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Scott PowersSeptember 18, 2017

Eddy Dominguez, an executive at an employment consulting agency, has been selected by Orange County Democrats to be the replacement candidate for the upcoming House District 44 special election. Dominguez, 37, was picked to run in place of Paul Chandler, who withdrew from the ticket on Sept. 8, though the withdrawal was not announced or […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 18, 2017

A couple more lawmakers came out in support of Sarasota Republican James Buchanan in the special election for House District 72, which was vacated by Alex Miller Sept. 1. Future Senate President Bill Galvano endorsed Buchanan, saying that he knows the real estate agent and business owner “will be ready to hit the ground running” […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday rejected a request from Florida Democratic Party chair Stephen Bittel, asking the governor to postpone the Sept. 26 special election for Senate District 40. Scott’s position suggests he may not heed a similar request from a coalition of progressive groups that asked him “to postpone municipal and statehouse elections scheduled in the coming […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2017

Democratic nominee Paul Chandler‘s stealth resignation from the special election for Florida House 44, combined with Hurricane Irma, might have already given the election victory to Republican nominee Bobby Olszewski. Chandler filed his resignation Friday, but the Florida Secretary of State’s office was closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday because of Hurricane Irma. So […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2017

Democratic Paul Chandler withdrew Wednesday from the Oct. 10 special election set for Florida House District 44, making the already heavily-favored Republican nominee Bobby Olszewski even more so. The move, which caught both elections’ and Democratic party officials by surprise, is the latest in the Chandler saga. In the last five weeks his eligibility was […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 6, 2017

Annette Taddeo, Democratic candidate for South Florida’s Senate District 40, says she is suspending her campaign as Hurricane Irma approaches the state. “Our community’s safety must be our singular focus right now,” she said in a statement. “Therefore, I have instructed my team to move to immediately suspend campaign activities and have asked that we pause any […]

Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2017

If Republican nominee Bobby Olszewski wasn’t such a prohibitive favorite, the upcoming special election for Florida House District 44 would be filled with intrigue. The Democratic nominee, Paul Chandler, is an affable man, a former teacher and a successful businessman with strong backgrounds in education and the intricacies of health care money, two of the Democrats’ […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 1, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday set the dates for the special elections to replace former state Rep. Alex Miller, the Sarasota Republican whose resignation became effective today. The special primary election for House District 72 will be held on Dec. 5, and a special general election is set for next Feb. 13, Scott’s executive order says. That […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2017

The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association’s Political Action Committee has announced its endorsements for this fall’s elections including that of Republican Bobby Olszewski for the special election to fill House District 44 in southwest Orange County. The association’s PAC also endorsed all three Orlando City Commission incumbents, Jim Gray in District 1, Robert Stuart […]

Scott PowersAugust 28, 2017

The first absentee ballots are going into the mail Monday evening for the Oct. 10 House District 44 special election and Democrat Paul Chandler is on them. And late Monday, Chandler told Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles that he’s is not resigning from the ticket, Cowles said. Chander said he will announce what […]

Tag: special election

Orange Democrats pick Eddy Dominguez for HD 44 election

Bill Galvano, Jim Boyd backing James Buchanan in HD 72

Rick Scott: SD 40 election will be held as planned

Has Bobby Olszewski already won the HD 44 election?

Democrat Paul Chandler withdraws from HD 44 special election

Annette Taddeo suspends campaign because of Irma

House District 44 special election features intrigue

Rick Scott sets special election for House District 72

Hotel association endorses Orlando incumbents, Bobby Olszewski

Absentee ballots for HD 44 special election include Paul Chandler

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