Jacob OglesApril 10, 2024
8min0
Plaintiffs say the Legislature wrongly packed Black voters into a Tampa Bay-spanning district.
Tag: Senate District 16A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Jacob OglesApril 10, 2024
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.
Kelly HayesMarch 28, 2022
11min0
Hooper is a champion of legislation advocating for firefighters and first responders, as well as bolstering the state’s tourism industry.
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 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 […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 16, 2018
6min417
Former state Rep. Ed Hooper grew his campaign and committee coffers to more than $900,000 during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, covering Sept. 29-Oct. 5. The Republican state Senate candidate’s fundraising more than doubles his opponent’s: Amanda Murphy’s campaign and affiliated committees together have brought in $393,000. Hooper’s campaign raised $48,000 during the latest reporting […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018
5min374
Former Republican Rep. Ed Hooper has taken back the lead from former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy in the race to fill Pasco and Pinellas county-based Senate District 16. According to a new poll conducted over the weekend, Hooper is the pick for 47 percent of SD 16 voters with Murphy coming in just behind him […]
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 […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 4, 2018
4min551
Wauchula Republican state Rep. Ben Albritton is in good position to ascend to the state Senate in the fall and has started putting some of the cash he’s amassed in his affiliated political committee to the most vulnerable incumbent Republicans in the 40-member chamber. Albritton’s committee, Advancing Florida Agriculture, has raised nearly $400,000 since he […]