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Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2015

By all accounts, Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan is expected to win the job as House Speaker easily this week. Last week, he won support from all three wings of the House’s factionalized Republicans, and he appears to the the consensus pick. Florida Republican Daniel Webster, the original choice of the House Freedom Caucus, is apparently hoping […]

Mitch PerryOctober 22, 2015

St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Darden Rice, who at one point this year flirted with the possibility of running in the CD 13 seat being vacated by GOP incumbent David Jolly, said Thursday she’s endorsing newly minted candidate Charlie Crist in the contest. “Pinellas County deserves a voice in Washington, but Congress is more interested in […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2015

Charlie Crist is back. The former Florida Governor announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, a position he showed little interest in until the Florida Supreme Court declared that the district had been unfairly gerrymandered this summer, and ordered the state Legislature to redraw the district. As it […]

Ryan RayOctober 15, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham performed one of her signature “Workdays” – a tradition she inherited from her father Bob Graham – participating in a controlled burn at the Apalachicola National Forest on Thursday. Graham, along with representatives from U.S. Forest Service and the Nature Conservancy, protected trees housing the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, ignited potentially dangerous underbrush, and extinguished a fire threatening […]

Jim RosicaOctober 14, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court wants to hear from both sides one more time as a congressional redistricting lawsuit draws to a close. The court on Wednesday ordered oral argument in the case at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2. The justices will consider the map recommended by a lower court judge as it wraps up the challenge […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

On Monday morning in Jacksonville, FloridaPolitics.com asked Corrine Brown about her redistricting lawsuit. The North Florida Democratic congresswoman is determined to defend the contours of the 5th Congressional District seat she’s held since 1992, saying that “failure is not an option.” When asked about the Fair District standards, Brown smiled her familiar ironic smile. “That’s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2015

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Seemingly every House Republican wants Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan to succeed John Boehner as Speaker of the House. However, Ryan is playing coy, telling his colleagues on Friday that he wanted to consult with his family this weekend and watch his beloved Green Bay Packers before making any decision. If Ryan won’t pull the trigger, […]

Associated PressOctober 9, 2015

A judge called Friday for a sweeping overhaul of Florida’s electoral map, including the congressional district held by a Republican seeking to become the next U.S. House speaker. Judge Terry Lewis recommended new boundaries for the state’s 27 congressional districts, some of which would make it nearly impossible for U.S. Rep. Dan Webster — one […]

Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2015

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A Florida judge on Friday endorsed a map drawn by the League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause as the new boundary lines for the state’s 27 congressional districts. What it portends is a topsy-turvy time for Florida’s politics, with some members of Congress virtually ensured an exit from office next election. By late afternoon, […]

Bill RuftySeptember 25, 2015

Florida Senate Appropriations Chair Tom Lee missed his speaking engagement with the Polk County Tiger Bay Club on Thursday. The Brandon Republican had received a summons to Tallahassee, which Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis wouldn’t allow him to postpone. He was a witness for the judge’s hearings to decide from perhaps as many as seven maps of […]

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Dan Webster sends out fundraising request as his dream of being House Speaker stays alive

Darden Rice backs Charlie Crist in CD 13 race

Saying he’s a public servant, Charlie Crist announces his candidacy for Congress

Gwen Graham prevents forest fires, does Workday at Apalachicola National Forest

Supreme Court orders oral argument in redistricting case

Corrine Brown, in fight for CD 5, says “failure is not an option”

David Jolly ramps up his advocacy for Daniel Webster as next House Speaker

Overhaul of Florida’s districts hurts would-be House speaker

Judge rules for plaintiffs in congressional redistricting challenge

Redistricting summons forces Tom Lee to cancel Polk Tiger Bay appearance