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Ryan RayApril 27, 2015

Former Democratic Rep. Joe Saunders is “talking to family and friends about what the future may hold” now that Rep. Rene Plasencia – who narrowly defeated Saunders in a razor-thin contest in District 49 last November – has opted to run in a more Republican-leaning adjacent district in 2016. Saunders took to social media on Sunday and later caught up with Florida […]

Ryan RayApril 24, 2015

Titusville Rep. Tom Goodson from District 50 will not seek re-election there, and will instead opt to run for an adjacent House seat, freeing up Rep. Rene Plasencia to make a run at the Republican-oriented seat. The latest move in Central Florida legislative musical chairs was first reported by Frank Torres of the Orlando Political Observer and Jacob Engels of […]

Frank TorresApril 23, 2015

Titusville Republican state Rep. Tom Goodson announced this morning that he will be running for District 51 in 2016, instead of the District 50 seat he’s currently in. He will be running to succeed House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, the Republican from Merritt Island. “I look forward to moving back to my home in Rockledge,” Goodson said in a statement. […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 17, 2015

House bills that involve oil and gas “fracking” passed their first committee stop with support from some environmental groups and opposition from others and tense questioning by Rep. Ray Pilon. HB 1205 would establish a permitting program for hydraulic fracturing and acid fracturing, which are processes used to extract oil and gas from rock. HB […]

Ryan RayJanuary 21, 2015

Titusville Republican Rep. Tom Goodson has filed legislation banning revenge porn — the public sharing of sexually explicit media without the consent of the person depicted, often by former lovers — for the third time in as many years. The bill was conceived back in 2012 in partnership with Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey who […]

Ryan RayJanuary 21, 2015

Titusville Republican Rep. Tom Goodson has filed legislation banning revenge porn — the public sharing of sexually explicit media without the consent of the person depicted, often by former lovers — for the third time in as many years. The bill was conceived back in 2012 in partnership with Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey who […]

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Democrat Joe Saunders considers comeback in House District 49

Rene Plasencia, Tom Goodson to shuffle House seats near Space Coast

Tom Goodson to run for House District 51 in 2016

Fracking bills pass House panel after testy exchanges

Tom Goodson files ‘revenge porn’ legislation

Tom Goodson files 'revenge porn' legislation