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Broward PBA backs Adam Cervera for School Board District 6
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (283+ words) A major Broward law enforcement union is getting behind Adam Cervera's effort to keep his District 6 seat on the County School Board. The Broward Police Benevolent Association (PBA) endorsed Cervera this month in a letter from President Rod Skirvin, who…...
Dr. Jarod Fox wins endorsements from Maxwell Frost, La Von Bracy Davis, Ra Shon Young in HD 39 race
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (225+ words) Democrat Dr. Jarod Fox has earned the endorsements of U. S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, state Sen. La Von Bracy Davis, and state Rep. Ra Shon Young, as he also raised nearly $16, 000 in the most recent fundraising cycle in his bid to unseat…...
'Someone who understands': Joe Strada launches campaign to succeed Dan Webster in CD 11
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (350+ words) Business magnate Joe Strada just launched a campaign to succeed retiring U. S. Rep. Dan Webster. After filing federal paperwork last week to run in Florida's 11th Congressional District, the Lake Mary Republican formally announced his run for office, where he plans to…...
A "watchdog," not a "lapdog": Annette Taddeo is running to unseat Blaise Ingoglia as CFO
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (833+ words) She made history in 2017 as the first Latina Democrat to win a seat in the Florida Senate. Now she hopes to become the first Democrat elected as Chief Financial Officer in two decades. Flanked by pastors at a Richmond Heights…...
Barbie Harden Hall suspends campaign in CD 11
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (337+ words) The leading Democrat running to succeed U. S. Rep. Dan Webster has dropped out. Barbie Harden Hall, a Mount Dora Democrat and rare diseases advocate, announced she had suspended her campaign for Florida's 11th Congressional District, citing personal health issues. Harden challenged Webster…...
Jerry Demings suspends Governor campaign amid prostate cancer diagnosis
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (436+ words) Jerry Demings is suspending his campaign for Governor after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer this week. "I'm going to focus now on my health. I'm going to focus on living. I'm not going to focus on running for another…...
Donald Trump sends cease-and-desist letter to PAC claiming he supports Anthony Sabatini
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (248+ words) President Donald Trump has demanded a PAC supporting congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini to stop calling him "the Trump choice." Florida Politics independently obtained images of the mailer, which "calls Sabatini "The Trump Choice for Congress," despite Sabatini never obtaining the…...
Shock poll shows Democrat Brice Barnes with path to succeed Neal Dunn in CD 2
1+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) A new poll shows Democrat Brice Barnes in a position to flip retiring Republican U. S. Rep. Neal Dunn's seat blue. MDW Communications released a poll that shows if Barnes were in a head-to-head contest with Republican Evan Power, she starts the…...
Poll: Massachusetts Republicans most 'excited' by Marco Rubio in 2028 field
1+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) Massachusetts is the safest of states for Democrats, but Republicans there are enamored with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The former U. S. Senator and Florida House Speaker was declared the most exciting potential 2028 candidate in a survey of 465 GOP registrants from…...
Hector Mujica adds another federal endorsement as questions about CD 28 campaign's viability persist
1+ week, 2+ day ago (366+ words) Democrat Hector Mujica just announced an endorsement from U. S. Rep. Joaquin Castro in his bid for Florida's 28th Congressional District, the future of which is in doubt due to state party affiliation strictures. Mujica, a former Google philanthropy executive running to unseat…...