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Arthenia Joyner and Janet Cruz help open up Hillary Clinton campaign office in Ybor City

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Tampa based state Senator Arthenia Joyner got to the point in addressing a packed audience that crowded into the new campaign headquarters for the Hillary Clinton campaign on Thursday night. “We know what it means to hand our future to a billionaire businessman,” she said, comparing the Democrats bete noire in Florida with Donald Trump. “We don’t need a Rick Scott clone in the White House. Is that what we want to see? Do we really want an instant replay with what…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.13.16 – Conservatism is still running strong, Jeb Bush insists

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Jeb Bush says whatever you want to call Donald Trump, don’t call him a conservative. “Conservatism is temporarily dead,” the former Florida Governor told Nicole Wallace on an MSNBC special that aired Monday night. “I mean, if you look at it, we have two candidates. Donald Trump is barely a Republican. He’s certainly not a conservative.” Bush makes the point, however, that while that might not matter much in the presidential sweepstakes, conservatism is still powerful across the country. “I…

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Brian Willis gets PBA endorsements in Hillsborough County District 6 race

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The Police Benevolent Association’s West Central Florida and Tampa Chapters have endorsed Democrat Brian Willis in the highly competitive Hillsborough County Commission District 6 race. “We know Brian is a leader that will take action to build safer and stronger neighborhoods and fix our broken transportation system. We trust Brian to put the community first when he is on the commission,” said Nick Marolda, President of the West Central Florida Chapter of the Police Benevolent Association. “Willis has built a strong,…

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Brian Willis becomes first Democrat to raise more than $100K in Hillsborough Commission race

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Hillsborough County District 6 Democratic candidate Brian Willis announced Tuesday that his campaign has brought in over $102,000 to date, after bringing in over $7,045 through the June 24th fundraising deadline. That makes him the first Democrat in the competitive, four-person field to surpass the $100K goal, more than two months from the Aug. 30 primary. “I’ve been fighting to fix our broken transportation system and standing up for equal rights for years and it is clear my message is resonating.” Willis said in a statement.”All of the candidates in…

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Poll shows Pat Kemp leading in Democratic race for Hillsborough County Commission District 6 race

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A survey conducted last week by St. Pete Polls shows Pat Kemp leading in the Democratic primary for the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 countywide contest. The survey, commissioned by strategist Barry Edwards, shows Kemp leading with 34 percent support. Former County Commissioner and Tampa City Councilman Tom Scott is second with 24 percent. Former Plant City Mayor John Dicks is next at 6 percent, and attorney Brian Willis is at 4 percent.  Thirty-two percent of those questioned are uncertain…

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John Dicks raises more money than any other Hillsborough County Commission District 6 candidate in May

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There hasn’t been any publicly published polls of note in the ever competitive Hillsborough County Commission District 6 contest, so the publicly released fundraising figures are one indication about how the candidate’s are faring. Last month, former Plant City Mayor John Dicks out fundraised his competition on both sides of the aisle, with the Democrat taking in $6,560 in May. However, his $41,950 total fundraising places him only fifth out of the six major candidates in the race, which Dicks…

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Pro transit group Connect Tampa Bay dissolves

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Two years after the one-cent transit tax known as Moving Hillsborough Forward bit the dust at the polls in November of 2010, a pro-transit group named Connect Tampa Bay was formed to restart discussions on expanding transit options in the Tampa Bay area, including light rail. Their efforts were pivotal in restarting the conversation about transportation in the county, which led nearly a year later to the formation of the Hillsborough County Policy Leadership Group, which would ultimately craft the Go Hillsborough plan,…

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