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Scott PowersMay 15, 2017

Republican Bobby Olszewski has received the endorsement of former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos in the state House District 44 special election race. The nod from Haridopolos adds to that of his Florida Legislature fellow leader House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and about three dozen local leaders from west Orange County, where HD 44 is located, […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2017

Republican House District 44 candidate Bobby Olszewski has picked up another endorsement in his quest to win the special election this summer, with the backing of Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster. Webster represented the area of HD 44 in southwest Orange County for decades, as a member of the Florida House, the Florida Senate, and […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2017

Republican Bobby Olszewski has grabbed another endorsement – former House Speaker Steve Crisafulli – in his campaign to win election in Florida House District 44, now heading for a special election this summer with the resignation of incumbent state Rep. Eric Eisnaugle of Windermere. His endorsements, which include numerous local officials from west Orange County, […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2017

Republican Bobby Olszewski raised more than $21,000 in April, his first month, in a campaign that now will be abbreviated to just a few months to win the seat opening up for House District 44. Olszewski is one of three candidates who had filed for the HD 44 seat before Republican incumbent state Rep. Eric […]

Phil AmmannNovember 24, 2014

Republican Howard Holley filed paperwork Friday for a special election in the Palm County House District 24, becoming the fifth candidate in the race to replace Rep. Travis Hutson. Hutson is vacating the seat to run for the seat of former Sen. John Thrasher, who in turn left the Senate this month to become Florida […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2014

It’s been more than a week since Special Election left my life and it just hasn’t been the same since. After Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th Congressional District last Tuesday, life was supposed to return to normal. The direct mail stopped arriving. The grainy, black-and-white television commercials are no longer […]

Tag: special election

Bobby Olszewski earns Mike Haridopolos’ endorsement in HD 44

Daniel Webster endorses Bobby Olszewski in HD 44 race

As HD 44 special election candidates’ watch begins, Bobby Olszewski nabs Steve Crisafulli’s backing

Bobby Olszewski hauls $21k in first month of run for HD 44; set for special election

Two more candidates file for northeast Florida special elections

Peter Schorsch: Special Election was a November-to-March affair to remember