Scott PowersOctober 16, 2019
4min741
Matter said he's also quitting the Republican Party
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Scott PowersOctober 16, 2019Scott PowersOctober 14, 2019
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Soto now has a clear course to the 2020 general election
Scott PowersFebruary 1, 2019
5min252
"We are who they want to strike at," Rubio said of ISIS.
Scott PowersAugust 6, 2018
3min420
Republican Scotland Calhoun has dropped out of Orange County’s House District 48 race. Calhoun’s name was listed Monday morning as withdrawn in the Florida Division of Elections database, though no withdrawal letter had yet been posted among her candidacy documents. However, concerns have circulated about her age, which would make her ineligible to be seated as […]
Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018
4min779
House District 47 candidate Lou Forges dropped out of the Democratic primary field Thursday as a court hearing approached on his opponent Anna Eskamani‘s lawsuit claiming he was a fake Democratic candidate who improperly filed candidacy paperwork. Forges, an Ocoee real estate agent who does not live in the district, sent notice Thursday to the […]
Scott PowersJune 12, 2018
5min307
Democrat Matt Matin is withdrawing from the race for the House District 44 Democratic primary and has thrown his support behind activist Margaret Melanie Gold. “I feel like she’s for the same things I am for, and I think she’d be a great representative in Tallahassee,” Matin said on Tuesday. Matin’s exit leaves three Democrats […]
Scott PowersJune 11, 2018
3min592
Two months after making one of the biggest political debuts in recent Central Florida history, Lori Harris has withdrawn from the race for the Orange County Commission District 4 seat. Harris is pulling out to care for a family member who developed a serious health issue, a situation that emerged after Harris first entered the […]
Scott PowersMarch 5, 2018
4min223
Tom Stroup, a retired police captain, is withdrawing from the Orange County Sheriff’s race. He made the announcement on Facebook over the weekend. Stroup was the only Republican in the race. His withdrawal will leave Orlando Police Chief John Mina and retired Florida Highway Patrol Major Jose “Joe” Lopez as the only current candidates. Both […]
Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2018
6min456
Orange County School Board Chairman Bill Sublette has suspended his campaign for election to Orange County mayor. Sublette, the only county-wide school board chairman Orange County has ever had, announced late Thursday he was shutting down his campaign “with mixed emotions.” “There is no single reason I can point to that explains my decision. I […]
Scott PowersNovember 30, 2017
1min368
Republican Christopher Anderson has withdrawn his candidacy for Florida House District 28. Anderson’s withdrawal, recorded Wednesday by the Florida Secretary of State, clears the Republican field for front-runner David Smith of Winter Springs for a showdown with Democrat Lee Mangold for a seat being vacated by Republican state Rep. Jason Brodeur. The district covers northeast […]