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Nonpartisan Gulfport City Council race goes partisan

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Gulfport municipal elections are supposed to be nonpartisan, but party politics have come out in the city’s lone City Council contest. Though voters will never see it on a ballot, incumbent Dan Liedtke is a Republican. His challenger, April Thanos, is a Democrat. In a recent mailer, Thanos called Liedtke out as “a Tea Party conservative.” Liedtke fired back with a social media post countering her mail. But instead of defending the claim or attacking his opponent’s progressivism, Liedtke instead…

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April Thanos out raises Dan Liedtke in Gulfport City Council race

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Gulfport City Council hopeful April Thanos is threatening incumbent Dan Liedtke by outraising him more than three to one. Thanos raised a total of just over $6,000 so far in the race; Liedtke has brought in just $1,877. Both posted January fundraising totals this week. Thanos brought in more than half her total haul during that month, raising more than $3,000. Liedtke raised $975.97 with a $275 loan from himself. While Thanos grows a substantial fundraising gap, she continues to…

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Toast to the Bay/Dump into the Bay: Gulfport incumbents and Uhuru

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Toast to the Bay: Gulfport incumbents  Candidates for the Gulfport municipal election March 15 got one chance to debate in front of voters ahead of the election next month. As such, performance was key. Two incumbents are facing challengers, Mayor Sam Henderson and Council member Dan Liedtke. Barbara Banno and April Thanos are running to unseat them. As challengers, the two have a heavier burden in wooing voters. Both failed to do that last night. As we wrote following the…

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Gulfport incumbents come out on top during lone debate

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Four candidates in two Gulfport municipal races squared off in a League of Women Voters moderated debate Thursday night. Though challengers gave a strong performance, the incumbents came out on top. City Council incumbent Dan Liedtke and his challenger, April Thanos featured the first 45-minutes of back and forth while Mayoral candidates Barbara Banno and Sam Henderson wrapped up the night. Henderson, the current mayor and Banno, a former City Council member and owner of Stella’s in downtown, started the debate…

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Gulfport, Indian Rocks Beach to host candidate forums this week

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Two candidate forums are scheduled this week. Three Indian Rocks Beach candidates will field questions from constituents Tuesday evening in the City Auditorium located at 1507 Bay Palm Blvd. The forum begins at 7:00 p.m. with voter registration from 6:30 to 7:00. Four candidates in Gulfport will see how it feel on the City Council dais Thursday. Incumbent Mayor Sam Henderson will square off with his opponent, Barbara Banno beginning at 6:40 p.m. inside Gulfport City Hall at 2401 53rd…

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Challengers in Gulfport races out-fundraise incumbents

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Incumbents in Gulfport are getting trounced by opposition in early fundraising efforts. Mayor Sam Henderson and City Councilman Dan Liedtke are both trailing challengers significantly in campaign cash hauls. Barbara Banno, a local restaurant owner trying to unseat Henderson, raised more than $6,600 during December according to campaign finance reports. Henderson didn’t raise a dime and has only brought in a total of $140, resulting in a loan from himself. April Thanos, Liedtke’s challenger, raised $3,000 in December compared with…

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Gulfport City Councilman Dan Liedtke talks past, present and future on the road to re-election

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After serving two terms as Gulfport’s Ward 1 City Councilmember, incumbent Dan Liedtke has both a lot to look back on, and a lot to look forward to during his bid for re-election. “I am truly looking forward to what I hope will be a totally nonpartisan race that ultimately leads to a better Gulfport and an informed electorate,” said Liedtke. The “nonpartisan” aspect of the race — Gulfport City Council elections are all nonpartisan — might be big for…

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