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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 1, 2016

There are more than 300 candidates running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 28, 2016

With just weeks before the primary, the Senate District 28 race could be a nail-biter. A new survey by St. Pete Polls found 30 percent of likely Republican primary voters said they were still undecided in the race to replace Sen. Garrett Richter. The survey — commissioned by FloridaPolitics.com — found 36 percent of likely Republican primary […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 26, 2016

Kathleen Passidomo can add one of Collier County’s largest employers to her list of backers. Reinhold Schmieding, the president and founder of Arthrex, announced Tuesday he was endorsing Passidomo in the Senate District 28 race. The company, which manufactures medical devices, is based in Naples and employs more 1,400 people in Southwest Florida. “I have […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

With one month to go before the primary, a new poll shows Kathleen Passidomo has a commanding lead in Senate District 28. The survey — conducted for “Taxpayers in Action,” a Tampa-based political committee — found Passidomo leads Matt Hudson 56 percent to 21 percent. The survey of likely Republican primary voters found 23 percent of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 7, 2016

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida has thrown its support behind Matt Hudson. The organization announced it was endorsing the Naples Republican in his Senate District 28 bid. In a statement Thursday, Bob White, chairman of RLC Florida, said Hudson has been “an outstanding leader in the Florida House of Representatives” and is the “superior […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 1, 2016

Kathleen Passidomo boosted her campaign coffers in June, out-raising her opponent in the three-week fundraising period. But the Naples Republican still lags behind Republican Matt Hudson, who has raised more than $1.3 million between his official campaign and political committee toward his state Senate 28 bid. State records show Passidomo raised $59,428 between June 1 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 29, 2016

Matt Hudson is taking aim President Barack Obama in a new television advertisement. The 30-second spot — called “The Right Call” — was released Wednesday in response to the attack on an Orlando nightclub, according to his campaign. The advertisement criticizes Obama for playing “politics with gun control.” “It’s shameful,” he says in the ad. “Here’s […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

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Southwest Florida will have closed primaries in two state Senate races, after write-in candidates filed to run for office in the waning days of the qualifying period. Lizbeth Benacquisto will face Jason Maughan in the Senate District 27 Republican primary. On Tuesday, Cape Coral resident Dakota Austin Eads filed and qualified to run for the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 16, 2016

Kathleen Passidomo is hitting the airwaves. The Naples Republican announced her campaign will begin airing its first television advertisements Friday. The 30-second spot, called “Fed Up,” is meant to highlight her position on illegal immigration and repealing federal mandates under the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare. “Southwest Florida is fed up with the federal […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 10, 2016

Matt Hudson continues to build his campaign coffers, raising nearly $25,000 toward his Senate District 28 campaign in May. State records show Hudson raised $24,945 in May. “Making the Right Call for Florida,” the fundraising committee backing Hudson’s campaign, took in an additional $9,000 in the one-month fundraising period. Top contributors to Hudson’s campaign included Southeast […]

Tag: Senate District 28

Meet Kathleen Passidomo, Republican running for Florida Senate District 28

Poll: Race between Kathleen Passidomo and Matt Hudson a toss-up

Kathleen Passidomo endorsed by prominent local businessman, Reinhold Schmieding

Kathleen Passidomo leads Matt Hudson 56% to 21% in SD 28, new poll shows

Matt Hudson endorsed by Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida

Kathleen Passidomo, Matt Hudson boost SD 28 campaign coffers in June

Matt Hudson criticizes Barack Obama in first SD 28 advertisement

Write-in candidates qualify in two Southwest Florida state Senate races

Kathleen Passidomo releases her first SD 28 advertisement

Matt Hudson, Kathleen Passidomo boost campaign coffers in May