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Adam Putnam running for governor

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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is no longer just a likely gubernatorial candidate. The Bartow Republican filed his paperwork Monday for a 2018 run to replace Gov. Rick Scott. He plans to make a formal announcement on the old county courthouse steps in Bartow at 11 a.m. on May 10, according to the Tampa Bay Times, which first reported Putnam’s annoouncement. “I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world because I get to call Florida home,” he said in…

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Gwen Graham signals she’ll launch gubernatorial campaign Tuesday

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Gwen Graham appears ready to make it official. The former Democratic congresswoman from Tallahassee is expected to announce her 2018 gubernatorial bid on Tuesday. The announcement will make Graham, the daughter of former governor and Sen. Bob Graham, the third Democrat to enter the race to replace Gov. Rick Scott. Her entry has long-been expected. When she announced she wouldn’t run for re-election in 2016, she told supporters in a video announcement that she was “seriously considering running for governor in…

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First Chris King campaign video mocks Rick Scott’s jobs record

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is launching his first campaign video on the internet, mocking Gov. Rick Scott’s jobs record and using the current governor in the video. The ad begins with footage taken from one of Scott’s own videos, showing him in a radio studio declaring his mantra, “What have we done in the last six years? We have focused on jobs, jobs, jobs.” “Here are the facts,” Scott continues. But that’s as far as he gets. As the…

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Democratic gubernatorial candidates call Frank Artiles’ resignation ‘right thing’

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Democratic gubernatorial candidates and potential candidates are declaring Friday that Frank Artiles did the right thing and one is wondering why Gov. Rick Scott stayed out, after Artiles resigned his seat in the Florida Senate because of his vulgar comments to comments earlier in the week. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, an announced candidate, called Artiles’ resignation the “right move for Florida.” “The kind of hurtful rhetoric that Senator Artiles used, while still far too common, only serves to divide us…

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Scott Arceneaux joining Andrew Gillum campaign

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Scott Arceneaux, the former executive director of the Florida Democratic Party, is joining Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s gubernatorial campaign as a chief strategist. “I’m thrilled to welcome Scott Arceneaux to our growing campaign for Governor. Scott brings a wealth of knowledge and savvy about the Sunshine State to our team, and I’m excited to welcome him as our chief strategist,” he said in a statement, which was first reported by POLITICO Florida. “Over the years he has fearlessly led the…

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Chris King staffs up with diverse team of political veterans

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Democrat Chris King announced a wave of hiring Tuesday morning for key positions supporting his campaign for Florida governor. “I’m encouraged that so many smart, talented campaign veterans are ready to join me in building a new approach to our politics,” said King, 38, a Winter Park affordable housing executive. “Our campaign will reflect the diversity, energy and possibility of Florida, and with these additions we’ve taken a great first step in meeting that goal.” King’s new hires include: Zach…

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Professing love for Florida business, Chris King video uses stock footage from LA, Washington

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Chris King, the newly announced Democratic candidate for Florida governor, wants to “lift up” homegrown businesses. Apparently, those homegrown businesses include those in  Los Angeles and Silverdale, Washington. In a YouTube video posted last week, the Winter Park affordable housing executive offers his vision of the state of Florida politics. “We need a whole new generation of people to stand up and demand more from our politics,” King says in the nearly four-minute clip “Rise and Lead.” “I am committed…

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