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Kevin Beckner endorsed by pro-LGBT Victory Fund

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Kevin Beckner has nabbed a prestigious endorsement from the national Victory Fund for his bid to become Hillsborough County’s next Clerk of the Circuit Court. “Kevin Beckner has been a champion for equality by working to successfully pass a countywide Domestic Partner Registry, overturning a ban on Gay Pride, and getting a countywide Human Rights Ordnance passed,” said Aisha Moodie-Mills, president of the Victory Fund. “Kevin has also worked to balance the budget, attract new businesses to Hillsborough County, been…

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Pat Frank’s re-election campaign in December funded almost exclusively by Texas attorneys

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If you’ve procrastinated in paying a fine through the Hillsborough or Pinellas County Court system, chances are good that you’ve received a notice from Linebarger Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP, a Texas-based law firm that a great many clerks of the courts offices in Florida — and the country — use to collect tardy fines, fees or other costs assessed by the courts. That’s also the same collection agency whose attorneys funded almost all of the campaign cash that Hillsborough Clerk…

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Pat Frank raises more in December than opponents in Court Clerk race

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When it comes to constitutional officer positions in local government, the election of the Clerk of the Circuit Court isn’t one that generally draws that much interest. That’s not the case in Hillsborough County this year, where two well-known and popular Democrats, Pat Frank and Kevin Beckner, are competing against each other. The Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections website shows that for December, Frank got the most in fundraising, taking in $8,250 to Beckner’s $2,455, his worst-performing month since he announced…

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Kevin Beckner triples Pat Frank’s take during November for Clerk race

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Unlike any other time in recent history, there is considerable interest in next year’s Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit court race. County Commissioner Kevin Beckner has challenged Democratic incumbent Pat Frank, while former Fox-13 consumer reporter Eric Seidel adds name recognition on the Republican side. While Frank’s experience and name recognition may make her the favorite in the contest, Beckner continues to lead in fundraising. Beckner raised more than three times than Frank last month, $13,080 to Frank’s $3,400. Among…

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Kevin Beckner increases his financial lead in Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts race

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Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner raised over $11,000 last month in his bid for the Clerk of the Court position currently held by fellow Democrat Pat Frank. Officially, Beckner brought in $11,460 in October. Those include $1,000 contributions from local philanthropist Frank Morsani and companies like Waste Management based in Coconut Creek, Florida. All told, he’s raised over $133,000. Frank raised $5,849 in October, and has now raised over $90,000 in the contest ($90,169). Former Fox-13 consumer reporter Eric Seidel, the top…

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Kevin Beckner leads in fundraising in Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts contest

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Kevin Beckner had his worst month of fundraising in September, but he still dominates in fundraising between the top candidates running for the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Courts. Beckner raised just $5,845 last month, but $122,211.50 since declaring his candidacy around Easter, when his decision to challenge local legend Pat Frank was seen as an affront to some Hillsborough County Democrats. Frank raised roughly an equivalent amount of cash in September — $5,600. Overall, she raised $84,320. Former Fox-13 consumer reporter…

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Former Fox 13 personalities tout Eric Seidel’s candidacy for Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts

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In terms of local elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court generally resides as among the least sexy in terms of garnering much interest from the news media and the public. But that’s not the case in Hillsborough County this year, where there’s already been an unusual amount of attention paid to next year’s election, ever since soon-to-be-termed-out-of-office Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner announced right before Easter that he would challenge Democratic incumbent Pat Frank in 2016. Beckner said he believed Frank…

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