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Edward James says his HD 72 July fundraising is No. 1 among all House candidates

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Democrat Edward JamesĀ says he not only out-raised his opponent, incumbent stateĀ Rep. Ray Pilon,Ā last month, butĀ he also raised more than all other candidates for the FloridaĀ House. According to an analysis conducted by James’ finance chairman and campaign treasurer, James’ July campaign finance haul —Ā $26,388, on top ofĀ $10,100 that came into a political committee, New Direction Florida, which supports James — is the highest of any House candidate. With lawmakers areĀ tied up this month redrawing congressional maps in Tallahassee — and therefore…

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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown legal challenge to new districts halted

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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s attempt to get a federal court to stop Florida lawmakers from redrawing her congressional district has been stopped for now. Lawyers on Monday withdrew the lawsuit that Brown was seeking to join. That means the Jacksonville Democrat will have to start over. Brown and other black leaders in central Florida last week filed to intervene in an already existing lawsuit that challenged the current shape of her district on the grounds that it created “racial packing”…

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The mother of all analyses of Floridaā€™s proposed congressional ‘base’ maps

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The Florida Legislature released its base map heading into next weekā€™s Special Session on redistricting. The map makes changes to 22 of the 27 districts. Some changes are small while others are very large. Many voters will find themselves in brand new districts if the base map becomes law. The map below shows areas that will change districts and those that will remain the same. As the map shows, many folks (those in the red) will find themselves in new…

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Corrine Brown: Court should stop lawmakers from redrawing district

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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is trying to stop Florida lawmakers from redrawing her congressional district, saying their efforts will deny African-Americans political representation. Brown and other black leaders in central Florida on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to intervene in the Florida Supreme Court decision that is causing lawmakers to begin redrawing the state’s congressional districts next week. Brown says a plan to change her district from a north-south configuration stretching from Jacksonville to Orlando to an east-west district…

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Dana Young for Florida Senate?

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If things break as the Florida Supreme CourtĀ has foreshadowed, House Majority LeaderĀ Dana Young mightĀ be headed to the state Senate. While sources are conflicted as to whether a likely redrawing of the upper chamber’s district boundaries will leave Young with a viable district,Ā there is broad agreement on one thing:Ā If she runs, she’ll certainly beĀ competitive. “If a new Senate map looked anything like the proposal from the Fair Districts Coalition, Dana’s profile would be exceptionally strong,” said Democratic strategist Steve Schale, referring…

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As Mary Thomas readies CD 2 bid, Steve Southerland prays on returning

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Former U.S. Rep.Ā Steve SoutherlandĀ is considering another run in Florida’s Second Congressional District, according to two sources close to the former north Florida Congressman. Southerland represented north central Florida in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2015 before anĀ upsetĀ defeat at the hands of U.S. Rep.Ā Gwen GrahamĀ sent him packing. Florida PoliticsĀ first reported in March that SoutherlandĀ would not seek a rematch against Graham in 2016, however he is now seriously weighing a return to electoral politicsĀ becauseĀ it appears likely that Florida’s congressional districts map…

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15 members of Florida U.S. House delegation ask Legislature to hold hearings on redistricting

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More than half of Florida’s 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives called on leaders in the state Legislature to “conduct redistricting hearings across our great state” in a letter dated Thursday. In a missive addressed to Senate President Andy GardinerĀ and House SpeakerĀ Steve Crisafulli, the bipartisan group of congressmen — including Democratic Senate candidate Alan GraysonĀ andĀ DNC ChairwomanĀ Debbie Wasserman SchultzĀ as well as Republican U.S. Reps.Ā Carlos CurbeloĀ and Ileana Ros LehtinenĀ — particularly stressed the impact that the forthcoming changes to district boundaries…

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