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Scott PowersFebruary 7, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller has announced his campaign finance team for his run for Congress, to be led by businessman and former U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox and to include former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, former Florida Senate President Toni Jennings and a large number of key Central Florida figures. Miller, of Winter […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2017

A new non-partisan debate commission is being formed for Orange County and another for Florida to partner in and promote candidate debates ranging from county commission races to statewide races, with planning participation at this point from a wide-range of high-profile Central Florida politicos. Formed by former Orange County Commission candidate Gregory Eisenberg and his […]

Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2017

Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox is expanding his private defense and intelligence specialist company with the acquisition of a rival company. Wilcox’s primary company Patriot Defense Group announced the acquisition of Virginia based Silverback 7 marking the beginning of a 10-year strategy to grow its Maitland headquarters. The company will add 13 high-wage […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2016

On the campaign trail last year, an ebullient Jeb Bush used to talk about how we were on the verge of the greatest time to be alive ever, with a limitless future ahead. “We’re on the verge of where my little boy Jack, my four day-old Jack is going to live until he’s 130 years old,” […]

Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2016

Todd Wilcox, the former combat veteran and CIA case officer who ran for nearly a year as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, announced Wednesday he is forming a Super PAC called “Restoring American Leadership.” Wilcox will serve as chairman of this new committee. “We are at a crossroads in this country where we must […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 13, 2016

Todd Wilcox is lending a helping hand to a few of his fellow Republicans. The Orlando Republican has given nearly $10,000 to federal candidates in recent weeks. Wilcox, who ended his bid for U.S. Senate earlier this spring, has given $2,000 to Republican John Rutherford, who is running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. Rutherford will […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 1, 2016

David Jolly easily handled Mark Bircher in the GOP primary contest in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Now, the Indian Shores Republican is turning his full attention to defeating Charlie Crist, which won’t be easy. Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a special election in March 2014 by just 1.8 percentage points. That was when the district did not include more liberal enclaves of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 28, 2016

Todd Wilcox may have gotten out of the U.S. Senate race, but that hasn’t stopped him from blasting one of his former opponents. In a statement Wednesday, the Orlando Republican and one-time U.S. Senate hopeful said Carlos Beruff needs to “stop stalling” and immediately release his financial disclosure forms. Beruff, according to the Tampa Bay […]

Mitch PerryJune 28, 2016

Carlos Beruff, the last man standing between Marco Rubio being renominated by the Republican Party of Florida to run for re-election to the U.S. Senate, gets crushed by the GOP incumbent in a poll conducted last week. A survey by Gainesville-based GOP polling firm Data Targeting, done on the day before and the day of Rubio’s announcement last week […]

Mitch PerryJune 27, 2016

First of all, our condolences go out this morning to the family and friends of Tampa’s Stacy Frank, who died over the weekend from lung cancer at the age of 61. Well, we’re less than a month away from both political conventions taking place. Traditionally, the biggest news there (or in the days before) is […]

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Mike Miller announces CD 7 campaign finance team led by Todd Wilcox

Debate commissions forming in Florida, Orange County

Todd Wilcox expands private defense and intelligence business

Mitch Perry Report for 10.6.16 — Do you want to live forever?

Todd Wilcox launches Restoring American Leadership super PAC

Todd Wilcox lends a hand to John Rutherford, Carlos Curbelo and other GOP candidates

Charlie Crist CD 13 campaign continues psychological warfare offensive

Todd Wilcox calls on Carlos Beruff to immediately release financial disclosure documents

Carlos Beruff trailing badly to Marco Rubio, 73%-6%, according to new poll

Mitch Perry Report for 6.27.16 — The auditioning begins to be Hillary’s VP pick