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Despite drawing no challenge, Pinellas Clerk Ken Burke has best fundraising month of campaign

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Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke more than doubled his campaign fundraising total this November, raising approximately $8,535 in donations for the month. According to the latest supervisor of elections figures, Burke has now hauled in nearly $15,500 for his re-election bid. Not a bad sum, considering the 55-year-old Seminole Republican has yet to draw a challenger. Burke’s November included 45 unique contributions from all over Pinellas County: North Redington Beach, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Indian…

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Ted Cruz takes lead in Iowa in new Monmouth University poll

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For the first time this year, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leads in Iowa among Republican caucusgoers, according to a new Monmouth University poll released Monday. The Texas Senator gets 24 percent among Iowans likely to participate in that state’s Iowa caucus scheduled for February. That’s a 5-point leader over Donald Trump, in second place with 19 percent, followed closely by Marco Rubio with 17 percent. Ben Carson is fourth with 13 percent, followed by Jeb Bush at 6 percent. Rand…

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Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice files to run for re-election

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It’s no secret, but it is official: Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice is running for re-election. The 47-year-old Democratic incumbent filed his paperwork with the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections late last month. He’ll be running to retain his District 3 seat, which covers most of St. Petersburg and all of St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Madeira Beach. “[I’m] incredibly proud of the important work we’re doing on the County Commission,” Justice said to FloridaPolitics.com. “Others talk partisanship, we…

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Mike Mikurak lays out political platform for 2016 Pinellas Commission run

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The first time Mike Mikurak spoke with SaintPetersBlog, he focused on his personal plan for Pinellas County. Over a month later, and after raising $34,000 in contributions and loans for his cause, that plan has become more refined. Mikurak, a 61-year-old Republican from St. Petersburg who’s running for County Commission’s District 3 seat, addressed supporters last night at Island Way Grill, out on Clearwater Beach. “I believe it’s time to put experienced business people, not just career politicians, in charge of our…

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Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long raises nearly $22k for 2016 re-election campaign

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Incumbent Janet Long has continued her bid for Pinellas County Commission re-election with another solid month of campaign fundraising. The 70-year-old Democrat and former Florida House state representative from Seminole has raised a total of $21,658 since formally jumping into the race for Commission’s District 1 seat back in May. Approximately $4,850 of that sum was donated during this past month. In total, 10 checks were contributed to the Long campaign in August. Six of those came from individual supporters, while…

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Mike Mikurak files to run for Pinellas County Commission’s District 3 seat

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Juvenile Welfare Board member Mike Mikurak is no longer just eyeing a 2016 Pinellas County Commission seat; he’s now filed to run for one. Mikurak, a 61-year-old Republican from St. Petersburg, will be running for the county’s District 3 seat — an at-large seat for which all of Pinellas votes on. The seat’s district encompasses most of St. Pete, and all of St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Madeira Beach. “I’ve never run for election before,” said Mikurak to SaintPetersBlog. “I’ve…

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Janet Long nearly tops $17,000 for re-election campaign

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Since filing to run for re-election in early May, Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long has raised exactly $16,808 in campaign contributions. That’s according to the last three months of published campaign finance reports on the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections’ website. Long, a 70 year-old Democrat from Seminole, has received nearly 50 total checks so far, including five for $1,000 — the maximum allowable individual contribution amount. Those five top donations came from real estate developer Edward R. Sharp, land-use attorney Ed Armstrong,…

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