Jacob OglesJuly 15, 2025
3min0
The Volusia official is running to succeed Tommy Wright, who cannot run because of term limits.
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Jacob OglesJuly 15, 2025Jacob OglesMarch 25, 20253min0
'We need leaders in the Senate who will put families first.'
Jacob OglesMarch 21, 2025
3min0
The outgoing Senator said he carefully weighed the decision before backing the Volusia County Council member.
Jacob OglesDecember 4, 20243min0
The Volusia County Councilman will forgo another term in his current office.
Staff ReportsNovember 9, 2022
7min0
This year, as redistricting shook up districts from the Panhandle to the Keys, several races featured easy wins.
Jacob OglesMay 22, 2022
3min0
The Cabinet member has worked to grow benefits for first responders.
Jacob OglesNovember 24, 2018
4min270
The 2018 campaign season has barely closed, but some freshman lawmakers already their eyes on re-election. State Sen. Tommy Wright, a New Smyrna Beach Republican, became the first incumbent to already open a campaign account for 2022. He will seek a second term in Florida Senate District 14 after winning his first election over Democrat […]
Jacob OglesNovember 6, 2018
11min338
It’s no easy task running for office when your name doesn’t appear on the ballot. But replacement candidates who stepped in this year for deceased had to do just that. In Florida Senate District 14, Tommy Wright stood up after the withdrawal of Republican state Sen. Dorothy Hukill, who died days after ending her candidacy. […]
Jacob OglesNovember 2, 2018
5min348
A barrage of Republican advertising in state Senate District 14 offers input on Democrat Mel Martin’s political agenda — whether real or imagined. Mailers picture comparisons of Martin’s platform to government funding for cougars in treadmills, and assign views on term limits Martin never stated. But one thing largely absent from political discourse in the […]
Drew WilsonOctober 28, 2018
4min296
Republican Tommy Wright beat out Democrat Melissa “Mel” Martin in his inaugural campaign finance report, though neither candidate reeled in a large haul for the week ending Oct. 19. Wright and Martin are competing for Senate District 14, which turned into an open seat following the death longtime Republican lawmaker Dorothy Hukill. Wright, a New […]