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Scott PowersMarch 19, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Scott Sturgill has received the endorsement of former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, Sturgill’s campaign announced Monday. “Scott is exactly the kind of leader we need in Congress right now,” Haridopolos said in a news release issued by Sturgill’s campaign. “He’s a successful businessman with deep ties to his community with the […]

Scott PowersMarch 19, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Mike Miller announced an endorsement from fellow state Rep. Joe Gruters today — as a link to the Oval Office. Gruters is President Donald Trump‘s Florida campaign chairman, a point stressed in a news release issued by Miller’s campaign Monday morning in his quest to be elected in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Miller, a two-term […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has received endorsements from all ten of the other Democratic members of Congress from Florida, his re-election campaign announced Friday. The announced endorsements would come as no surprise and seemingly fill no particularly-urgent campaign purpose, since Soto’s only opponent thus far in Florida’s 9th Congressional District is a Republican, St. Cloud […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2018

Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will appear at an April 6 campaign fundraiser for state Rep. Mike Miller‘s run for Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Miller once worked on Rubio’s campaign, and Rubio endorsed Miller last summer in the Republican primary. “It is an honor to have Marco’s support,” Miller said. “I admire his conservative […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Scott Sturgill has received the endorsements of the mayors of two Seminole County cities in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Altamonte Springs Mayor Pat Bates and Oviedo Mayor Dominic Persampiere both offered their support for Sturgill, according to a news release issued by his campaign. Sturgill is in an Aug. 28 Republican primary […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2018

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Tuesday, Rep. Stephanie Murphy discussed the current national conversation on gun laws and potential reforms, expressing optimism that a change is coming, even as she processed certain realities. One such reality: President Donald Trump is walking back what seemed to be support for gun reforms, expressed in a recent bipartisan meeting with her and […]

Scott PowersMarch 9, 2018

All five members of the Longwood City Commission have come out in support of Republican businessman Scott Sturgill‘s bid for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, his campaign announced Friday. Sturgill, who faces state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park and Patrick Weingart of Altamonte Springs in the Aug. 28 Republican primary, moves forward with the endorsements […]

Scott PowersMarch 8, 2018

Concluding that all the recent special elections and other factors are putting Democrats in a good position, the political assessment service Sabato’s Crystal Ball is pushing its views of the congressional races involving Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in the direction of improving chances for Democrats. In updates of […]

Drew WilsonMarch 6, 2018

Congressional candidate Scott Sturgill and picked up an endorsement from former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner during a March 1 campaign fundraiser. The ex-politician promised to keep his endorsement short, telling the crowd at the event “as Elizabeth Taylor told her fifth husband, ‘don’t worry honey, I won’t be here long.’” The former Ohio congressman […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2018

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was conspicuously absent from a meeting President Donald Trump convened Wednesday in the West Wing with key lawmakers and stakeholders in the gun violence debate following the Parkland massacre, and on Friday he dismissed the meeting as show, and predicted Trump will pivot from assurances he made there. Speaking […]

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Scott Sturgill announces Mike Haridopolos’ endorsement in CD 7

Mike Miller announces Joe Gruters’ endorsement, citing Donald Trump connection

Darren Soto endorsed by 10 other members of Fla. congressional district

Marco Rubio to headline Mike Miller fundraiser

Scott Sturgill announces two mayors’ endorsements in CD 7 race

Stephanie Murphy anticipates ‘tipping point’ in gun debate

Longwood’s entire City Commission endorses Scott Sturgill in CD 7 race

Sabato’s Crystal Ball pushes assessments of CD 7, CD 16 in Democrats’ direction

Video: John Boehner backs Scott Sturgill for CD 7

Bill Nelson bemoans snub to White House gun meeting as ‘counter productive’