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Scott PowersMarch 2, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Scott Sturgill got the backing of former Speaker of the U.S. House John Boehner Thursday night as he offered a challenge to Republicans to go “all in” for the businessman in the contest for Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Sturgill, a Sanford businessman, hosted Boehner at a Lake Mary fundraising event attended by […]

Peter SchorschApril 20, 2017

An updated draft of rules governing the election of the Republican’s freshman caucus leader — and eventual Speaker of the House — moves up the organizational meeting and stipulates a member found in violation of Republican conference rules would be ineligible for consideration. Reps. Ralph Massullo and Michael Grant have been tasked with writing draft […]

Scott PowersDecember 15, 2016

In a surprise move, Miami rapper Pitbull released his entire controversial contract with Visit Florida this morning by posting it onto a tweet Thursday, revealing the breadth of duties he’d signed onto as a celebrity tourism ambassador for the state, and Florida’s fee for his service — $1 million per year. The move comes just […]

Peter SchorschJuly 19, 2016

An invitation to a fundraiser for several legislative candidates has some wondering if it’s part of a larger drama surrounding three Republicans’ ambitions to serve as Florida House Speaker. Billed as an “Evening with Florida Republican House Candidates,” the event is slated for Aug. 11 in Orlando. The invitation to the event is emblazoned with the logos of nine GOP […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

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An ImpactJax event Thursday night at Intuition Ale Works (“Session at Intuition”) involved a seemingly simple task: get a bill through a mock session of the Florida House and Senate. Enlisted to play Speaker of the House, I found out very quickly how hard it can be to get a bill through both houses of a […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 15, 2016

Republican Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate and the current Speaker of the House, ended the speculation that he would be the white knight who would save the party from Donald Trump. The white knight refused to become the GOP dark horse. “Let me be clear,” said Ryan in his brief address […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 14, 2016

Republican Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate and the current Speaker of the House, ended the speculation that he would be the white knight who would save the party from Donald Trump. The white knight refused to become the GOP dark horse. “Let me be clear,” said Ryan in his brief address […]

Peter SchorschOctober 9, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly took to national airwaves to explain his support for fellow Floridian Daniel Webster for the next Speaker of the House. “I believe Dan is the right candidate to get us back to governing, to achieving conservative results through governing,” Jolly told Neil Cavuto of Fox News on Thursday. “We’ve gone from […]

James CallFebruary 22, 2015

It’s the lull before the storm. In the spring, salmon swim upriver, swallows return to Capistrano and 160 lawmakers descend on the state capitol to decide how to spend billions of dollars. That’s next week, this week people catch their breath before a 10-week sprint of budget debates and whether to change regulations governing alcohol, […]

Tag: speaker of the house

John Boehner brings support, challenge for Scott Sturgill backers in CD 7 race

Newest draft rules governing 2022 Speaker race: Members not eligible for nomination if they violate GOP conference rules

Pitbull releases $1M Visit Florida contract on Twitter; state suit still pending

No, these are not House candidates pledged to Randy Fine’s (unofficial) bid for Speaker

Being Speaker of the Florida House is harder than it looks

Darryl Paulson: White knight refuses to be dark horse

Darryl Paulson: White knight refuses to be dark horse

David Jolly hits national media to explain support for Daniel Webster

The week ahead: Lull before the Session storm