Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 29, 2020
6min513
He wanted Jesse Phillipe, the only black candidate, excluded.
Tag: Victor DiMaioBilly Long. Image via AP.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 29, 2020
Jacob OglesJune 10, 2019
8min730
The Israel visit was a "big win" for Gov. DeSantis.
Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2019
8min549
Republicans were a near monolith in saying former Congressman had outperformed their expectations.
Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 20197min941
Gambling expansion is a bad bet, but smokable pot is even money.
Drew WilsonJune 29, 2018
7min381
Three weeks into her campaign for House District 62, Susan Valdes is still playing defense. A video of the 14-year Hillsborough School Board member saying she was open to campaign contributions from charter school companies made waves in education circles, and Valdes is now changing course with a pledge to reject charter school donations. “As […]
Drew WilsonJune 25, 20186min971
A Tampa man says a campaign consultant working with School Board member Susan Valdes, now a candidate for House District 62, threatened to get him fired and booted out of the Democratic Party for posting a video of Valdes on Facebook. The 5-minute video, recorded during a Saturday meeting of the Hillsborough Hispanic Democratic Caucus, […]
Drew WilsonJune 15, 20185min552
Hillsborough School Board member Susan Valdes, now running for House District 62, slammed Democratic primary opponent Mike Alvarez Thursday for running a negative campaign. At issue is Valdes’ resign-to-run letter. A new law signed by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this year requires elected officials to turn in a resignation letter for their current office 10 days […]
Drew WilsonJune 14, 20186min531
There’s a new chapter in the saga of Susan Valdes’ resignation from the Hillsborough School Board. Valdes, now a candidate for House District 62, faced a June 8 deadline to get her resignation letter to the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections office to meet the requirements of the new resign-to-run law signed by Gov. Rick Scott […]