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Daniel Webster to hold Spring Hill fundraiser May 19

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Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster will hold a fundraiser later this month at the Silverthorn Country Club in Spring Hill, his campaign announced Thursday. The host committee for the event, scheduled for May 19 at 6 pm, includes former Florida Attorney General and U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, Hernando County School Board member and businessman Gus Guadagnino and former Hernando County Association of Realtors President Al Boland, among many others. Webster has served in congress since 2011 and is currently representing…

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Darryl Paulson: Floridaā€™s congressional elections: The changing of the guard

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In a typical election cycle, about 90 percent of House members and 70 percent of U.S. senators win re-election. As has often been noted, Americans hate Congress, but love their own representative. In the 2016 congressional election in Florida, close to half of the delegation will be replaced. As David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report notes, “Florida is primed to have the most turnover in the country.” Why will Florida experience such unprecedented turnover? The answer: retirements, reapportionment and…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.18.16 – Can bill to allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudis’ go forward?

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Good Monday morning. I’ve a quick question for you. Is Saudi Arabia really one of our allies in the Middle East? Some conservatives, like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, insist they are, and says that one of many reasons why we should be angry at Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is because it upset the Saudis, allegedly one of our true friends in that region. This issue is about to be revisited, after the NY TimesĀ reportedĀ on FridayĀ that the Saudi Arabian government…

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Charlie Dean and Jimmie Smith endorse Justin Grabelle in CD 11 race

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Justin GrabelleĀ received the endorsement of two state legislators on Friday in his battle for the CD 11 seat. Grabelle is running against former CongressmanĀ Daniel Webster, who opted to run for the seat after his current CD 10 seat in Central Florida was redrawn and made itĀ soĀ Democratic friendly that he realized that his future was dubious staying in that district. Inverness state SenatorĀ Charlie DeanĀ and Inverness state Representative Jimmie T. Smith said they are backing Grabelle, the former chief of staff to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 2.23.16 – Still waiting for that Go Hillsborough Sheriffs report

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The Chairman of the Tampa Bay Sierra Club, Kent Bailey, issued out a letter to Hillsborough County Commissioners on Monday, where he once again stated that the Board should begin implementing policies right now to deal with transportation issues, before awaiting the results of referendum later this year (that may never even get on the ballot). That includes calling on raising the county to raise the gas tax to five cents, creating a trust fund account from a percentage of…

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Daniel Webster confirms he’s running in CD 11

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With his chances of being re-elected in his current congressional district 10 seat virtually nil after redistricting last summer, Orlando areaĀ GOP Congressman Daniel Webster announced on Monday that he will run for the CD 11 seat currently held by Rich Nugent, who announced last year he will not run for re-election. “I’m running for another term in Congress because there is still much to be done to reform the process and fix what is broken in Washington,” said Webster in…

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Justin Grabelle about to be challenged in CD 11 race?

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Once upon a time, Florida’s 11th Congressional District ā€” which now encompassesĀ Hernando, Citrus, Sumter and Marion counties ā€” was held by a Democrat. Her name wasĀ Karen Thurman. Thurman lost to Republican Ginny Brown-Waite in 2002, and since that time, the seat has remained safely in GOP control, and that scenario doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. After GOP incumbentĀ Rich NugentĀ announced last month that he would not run for re-election in 2016,Ā Justin Grabelle, his 33-year-old chief-of-staff, immediately announced he would…

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