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Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly‘s proposal to ban members of Congress from personally asking for campaign contributions has attracted two Republican co-sponsors. Florida’s John Mica and North Carolina’s Walter Jones are the first members of the House of Representatives to back the Pinellas County congressman’s plan, announced this past Monday. “Congressmen Mica and Jones understand the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

David Jolly wants members of Congress, including himself, to stop begging for money and get back to work. During a press conference Tuesday morning, the Pinellas County member of Congress announced a bill he’s proposing next week in the House that would forbid federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. That includes not only […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 19, 2016

Shortly after David Jolly formally announced his legislation that would prohibit federal officers from raising money in office, he issued out a statement calling on members of the public to support the effort, called the STOP Act. He’s also released this new digital ad, which begins with news footage of cable news anchors talking about […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

A campaign commercial for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson played again Sunday night even though it had previously raised questions about closely skirting congressional ethics rules, an allegation the campaign denies. The ad ran in most Florida NBC markets during the second hour of the Democratic Presidential Debate Sunday night. It uses a few seconds of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2016

Florida political consultant Rick Wilson is leaving the Carlos Lopez-Cantera Senate campaign, but he’ll still be working on getting CLC elected this fall. The veteran GOP strategist is transitioning from serving as an adviser to Lopez-Cantera in his bid for the U.S. Senate to working at Reform Washington, a super PAC backing the Lieutenant Governor’s candidacy. “We are […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

Neither the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio nor the U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera are calling it an endorsement this morning, but Rubio’s shout-out to Lopez-Cantera in Miami Sunday night sure sounded like one, according to a report. At a Rubio rally at the Intercontinental Hotel, Rubio drew attention to […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2016

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Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced Thursday morning endorsements from nine state House Republicans in his race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. The list includes Dennis Baxley from Ocala, Halsey Besmears from Monticello, Matt Caldwell from Monticello, Brad Drake from DeFuniak Springs, Clay Ingram from Pensacola, MaryLynn Magar from Hobe Sound, Keith Perry from Gainesville, Elizabeth Porter from Lake City, and Jimmie T. Smith from Lecanto are all now backing Lopez-Cantera. “I […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 5, 2016

Florida politicians are speaking out about President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals, with several prominent Republicans blasting the Democrat’s actions. Obama announced a package of gun-control executive actions during a speech in the East Room at the White House. The cornerstone of his executive actions is a background check requirement for guns purchased from dealers […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 3, 2016

Brad Herold is exiting his post as Executive Director of the Republican Party of Florida to be campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis‘s Senate bid. First reported by POLITICO Florida’s Matt Dixon, the RPOF has not yet announced Herold’s replacement or an interim director. Herold, a former deputy state director in Marco Rubio’s Senate office, has […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 23, 2015

There may be a Christmas slowdown somewhere, but not in the GOP Senate primary, where Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera slammed Rep. David Jolly for comments regarding veteran care yesterday, related to a change in VA policy. The money quote: “with congressional approval ratings so low, I’ve had to turn to bringing Veterans back to life just to try […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

David Jolly’s Stop Act gets 2 co-sponsors

David Jolly not flinching at pushback to his fundraising ban idea

David Jolly releases digital ad promoting his STOP Act (and takes a shot at Ron DeSantis)

Alan Grayson ad with congressional footage appears again, this time in debate

Rick Wilson transitions to Carlos Lopez Cantera’s super PAC

Marco Rubio’s shout-out to Carlos Lopez-Cantera sounds “endorsy”

Carlos Lopez-Cantera endorsed by 9 more state House Republicans

Florida Republicans blast President Barack Obama over gun-control executive actions

Brad Herold leaving Florida GOP to join Ron Desantis Senate campaign

Carlos Lopez Cantera hits David Jolly for breezy talk on veterans