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Bob Buckhorn endorses Ben Diamond in the HD 68 race

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is weighing on a race dividing Democrats in Pinellas County, backing St. Petersburg attorney Ben Diamond in the House District 68 contest. “Ben Diamond is an asset to Tampa Bay,” Buckhorn said in a statement released Thursday. “His commitment to fairness and his experience in Tallahassee make him the best candidate to help move our region forward. I look forward to working with him to make Tampa Bay an even better place to live and work.”…

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Kathy Castor is backing Ben Diamond over Eric Lynn in HD 68 race

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Tampa Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor is endorsing St. Petersburg-based attorney Ben Diamond in the campaign for the open House District 68 seat. “Ben is a strong leader on issues that matter to us in Tampa Bay,” Castor said in a statement released by the Diamond campaign on Thursday. “Ben’s work on the Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative in 2014 shows he will be a good partner to work with in preserving our unique and beautiful Florida environment which in…

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Alex Sink endorses Jennifer Webb in HD 69 contest

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Former Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is giving her seal of approval to Jennifer Webb, the Gulfport based Democrat now running in the House District 69 seat. “Jennifer Webb is a proven leader who will bring a strong, independent voice to Tallahassee for the hard working residents of Pinellas County,” Sink said on Tuesday. “For too long, career politicians have put the needs of lobbyists and special interests ahead of our community. Jennifer understands the challenges facing Pinellas families…

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New poll says 49% of Floridians disapprove of Marco Rubio’s performance in Senate

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Marco Rubio appears to be in free fall in Florida when it comes to how the voters fell about him, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday. Less than two months after registered Republicans repudiated his presidential candidacy in the state’s presidential primary, 49 percent of all Floridians disapprove of his performance in the senate, with just 42 percent supporting him. Among independents, 56 percent disapprove of his performance. Rubio is in the twilights of his first term in the senate, having declared…

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HD 68 Dem candidate Ben Diamond raises over $28,000 in one week on the campaign trail

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(Updated) St. Petersburg-based attorney Ben Diamond announced his candidacy for the House District 68 seat in Pinellas County on Monday, April 25. In the six days leading up to the campaign’s first fundraising deadline on April 30, he was able to raise an impressive $28,366. “I’m running for the Florida House because I want to fight for Pinellas County families,” said Diamond on Tuesday. “I’m so thankful to have so many people reach out to join our team and pledge their support so…

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Eric Lynn out of running for CD 13, into running for HD 68

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Reading the writing on the wall – also known as the polls – Florida Congressional District 13 Democratic candidate Eric Lynn is jettisoning his race for Congress, and has announced he will run in the state House District 68 seat in Pinellas County recently vacated last week by Dwight Dudley. “Today begins a fresh start in a new race with new opportunities. I am proud of the excellent campaign we ran for Congressional District 13 here in Pinellas County, which is projected to…

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David Jolly refutes charge of lying in 60 Minutes story about fundraising requirement

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David Jolly is at war with a part of his own party. The National Republican Campaign Committee is pushing back hard on that “60 Minutes” piece that aired Sunday featuring the Pinellas County congressman, and specifically his legislation that would ban federal office holders from raising campaign contributions. In a letter penned by NRCC Executive Director Rob Simms to CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell, Patricia Slevin and Miles Doran, the NRCC says that Jolly lied when he told O’Donnell that he was told at a meeting shortly after being elected…

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