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Ryan NicolJune 11, 2018

Democrat Gary Farmer just had his best fundraising month yet, earning more than $34,000 in contributions during May. That’s according to the latest information filed with the Florida Division of Elections. Those impressive totals leave Farmer with more than $65,000 cash on hand. The incumbent senator representing Senate District 34 is running unopposed in his […]

Drew WilsonApril 25, 2018

Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer has picked up a second job working for Orlando-based megafirm Morgan & Morgan. Making the brag board in the firm’s Tuesday announcement, first reported by Miriam Rozen of the Daily Business Review, was Farmer’s role in landing major qui tam settlements against pharmaceutical companies Janssen, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca. “Few attorneys […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2016

Consumer advocate lawyer Gary Farmer has established a seven-point lead over state Rep. Gwyn Clarke-Reed and former state Rep. Jim Waldman in the Democratic primary contest for Florida’s Senate District 34, a newly released poll shows. The poll finds Farmer with 28 percent support, Clarke-Reed with 21 percent and Waldman with 13 percent. Significantly, 39 percent […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 10, 2016

Jim Waldman is using a new ad to set the record straight. The Coconut Creek Democrat released the ad this week to dispute claims made by his opponent, Gary Farmer Jr. In the 30-second spot, Waldman says he is “sick of the fast-talking lobbyists.” “Fast-talking Farmer is really a big shot lobbyist who bundled hundreds […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Democrat Maria Sachs will not run for another term in the Florida Senate, Sachs confirmed Wednesday after Florida Politics reported that multiple sources, including two of her Senate colleagues, said she had told them she wasn’t running. Sachs told John Kennedy of the Palm Beach Post that she has formed a nonprofit organization called the Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and […]

Tag: Senate District 34

May biggest fundraising month yet for Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer joins Morgan & Morgan

Poll: Gary Farmer leading in SD 34 Democratic primary

Jim Waldman takes a swing at Gary Farmer in new ad

Maria Sachs confirms she is not running for re-election