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#1 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Richard Corcoran

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The 50-year-old third-term state representative from Trinity owes his number one ranking (up from #6 in 2014) to two significant developments: his appointment to the head of House Appropriations, and the official announcement last fall that made him House speaker for the 2016-2018 legislative session. Richard Corcoran is the former chief of staff for then-Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, an adviser for former Speakers Daniel Webster and Tom Feeney, as well as the brother of prominent Tallahassee lobbyist Mike Corcoran.…

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In Florida House District 45 race, flier recycles old tactic

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Jodie Tillman reports: Back in 2007, a political group called the Committee to Protect Florida hammered a state Senate candidate named Richard Corcoran. In its arsenal was a mailer that accused Corcoran of making false allegations about an opponent in a previous race. The mailer showed an image of a flashing police beacon along with a warning: “BEWARE! Richard Corcoran is back in the area looking to buy a seat in the Senate.” Corcoran dropped out of the race, citing…

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Kathryn Starkey collects enough petitions to qualify for the ballot

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House District 45 candidate Kathryn Starkey announced this week that she has qualified by petition. “I am so honored to have the support of so many who worked very hard to achieve our goal and to gather enough signatures from the voters of District 45 to qualify without the necessity of paying a costly fee,” Starkey said in a news release. “ I want to express my deepest appreciation and thankfulness to those who walked and worked to gather all…

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In H-45, Kathryn Starkey opens up narrow lead over Richard Corcoran, Fabian Calvo

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According to exclusive poll results obtained by this blog, Pasco School Board member Kathryn Starkey has a narrow advantage over Richard Corcoran and Fabian Calvo in the Republican primary for House District 45.  Starkey leads Corcoran and Calvao 28% – 21% – 15% according to this poll taken on March 17 & 18  and has a margin of error of 4.9%.  Keep in mind, this is not my poll, so I cannot verify the polls’ results, but my source for this information is from the same source which provided the…

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Tampa Bay political races’ 4Q fundraising

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Congress: Charlie Justice raised $xx,xxx with $xx,xxx left on hand. Bill Young raised $xx,xxx with $xx,xxx left on hand. S-12 Kevin Ambler raised $21,525 with $93,607 left on hand. Jim Norman raised $74,150.00 with $353,856 left on hand. S-16 Nina Hayden raised $2,585 with $702 left on hand. Jack Latvala raised $112,870 with $390,864 left on hand. H-45 Fabian Calvo raised xx,xxx with $xxx,xxx left on hand. Richard Corcoran raised $35,845 with $99,612 left on hand. Kathryn Starkey raised 20,107…

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Tampa Bay political races’ 3Q fundraising

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Congress: Charlie Justice raises $92,000 with $101,000 left on handS-12 Kevin Ambler raised 76,943 with $118,900 left on hand. Jim Norman raised 79,895.00 with $300,803 left on hand. S-16 Nina Hayden raised $5,605 with $1,785 left on hand. Jack Latvala raised 89,742 with $302,100 left on hand. H-45 Fabian Calvo raised $5,305 with $1,430 left on hand. Richard Corcoran raised $48,367 with $84,035 left on hand. Kathryn Starkey raised $13,050 with $57,150 left on hand. H-47 Tom Aderhold raised $0…

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Retailers back Richard Corcoran in H-45

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Republican Richard Corcoran has claimed the Florida Retail Federation’s backing in his House District 45 race in 2010. Rick McAllister, President and CEO of the Florida Retail Federation, had this to say: “The Florida Retail Federation is pleased to support your candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives, District 45. We believe that you will prove to be a strong voice for the retail business community in your district, and for the state.”

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