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The political arm of more than 20,000 practicing physicians statewide –the Florida Medical Association — is endorsing Longwood Republican Scott Plakon in his bid for Florida House District 29. FMA PAC announced on Monday its support of Plakon, a former state representative who is running against first term Democratic Rep. Mike Clelland for the seat covering much of Seminole county, and the cities of Lake Mary, Longwood and parts of Sanford. “Plakon has been a champion in our efforts in…

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Business executive Jay Trumbull added another $5,225 in the reporting period of July 26-Aug. 1 for the congested Aug. 26 GOP primary in House District 6. The Panama City Republican now brings his total to $188,945, and with a media spend of more than $34,400 for the week, has nearly $73,000 cash-on-hand. Trumbull’s fundraising performance continues to outpace the other candidates in the race to replace term-limited Rep. Jimmy Patronis in the district covering southern Bay County, Panama City, Panama…

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Struggling for support, at least when compared to likely Democratic nominee Charlie Crist, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich received state matching funds of $189,151 between July 26 and Aug. 1, according to the most-recent campaign finance reports. Matching funds made up nearly all of the $198,835 in contributions received by Rich in the weeklong reporting period. Rich now has brought in $626,672 total as of Aug. 1, and spent $341,726. “Citizens for a Progressive Florida,” the committee supporting Rich’s campaign,…

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In an email to supporters, Democratic hopeful Ed Narain laments the end of the “clean race” for state House District 61 once promised by his opponent – Tampa attorney Sean Shaw. “Paid operatives have stolen signs, intimidated my supporters, and leveled false accusations against me,” Narain says, capping the list off with a campaign mailer sent by Shaw, which raises doubts about Narain’s “Democratic values.” Shaw’s mailer highlights support Narain received from “Republican lobbyists,” going as far as calling Narain…

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Move over HD 74, the GOP primary for HD 15 is quickly becoming the most contentious legislative race in the state. In a press release, HD 15 hopeful is accusing opponent Jay Fant of misleading voters by falsely claiming endorsements he does not have.  In a video released by the Florida Times-Union, Fant falsely stated that he has received endorsements from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the National Right to Life.  The video interview was posted on Friday on the Times-Union website as part…

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Longtime Republican political specialist Brad Herold has joined the office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio as Deputy State Director, with Rich Kinkoff promoted to Correspondence Manager. Herold previously served as campaign manager in the U.S. Senate bid of both Mike McFadden and U.S. House race of Adam Hasner, as well as Deputy Staff Director for the Majority Office of the Florida House of Representatives and coordinator of Gov. Rick Scott’s transition team. “Brad has an impressive résumé of working in Florida…

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How do Florida cities compare with others in terms of their perceived “friendliness”? According to the readers of Conde Nast Traveler, the answer is a mixed bag. Overall, Southern cities were rated by the 80,000 voters in the Readers’ Choice Survey as more friendly than those in the north — indeed, the top five cities are all below the Mason Dixon Line. In this survey, friendliness in large part means  how welcome a city makes visitors feel. Charleston, SC, took the…

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