Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 4, 2020
4min316
Oliver runs a nonprofit providing physical fitness training to disabled people.
Tag: Sharon Russ
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 4, 2020Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 9, 2019
4min325
Bell finished second in a three-way race last year.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 13, 2019
4min367
Most of Newton’s campaign contributions are top-dollar donations from special interest groups.
Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2017
6min281
John Johnson, a research administrator at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, is the latest candidate to file in the crowded St. Petersburg City Council District 6 contest. The 46-year-old native Ohio resident calls himself a policy wonk, not a politician. “My background is education, so I’m a strong believer in education, and what it can do at […]
Mitch PerryApril 25, 2016
3min391
LiUNA, the Laborers’ International Union of North America, has announced it is endorsing Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional district. “From construction and energy workers, to public employees, our members are moving Florida’s economy forward — and Charlie Crist will help us get the job done,” said Dave Brier, Business Manager of LiUNA Local 517. […]
Devon CrumpackerApril 13, 2016
5min233
Wengay Newton didn’t shy away from discussing his Tallahassee plans during an April 12 reception for his House District 70 campaign. “I want to try and promote good legislation,” the former St. Petersburg City Councilman said in his opening remarks. “And any bad legislation, I want to try and get that amended.” From there he went […]
Drew WilsonJanuary 12, 2016
2min268
A fourth candidate has filed to run for House District 70, currently held by termed-out St. Petersburg Democrat Darryl Rouson. Business owner Dan Fiorini filed on Friday to run as a Democrat, setting up a primary against St. Petersburg City Commissioner Wengay Newton, who entered the race in October. Fiorini has never held elected office, but is no […]
Drew WilsonOctober 12, 2015
2min409
Republican activist and perpetual candidate Sharon Russ has filed to run for the heavily Democratic House District 70 seat held by termed-out Rep. Daryl Rouson. Russ is no stranger to politics, at least in the Pinellas County portion of the district: She ran for St. Petersburg mayor in 2009 and challenged Karl Nurse for city […]