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Scott PowersJune 30, 2016

Two months away from the Aug. 30 Democratic primary, the four candidates vying to run in the Democratically solid Florida’s 10th Congressional District meet face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida’s debate. This was supposed to be former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings’ congressional seat. She was the […]

Scott PowersJune 24, 2016

As expected, Florida’s 10th Congressional District in Orlando will have a heavy slate of Democratic candidates, while Thuy Lowe has become the Republican’s nominee. Lowe, of Sorrento, was the only Republican candidate to qualify in CD 10 after another announced Republican, Geoff LaGarde, of Jacksonville, withdrew Friday and threw his support to her. She’ll face the […]

Scott PowersJune 16, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Bob Poe is making a $1 million broadcast and cable TV buy leading into the Aug. 30 primary, his campaign announced. Poe, a wealthy businessman and former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, can do that because he loaned $1.2 million to his campaign in January. He also has 30 canvassers — and […]

Scott PowersJune 10, 2016

A former campaign staffer for Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings has sued her and her campaign for unpaid wages, while Demings contends the woman was a volunteer. The suit, filed in March, cleared a significant litigation hurdle after a hearing Thursday. Orange County Judge Martha C. Adams ruled against two motions Demings filed, to have the […]

Scott PowersJune 8, 2016

Democrat Val Demings has won the endorsement of Teamsters Local 385 in her quest to be elected in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, received the backing in part because of her long career at the police department. “As a former union member during her days with the Orlando Police Department, […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2016

Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]

Scott PowersJune 6, 2016

Democrat Val Demings‘ campaign for Florida’s 9th Congressional District is receiving two full-time interns as part of the package it received with a Students for a New American Politics PAC endorsement. The SNAP PAC provided the two trained fellows to work as field organizers on Demings’ campaign this summer. Demings is in a Democratic Aug. […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2016

Laborers’ Union Local 517 has endorsed Democrat Val Demings bid in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, her campaign announced Wednesday. The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 517 represents, among others, a variety of Orange County public employees ranging from cooks and janitors to auto mechanics and equipment operators. “I’ve known Chief Val Demings for […]

Scott PowersMay 27, 2016

Republican Thuy Lowe has enough certified petition signatures to qualify as a candidate in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, she announced Friday. Lowe, of Sorrento, only entered the race in April, though she had initially filed last year to run in Congressional District 5. Thanks to redistricting, CD 10 absorbed most of CD 5’s Central Florida […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016

A complaint filed with the Florida Elections Commission alleges that former Orlando Police Chief Val Deming‘s aborted 2014 Orange County mayoral campaign played favorites in refunding campaign money. The complaint, filed Thursday by Connor Pace of Gainesville, contends that the 2014 Val Demings for Orange County Mayor campaign fully refunded money to a handful of […]

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What separates Val Demings, Geraldine Thompson, Bob Poe, Fatima Rita Fahmy in CD 10 debate?

CD 10 primary with four Democrats; Thuy Lowe wins GOP nod

Bob Poe makes $1 million TV buy in CD 10 primary, announces HIV event

Ex-campaign staffer sues Val Demings

Teamsters Local 385 endorses Val Demings in CD 10 contest

Early congressional filings assure primaries in CDs 6, 7, 9 and 11

Val Demings campaign receives national interns in CD10 race

Laborers’ Union local 517 backs Val Demings in CD 10 race

Republican Thuy Lowe qualifies by petition for CD 10 race

Elections complaint alleges Val Demings played favorites in 2014 refunds