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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 18, 2016

State Rep. Kathleen Passidomo can officially count Sen. Garrett Richter as one of her supporters. Passidomo announced Friday that Richter had endorsed her in the race to replace him in the redrawn state Senate District 28. Richter, a Naples Republican, can’t run for re-election because of term limits. “I’m proud to endorse Kathleen Passidomo in […]

Steve SchaleJanuary 24, 2016

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me in the last two weeks what the new State Senate maps mean for the partisan balance of the State Senate, I wouldn’t need to play Powerball. There is no question the maps are good news for Democrats. But how much good news? The answer […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 7, 2016

The lines have been drawn, the districts renumbered and now the chatter begins about what it all means for some lawmakers’ political futures. All of the seats will be on the ballot in 2016. Even-number districts got a two-year term; odd-number districts got a four-year term. First elected in 2010, Fort Myers Republican Sen. Lizbeth […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 31, 2015

A Florida circuit judge has approved a new map for the state’s 40 Senate districts that could shift control away from Republicans. Judge George Reynolds on Wednesday rejected boundaries for the Florida Senate drawn by Sen. Bill Galvano. Instead, Reynolds sided with a map drawn by a coalition of voting rights groups, including the League […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2015

Though not quite as protracted (and definitely not as written about), another leadership battle in the Legislature seems to have settled after days of arm-twisting, pledge-wrangling and nose-counting. State Representative Chris Sprowls, a Palm Harbor Republican, reportedly has swayed enough defectors from fellow Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, an Orlando Republican, to make Sprowls the likely Speaker of the Florida House of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 7, 2015

Most first-time candidates take a while to get their campaigns up and running. They generally need a few weeks of sorting out details, getting used to the lay of the land, setting up events, and just getting into the rhythm of making calls and so on. Lauren Book is not your typical first-time candidate. A […]

Tag: State Senate

Kathleen Passidomo grabs endorsement from Garrett Richter in state Senate race

Steve Schale: New state Senate map favors the Democrats

New maps may mean crowded field of Lee County state Senate hopefuls in 2020

Judge selects plaintiffs’ map in Senate redistricting case

As Shawn Harrison switches allegiances, Chris Sprowls now has majority of class in House Speaker’s race

Lauren Book and the empty box