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Jackie Toledo narrowly defeats ‘establishment favorite’ Rebecca Smith in HD 60 primary

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Jackie Toledo narrowly held off establishment favorite Rebecca Smith Tuesday in the Republican House District 60. Toledo will oppose Democrat David Singer in the November general election. Singer was unopposed in the primary. With all precincts reporting, Toledo held a 222-vote margin out of more than 12,000 votes cast. The district includes all of Davis Islands and South Tampa while extending into southern Hillsborough County and north to the Town ‘n Country area. Dana Young, who represented this Republican-leaning district,…

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Here’s where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay state legislative races

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Republican Sens. Tom Lee and Bill Galvano have already won re-election, and fellow GOP incumbent Sens. Jack Latvala and Jeff Brandes only face opposition from write-in candidates in their seats. Of the six Senate seats covering Hillsborough and Pinellas County, only districts 18 and 19 will be home to a new senator in the fall. Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young is the front-runner in the SD 18 race in both polling and fundraising, though favorable district lines and robust fundraising…

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Jackie Toledo says ‘spouses don’t always agree’ upon news that her husband aided undocumented immigrants in 2014

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Jackie Toledo says she’ll crack down on “illegal aliens” if elected to the Florida House , but her husband went across the border two years ago to bring over undocumented children escaping gangs in Honduras. As FloridaPolitics reported earlier this week, Toledo sent out a mailer to voters in House District 60 that said if elected to the Florida Legislature, she’d work to repeal two immigration laws passed by the Republican majority in 2014. The campaign mailer says, “Jackie Toledo: Cracking down on Benefits…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.19.16 — Herald makes surprise endorsement in Florida Senate primary

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Donald Trump could earn a big PR move today. He’s scheduled to travel to Louisiana to visit the flood-ravaged areas. Meanwhile, President Obama enjoys the last days of his summer vacation, golfing with Larry David. The Miami Herald is making a little news this morning. The paper’s editorial board is dismissing both Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson in their review of the Democratic U.S. Senate race, and is endorsing Pam Keith in the contest. The paper acknowledges what has been evident for nearly…

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David Singer calls Jackie Toledo’s call to repeal immigration bills an “appeal to our lowest common denominator”

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While Rebecca Smith, Jackie Toledo’s opponent in the House District 60 primary, won’t comment on Toledo’s vow that she will “crack down on illegal aliens,” David Singer is speaking out. Singer is a Tampa land use attorney and the Democrat who will face the winner of the Toledo/Smith primary later this month. He issued a statement after reading about Toledo’s vow to repeal two bills passed in the Florida Legislature in the 2014 session that addresses undocumented immigrants. The first bill in question was legislation that allows qualified…

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In mailer, HD 60 candidate Jackie Toledo says she’d crack down on “illegal aliens” if elected

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House District 60 Republican candidate Jackie Toledo says if elected to the Florida Legislature, she’d work to repeal two immigration laws passed by the Republican majority in recent years. Toledo is battling against business person Rebecca Smith in the Republican race for the HD seat on Aug. 30. In a campaign mailer, Toledo says that “Politicians have passed some BAD laws. Jackie Toledo will REPEAL THEM.” The mailer goes on to say that on Toledo’s list of “bad bills to repeal on day one” would…

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Adam Putnam and Jeff Atwater back Rebecca Smith for Hillsborough’s HD 60 seat

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Rebecca Smith, the Tampa businesswoman locked in a battle against Jackie Toledo for the Republican nomination to the House District 60 seat, is touting the endorsements from half of the Florida Cabinet. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam announced their support for Smith on Monday, three days after she snagged photos with the two officials at an event Putnam was speaking at in South Tampa. “I have known Rebecca Smith for many years,” Atwater said on Monday. “Rebecca is a proven business leader…

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