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Anitere Flores: Insurance Commissioner should be elected

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State Sen. Anitere Flores is calling for the state’s Insurance Commissioner to be elected. Flores, a Miami Republican, issued a statement Tuesday. She referred to current “discontent” with the Office of Insurance Regulation. Over the last year, GOP lawmakers have unsuccessfully pushed to return other officers to elected positions from appointed, including Education Commissioner and Secretary of State. Those positions were made appointed in the state constitution after recommendations by the 1997-98 Constitution Revision Commission. The Florida Cabinet shrank from six members to…

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Endorsement Watch: Florida Retail Federation, Florida Conservation Voters, NRA issue endorsements

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With just a few weeks until the election, organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations — the Florida Retail Federation, Florida Conservation Voters, and the NRA Political Victory Fund — issued endorsements. — Neal Dunn has received the backing of the NRA Political Victory Fund. “As a staunch supporter and defender of the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms, I am proud to have been endorsed by, and received an AQ…

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Anitere Flores will support ban on LGBT discrimination

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Signaling its return next legislative session, state Sen. Anitere Flores “pledged to co-sponsor the Competitive Workforce Act,” a bill banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Floridians. Flores, a Miami-Dade Republican and confidante of Senate President-designate Joe Negron, announced her support Wednesday. She said the legislation is especially appropriate after this June’s hate-crime mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, in which 49 people were killed and 53 others wounded. The bill “simply updates Florida’s existing nondiscrimination…

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Anitere Flores raises more than $113K in final two weeks of September

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Anitere Flores ended September strong, after a few slow fundraising weeks. State records show Flores raised a combined $113,475 — $81,475 for her official campaign and $32,000 for her political committee — between Sept. 17 and Sept. 30. Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell raised a combined $65,950 — $21,950 to her official campaign and $44,000 to her political committee — during the same time period. Records show Flores received $1,000 contributions from the Florida Freedom Fund, Protect Florida Families, Sunshine State Conservatives,…

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Is Oscar Braynon running the best Senate political operation in years?

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Democratic uber consultant (and frequent Uber customer) Steve Schale contends in a must-read, table-setting blog post about which Florida Senate races are worth watching that “Oscar Braynon is running the best Senate political operation I’ve seen in years.” Really? Technically, Schale is absolutely right. Braynon is running the best political shop in years because, when compared to previous Democratic efforts, O.B. looks like a black James Carville. Beyond Schale, there are other super-smart people in Tallahassee who think very highly of the Florida Democrats’ Senate political…

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell releases her first ad in SD 39

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is introducing herself to voters in Senate District 39 with a bilingual campaign ad. The 2-minute and 30 second biographical spot features family and friends talking about Mucarsel-Powell. The spot is meant to introduce Mucarsel-Powell to the voters of the district. “You know what I can tell you about my wife Debbie? First, she’s not a politician, she’s a problem solver and she’s amazing at it,” her husband says in the advertisement. “For her entire life, she has…

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Florida Senate Republicans raising money Wednesday in Big Apple

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Senate Republicans are racking up frequent flier miles this summer. The Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee is holding a fundraiser in New York City on Wednesday. The event includes a VIP reception at the The London NYC, a luxury hotel in the heart of New York City, and a private dinner at A Voce, a swank restaurant in Columbus Circle. Senate President Designate Joe Negron, the committee’s chairman, is listed  as the headliner. He’s expected to be joined by Sens.…

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