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Edward James says his HD 72 July fundraising is No. 1 among all House candidates

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Democrat Edward James says he not only out-raised his opponent, incumbent state Rep. Ray Pilon, last month, but he also raised more than all other candidates for the Florida House. According to an analysis conducted by James’ finance chairman and campaign treasurer, James’ July campaign finance haul — $26,388, on top of $10,100 that came into a political committee, New Direction Florida, which supports James — is the highest of any House candidate. With lawmakers are tied up this month redrawing congressional maps in Tallahassee — and therefore…

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Ray Pilon, outraised in June, unfazed by Democratic challenge

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State Rep. Ray Pilon raised just $1,985 in last month while his opponent in Sarasota’s HD 72, Democrat Edward James, brought in more than $30,000 between his campaign account and an affiliated PAC. That blowout margin bears an asterisk — Pilon was prohibited from taking contributions for most of June due to a special session — but it also reflects the most serious threat the third-term Republican has faced since he defeated former state Rep. Keith Fitzgerald to snag the seat back…

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First-time candidate Edward James tops $30k in HD 72 fundraising

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Democrat Edward James III won’t hold yet his first official fundraiser until next week, but that hasn’t stopped him from raising about a thousand dollars a day since he entered the race last month. James has raised a total of $30,175 according to just-released campaign finance reports, an unusually high figure for a Democratic newcomer. A majority of that came through the New Direction Florida political committee, which backs James, including a check for $10,000 from Hugh Culverhouse, son of the former owner of the Tampa…

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Edward James set to kick off House campaign Thursday in Sarasota

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Democrat Edward James III will hold his first campaign event since filing his paperwork to run in northern Sarasota-based HD 72. Among the attendees at tomorrow’s kick-off at the Bayfront Community Center are expected to be Mayor Willie Charles Shaw, former Mayor Fredd Atkins, newly minted City Commissioners Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie, Sarasota School Board member and former state Rep. Shirley Brown, and former Commissioner Ken Shelin, the city’s first openly gay member of the commission. Well-regarded Sarasota Democrat and former state Rep. Keith…

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Democrat Edward James files for House run in Sarasota’s HD 72

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After several weeks of deliberation, Edward James III has made it official — the Sarasota-born Democrat told SaintPetersBlog he filed 2016 campaign paperwork on Tuesday to run in House District 72. James said he was spurred to run by what he called the “cold-heartedness” of the GOP-led House, which abruptly adjourned and left town early last month in opposition to the Senate-led “FHIX” proposal to expand healthcare access to uninsured Floridians by drawing down federal Medicaid dollars left on the table. “You…

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Democrat Edward James ‘seriously considering’ a challenge to Ray Pilon in HD 72

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SaintPetersblog has learned that Democrat Edward James, III is in the early stages of a likely run for the state House in northern Sarasota-based House District 72. “I’m exploring the idea right now,” said James on Friday. “Several people have reached out to me about running for that particular seat. I’m seriously considering it and consulting with trusted advisers and close friends as of this time.” The 25-year-old James — who recently found electoral success as a consultant to the local…

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