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Wengay Newton way ahead in campaign contributions for HD 70 race

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Wengay Newton sailed into the lead for fundraising during June in the race for House District 70. Newton raised $5,280, bringing his overall total to $29,550. His nearest competitor Dan Fiorini raised $866, making a total of $13,367.95 The third Democrat in the primary, Christopher John “CJ” Czaia, a latecomer to the race, loaned himself $10,000 and raised $1,050. Cori Fournier, the lone Republican in the race, raised $1,845. That is also the total amount he has in his campaign…

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HD 70 candidate Manuel Sykes fails to sign disclosure form — doesn’t make it on the ballot

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Pastor Manuel Sykes announced recently that he was a candidate in the House District 70 race that covers parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties, with the vast majority of the district’s voters living in Pinellas. It leans strongly Democratic in its makeup. However, Sykes did not qualify for the ballot at the end of the day on Friday, the deadline for all candidates to be eligible for the November ballot. Although a call to the state’s Division of Elections website did not get an…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.12.16 – The proposed tax that will not go away

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So, Go Hillsborough is somehow still alive? Though they haven’t set a date yet, apparently there will be another public hearing on putting a sales tax referendum on the ballot this November. On Wednesday, voted to support a half-cent sales tax for 15 years, and not the 30-year plan that was shot down two weeks ago. As the Tampa Bay Times reports this morning, the BOCC methodically went through a series of votes on potential revenue sources to pay for…

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Dan Fiorini surpasses Wengay Newton in campaign contributions in HD 70 race

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Dan Fiorini, a first-time candidate challenging fellow Democrat Wengay Newton for the open House District 70 seat, raised more cash than Newton in April, the third month in a row he’s done so. The April report shows Fiorini raised $4,496.95 to Newton’s $3,060.00, including in-kind contributions. “Obviously, our message is resonating with the community, “Fiorini said in a statement on Wednesday. “Mr. Newton has been a candidate for 17 months.  In just four months, my campaign has closed the fundraising gap, and…

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Rene Flowers strongly backing Wengay Newton in HD 70 race

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Wengay Newton has received a strong endorsement from Pinellas County School Board member Rene Flowers in his bid for the House District 70 race. “Wengay Newton understands that he has an uphill mountain to climb,” Flowers concludes in a full page statement backing the former St. Petersburg City Councilman, who represented South St. Pete from 2007-2015. “However, if there were ever a person to stand up for his community and his district, I strongly suggest that Former City Council Member Wengay…

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Where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay area 2016 House races

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Three of the five Senate races in Hillsborough or Pinellas County feature an incumbent running without opposition. In a fourth race – the one for Senate District 18 – Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young has no challenger yet, although a Democrat is expected to file next week. As of April, SD 19 is the only Bay area seat with more than one candidate. The majority-minority seat covers parts of west Hillsborough and the southern tip of Pinellas, and is somewhat analogous to the seat currently held…

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Democrat Dan Fiorini files for open HD 70 seat in Pinellas

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A fourth candidate has filed to run for House District 70, currently held by termed-out St. Petersburg Democrat Darryl Rouson. Business owner Dan Fiorini filed on Friday to run as a Democrat, setting up a primary against St. Petersburg City Commissioner Wengay Newton, who entered the race in October. Fiorini has never held elected office, but is no stranger to politics. He was the legislative aid to former Democratic state Rep. Helen Spivey, who held office from 1994-1996, and was a founding member of Pinellas…

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