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Scott PowersApril 19, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly and Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson will debate for Florida’s U.S. Senate race Monday in a format to be broadcast on the internet. The very existence of the debate, which Grayson and Jolly announced with no details March 1, is controversial because it features just one Republican of five major candidates and just one […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson raised more than $1 million in the first quarter of 2016 including a $200,000 loan from the candidate, his campaign announced Monday. Grayson’s campaign said the amount nearly doubled the take it had in the previous quarter, the last three months of 2015. The Orlando Democrat raised more […]

Scott PowersApril 6, 2016

Citing numerous allegations made by the Congressional Ethics Office against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy said Wednesday it should disqualify his Democratic U.S. Senate opponent from public service. Speaking about the ethics findings released Tuesday after a nine-month probe into Grayson’s personal business and financial dealings while he’s been in Congress, Murphy said the allegations are “incredibly concerning” and […]

Scott PowersApril 1, 2016

A poll commissioned by two progressive Democrats’ groups supporting Alan Grayson finds that the Orlando congressman leads U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in a tight race for the Democratic nomination for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. The poll, commissioned by Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy For America, was conducted by Public Policy Polling on March 23 […]

Scott PowersMarch 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson pulled in a third progressive group endorsement this week with a nod Wednesday from People For the American Way in support of his run for the Democratic nomination for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. “As a member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Grayson has stood out as a fiercely independent fighter […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2016

Two national progressive Democratic politics groups have thrown their support behind U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s bid for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, his campaign said Tuesday. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America both characterized Grayson as someone who can build up the U.S. Senate’s “Warren Wing,” a reference to progressive politics champion U.S. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 24, 2016

Get ready for a Senate debate. Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association announced that the Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate nominees are expected to participate in statewide, televised debate this fall. “Decision 2016: Before You Vote” will take place at the Central Campus of Broward College in Davie and will air in October. “As […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly, a U.S. Senate candidate, said Thursday he has introduced a bill that would stop the federal government from buying Apple computers and phones until the company cooperates with federal law enforcement. Jolly’s “No Taxpayer Support For Apple Act,” House Resolution 4663, would forbid federal agencies from buying Apple products until the company provides law […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

The fallout continues over President Barack Obama‘s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in the Democrats’ race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. On Wednesday Murphy announced he had received the endorsements of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Murphy is one of only two Democrats the president has endorsed in contested U.S. Senate primary races […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2016

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera wants Floridians to know his love of America comes in part from his family’s flight from Cuban oppression, in a new video ad released by his U.S. Senate campaign. In the 60-second spot called “Freedom,” Lopez-Cantera tells the story of how his grandfather was arrested and detained in Cuba in 1960, and […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

David Jolly and Alan Grayson to debate in U.S. Senate race Monday

Alan Grayson campaign raises more than $1 million in quarter, including his loan

Patrick Murphy says ethics office report disqualifies Alan Grayson from public service

Poll: Alan Grayson leads Patrick Murphy by 1 point in Democrats’ U.S. Senate race

Alan Grayson endorsed by People For the American Way

2 national progressive politics groups back Alan Grayson’s Senate campaign

Statewide televised U.S. Senate candidates debate set for this fall

David Jolly wants federal government to lock out Apple until Apple unlocks phones

Patrick Murphy blasts Alan Grayson campaign’s blast of Barack Obama endorsement

Carlos Lopez-Cantera highlights his family’s Cuba history in first campaign video