miller digital ad highlights Marco Rubio endorsement in CD 7

Lee Mangold qualifies for HD 28 ballot

Abortion rights group backs Stephanie Murphy in CD 7 race