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Drew WilsonJune 29, 2018

Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams on Friday endorsed former Boca Raton City Council Member Robert Weinroth to succeed him in the two-way race to take over his District 4 seat. “Robert Weinroth has worked collaboratively in a bipartisan way to put the needs of the community first,” said Abrams, who is also a former […]

Drew WilsonJune 24, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine will be out and about in Broward County this afternoon. The former Miami Beach mayor will show up at the Rally to Oppose Trump’s Family Separation Policy in Fort Lauderdale, an event co-organized by the Florida chapter of the Women’s March. The campaign said that at 3:15 p.m., Levine will […]

Ryan NicolJune 20, 2018

Joe Casello, the last remaining candidate in the race for House District 90, has likely further cemented a win after netting new endorsements from U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel. Their support comes on the heels of that from the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association, which also announced Wednesday it will be backing Casello. Casello, […]

Scott PowersJune 8, 2018

A Tampa Bay Times investigation into an apparent yearlong lapse in national background checks for Florida concealed weapons permits has started a wave of Democrats calling for Republican Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam to drop out of the Governor’s race or resign. They were responding to a new report from the Times “Buzz blog” Friday afternoon that said […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Sean Shaw and Jeremy Ring have gotten the backing of the Florida Young Democrats in their quests for the Florida attorney general and chief financial officer posts, as have 11 candidates in their congressional races. The YoungDems did not endorse in the governor’s race, the agriculture commissioner’s race, or 16 other congressional races, including several […]

Ryan NicolMay 29, 2018

It’s been just two weeks since Lori Alhadeff announced a run for Broward County School Board. Already, it appears the seat will be hers. Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter Alyssa was killed in February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, has earned endorsements from a wide array of state and federal politicians. Most notably, Rep. Ted […]

Ryan NicolMay 24, 2018

Democrats just got a helping hand in their efforts to turn a Palm Beach County Commission seat blue: U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch has endorsed Robert Weinroth in the race for District 4. The contest serves as a harbinger for Democrats’ hopes on a national level, as Republicans have represented District 4 since its inception in 1988. […]

Ryan NicolMay 22, 2018

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved more than $1.9 million for TV ads to support House candidates in the 2018 midterms. The ads will run during the fall as the campaigns seek to finish strong in the run-up to election day. That move follows an even bigger buy from the National Republican Congressional Committee, […]

Scott PowersMay 21, 2018

The bipartisan congressional Climate Solutions Caucus, led by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch and Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, is urging House budget leaders to remove provisions from 2019 budget proposals that would hamper climate change research and initiatives. The pair of Florida lawmakers, Deutch from Boca Raton and Curbelo from Kendall, sent a letter to […]

Ryan NicolMay 16, 2018

South Florida Reps. Ted Deutch and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen signed onto a bipartisan letter from Congressional members urging the Department of Health and Human Services to implement tools to help treat eating disorders in the U.S. The representatives took aim at HHS after what they say is a failure to promote training of health care workers […]

Tag: Ted Deutch

Palm Beach Commissioner Steven Abrams endorses Robert Weinroth as successor

Philip Levine making three Broward campaign stops Sunday

Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel endorse Joe Casello for HD 90

Democrats call for Adam Putnam to drop out, resign after report of missed background checks

Florida Young Dems endorse Sean Shaw, Jeremy Ring, 11 congressional candidates

Endorsements pour in for campaign of Lori Alhadeff, mother of slain Parkland student

Ted Deutch endorses Robert Weinroth for Palm Beach County Commission

Democrats reserve nearly $2M for Miami TV ads

Ted Deutch, Carlos Curbelo-led climate caucus urges budget help

Florida representatives join bipartisan call to implement eating disorder prevention programs