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Scott PowersSeptember 20, 2018

Republican state Rep. Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski has been endorsed by the Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses for his re-election in Florida House District 44, his campaign announced. The group representing military veterans seeks to promote and unite established and start-up companies owned by veterans and disabled veterans throughout the state of Florida, a pool […]

Scott PowersMay 24, 2018

Flanked by her successor in the Florida Senate, Democratic state Sen. Randolph Bracy, Republican former Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd, and others, Democratic House candidate Geraldine Thompson vowed she’s the Democrat who can flip a district forever held by Republicans. Thompson, a state senator for four years and state representative for eight years in a […]

Scott PowersJuly 14, 2017

Republican House District 44 candidate John Newstreet dismissed questions Friday about whether he actually lives in the district, and for how long, seeking to end a whisper campaign that publicly surfaced during a debate Thursday. At the West Orange County Republican Women’s Club debate Thursday Newstreet fielded a question about whether he truly was an […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2017

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Updated: Late Thursday John Newstreet issued a statement saying he misspoke about his views on Obamacare, saying he inadvertently reversed the numbers 80 percent and 20 percent when referring to the good and bad. The four Republicans seeking to win the Aug. 15 primary for the open Florida House District 44 seat in Orange County […]

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Veterans’ businesses group endorses Bobby Olszewski in HD 44

Geraldine Thompson says relationships she built would make difference in HD 44

John Newstreet defends residency in, commitment to House District 44

HD 44 Republicans offer differing views on Obamacare