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Mitch Perry Report for 10.22.15 — Freedom Caucus hearts Paul Ryan?

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Today could be an interesting day locally and nationally, or it could just be another day of unfulfilled hype: The St. Pete City Council gets together once again to decide on proposals that would allow the Tampa Bay Rays to talk to officials in Hillsborough County, a subject we’ve visited more than a few times over the past five years or so. And in Washington, Hillary Clinton goes before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. It’s supposed to last for at least eight…

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Alex Sink endorses Charlie Crist in CD 13 contest

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A day after he announced his candidacy, former Florida Chief Financial Officer and vanquished CD 13 Democratic candidate Alex Sink is endorsing Charlie Crist in the race to succeed David Jolly in the Pinellas County congressional seat. “Everyone knows how dysfunctional Washington is right now, only listening to themselves and fighting meaningless partisan battles,” Sink says in a statement. “We need someone who will give a voice to the people and push out the special interests, and Charlie Crist will…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Would-be CD 13 Dem candidates totally fine with Charlie Crist’s candidacy

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Although St. Petersburg attorney Jessica Ehrlich was soundly defeated by Bill Young in his last re-election for Congress in 2012, her margin of defeat was the second closest of any losing Democrat in 40 years, and she was running hard in the fall of 2013 to face Young again in 2014. However, after Young’s death in the fall of 2013, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ignored Ehrlich’s efforts and recruited former CFO Alex Sink to run as the Democratic nominee. Sink…

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Meet Christina Barker, one of the ’30 under 30′ rising stars of Florida politics

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Thirty-year-old Pasco County resident Christina Barker has been working as Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s special assistant since December, but her public profile rose this summer when City Hall staffing changes made her Buckhorn’s interim director of communications. Barker became politically aware after John Kerry’s 2004 presidential bid, and  was totally inspired by Barack Obama’s run for the presidency in 2008. It was then,  she said, she decided to pursue a career working in the political arena. After finishing graduate school…

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David Jolly says competitive districts can fix Washington dysfunction

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David Jolly says he believes he has the antidote for what ills Washington, but believes that at least in his particular case, the Florida Fair Districts amendments and the Florida Supreme Court helped derail that remedy. Speaking at the Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon in Clearwater on Monday, the Pinellas County representative said that more lawmakers need to reside in competitive congressional districts like the CD 13 seat he currently occupies, but is leaving next year to run for U.S. Senate. He says working in…

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Patrick Murphy wins the endorsements of five Florida House Democrats in Senate contest

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Five state representatives are endorsing Treasure Coast U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in his contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2016. Amanda Murphy (D-New Port Richey), Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville), Reggie Fulwood (D-Jacksonville), Cynthia Stafford (D-Miami), and Richard Stark (D-Weston) all came out in support of Murphy on Monday. “It is a great honor to endorse my friend and fellow Democrat Patrick Murphy in his campaign for U.S. Senate,” said Ms. Murphy, elected to replace Republican Mike Fasano in the state House in a special election in 2014. “I know…

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In Tampa, Alan Grayson attempts to woo local Democrats in his bid for Senate

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Nine days after Patrick Murphy spoke before hundreds of Hillsborough County Democrats at the party’s annual fundraising dinner, Alan Grayson got his shot on Monday night. Speaking to approximately 70 members of the party’s executive committee members at their monthly meeting at the Children’s Board in Ybor City, the Orlando congressman and top challenger to Murphy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate spoke and took questions for approximately 45 minutes. “A lot of people think it’s a club, like the…

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