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Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018

For the first time this decade, a race to one day lead the Florida Senate is not confined to an intra-party scrum among Republican lawmakers. And while Naples Republican Kathleen Passidomo is now the slight front-runner to hold the gavel beginning in 2022, she and her GOP colleagues must first navigate two election cycles in […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017

Future Senate Presidents Bill Galvano and Wilton Simpson had big fundraising hauls last month, according to finance reports filed by their committees. Galvano, who is set to take over for Senate President Joe Negron after the 2018 elections, brought in $213,000 for his “Innovate Florida” committee last month and so far has brought in $50,000 […]

Drew WilsonApril 11, 2017

Future Senate President Wilton Simpson added more than a quarter-million dollars to his committee account last month, according to fundraising reports filed with the Florida Division of Elections. The committee, Jobs for Florida, brought in $263,000 in the week leading up to the 2017 Legislative Session. Lawmakers are not allowed to raise money while the […]

Mike AbramsDecember 4, 2015

Every time I feel like I am on the verge of giving up on our current political environment, something happens that reminds me that the system will survive and work the way it is meant to. On Wednesday, Florida Sen. Joe Negron was elected by his colleagues to be their leader, Senate president. But here’s […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2015

State Senator Joe Negron this morning upped the ante in the poker game to be President of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 by releasing the names of his colleagues who have pledged their support to him. Unfortunately for Negron, this latest ploy will likely fall flat. Claiming that he has the support of “Senators who […]

Tag: Senate Presidency

Electoral map scrambles race for Senate presidency

Bill Galvano, Wilton Simpson each break $200K in August

Wilton Simpson tacks on $263K for political committee

Two state Senate combatants shake hands

Sorry, Joe Negron, but this latest ploy for Senate Presidency is weak sauce