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Florida’s leading pro-medical alliance, representing more than 20,000 practicing physicians statewide, is endorsing two more Republican state House incumbents for re-election. Florida Medical Association PAC (FMA PAC) announced today its support of State Reps. Larry Ahern and Jose Felix Diaz in their re-election bids. Ahern is facing Democrat Lorena Grizzle for House District 66, which includes part of Pinellas County; Diaz faces Democrat Juan Carlos Cuba in House District 116, covering part of Miami-Dade County. “We are proud to endorse…

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The number crunchers say Florida House District 30 is there for the taking. It takes in parts of Orange and Seminole counties and the Democratic incumbent was first elected in a presidential election year, making her vulnerable in an off-year election when Democratic turnout is traditionally lower. Voter registration is split 37 percent Republican and 37 percent Democratic. District 30 leans toward the Democrats; it went for both Alex Sink and President Barack Obama. Gov. Rick Scott received 48 percent…

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is supporting his “good friend” Julio Gonzalez in a new ad for the contentious House District 74 race. In a campaign marked by negativity and competing attack ads, Rubio’s 30-second digital spot represents one of the more positive advertisements to come in recent weeks, focusing on Gonzalez “living the American Dream,” which has been one of the key talking points in the Miami Senator’s political career. Like Rubio, Gonzalez was born in Miami after his parents fled…

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A Gainesville attorney and a Gainesville roofer competing for the House District 21 seat both say the key to victory is talking to as many voters as they can in the three-county district. Incumbent Republican Keith Perry is seeking his third term, twice winning a district where Democrats have a two-digit advantage in voter registration. “I’ve been able to build a relationship with voters by focusing on customer service, listening to them and then meeting their expectations,” said Perry. Perry…

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The voters of House District 96 are not really yellow-dog Democrats; the color of the dog doesn’t matter. Incumbent Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek, the Democrats’ House Floor Leader, can’t run again because of term limits. That opens a safe Democratic seat. Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs and former state representative Steve Perman face off in the Aug. 26 Democratic primary. The winner then takes on write-in candidate Ronald Bray in November for the seat in the Florida Legislature. House…

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In his latest campaign flyer, Arizona congressional candidate Gary Kiehne – a horse rancher by trade – is shown on his farm, talking with two other men. The text below hits all the Republican marks: smaller government, lower taxes, repeal Obamacare. No surprises there. But the ad offers something … more. Just over Kiehne’s left shoulder, in the background, is a male horse. How do we know it’s a male? Because of its elongated penis. Of course, as with other…

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Judge Wilfredo Martinez recused himself on Tuesday from the case of a former state lawmaker after WFTV/9 Investigates uncovered a connection between the two. Former state representative-turned-lobbyist Chris Dorworth pleaded not guilty to violating Florida’s open meeting law after accusations of discussing a takeover of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority. Martinez was to hear motions in the case on Friday, but instead took himself off the case after Channel 9 discovered Dorworth helped get Martinez appointed to the Ninth Circuit Court in…

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