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Joe Saunders mulling possible comeback in House District 49

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Former Democratic state Rep. Joe Saunders is “talking to family and friends about what the future may hold” now that state Rep. Rene Plasencia — who narrowly defeated Saunders in a razor-thin contest in District 49 last November — has opted to run in a more Republican-leaning adjacent district in 2016. Saunders took to social media on Sunday and later caught up with SaintPetersBlog to address the shifting electoral landscape in Orlando. “The news that Rene Plasencia won’t seek re-election in House District 49 has given me…

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Jim Waldman lends himself $200k to jump start Senate campaign

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Former Coconut Creek city commissioner and former state Rep. Jim Waldman has kicked in $200,000 of his own money to his bid to succeed Margate state Sen. Jeremy Ring in the state Senate, according to recent filings with the Division of Elections. Waldman is putting his money where his mouth is with a substantial personal investment in taking over for the term-limited Ring, who like Waldman is known as a well-heeled Democrat capable of bringing home the bacon, both personally and in the…

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Andrew Korge files for 2020 state Senate run; South Florida dominos set to fall

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The rumors have flown about Senate District 35 for almost a year now — will former Senate President Gwen Margolis call it quits before she terms out? Does she have a deal with Andrew Korge? Is Rep. David Richardson trying to push the Dean of the Senate out of her seat by brandishing his plans to run for her seat around Miami? Today’s news might not answer all of that, but we do know this: “I’m running because I’m sick of Miami issues getting ignored in…

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Dennis Baxley hauls in nearly $80k in February to kick-start Florida Senate bid

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Republican state Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala raised $79,500 during the month of February for his bid for the Florida Senate, according to campaign finance reports recently released by the Division of Elections. That brings his war chest to a total of $94,610 overall. “We are pleased to receive this much support this early,” said Baxley in a statement Monday. The man who proudly accepts the title of “Father of Stand Your Ground” is an inveterate campaigner, having run and won…

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