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With first debate looming, David Jolly leads Charlie Crist 46%-43% in CD 13

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A new poll shows David Jolly holding a three-point lead over Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The survey, conducted by St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics, has Jolly at 46 percent and Crist at 43 percent. The Indian Shores Republican is ahead of the former governor despite the district breaking for Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, 47 to 40 percent. Buoying Jolly’s numbers is a strong favorable-to-unfavorable ratio of 54 to…

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Finance reports show Eric Lynn never transferred all of the money out of his congressional account

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Eric Lynn promised to transfer $500,000 from his congressional campaign into a political committee backing his state House run, but state and federal records show Lynn moved much less than that. Federal campaign finance records show Lynn had $273,481 in his federal campaign account as of June 30. The most recent reporting period ran from April 1 to June 30. Lynn announced in May he was ending his bid in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, opting instead to run for the…

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Florida congressional races start fall with lopsided campaign cash

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In 20 of Florida’s 26 contested congressional races this fall, one major party nominee escaped from last Tuesday’s primaries with more than five times as much cash-on-hand as the other major party’s candidate. And in many cases, the cash gap heading into the fall is so overwhelming that one party’s congressional nominee’s bank account would barely be a rounding error for the other party’s nominee. In 15 of the districts, one nominee has at least 30 times as much money as…

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David Jolly wins CD 13, will face Charlie Crist in November – war of words has already begun

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The war of words between David Jolly and Charlie Crist has already started, with Jolly accusing his Democratic opponent of lying about his support for Donald Trump. David Jolly defeated Mark Bircher in the Republican race for Pinellas County’s 13th Congressional District earlier in the evening, and now looks forward to what could be one of the most interesting congressional races in the country as he faces Crist in November. Jolly led Bircher, 75 to 25 percent, with not all the votes completely counted. “This Republican primary…

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Charlie Crist waits for winner of David Jolly v. Mark Bircher GOP primary

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He’s been Florida’s Republican governor, was considered a potential vice presidential candidate and almost became a U.S. Senator. But Charlie Crist is aiming a bit lower for his political comeback in 2016, running for the U.S. House after switching his party to Democrat. The always smiling, always suntanned Crist is running against U.S. Rep. David Jolly in a redrawn district including his hometown of St. Petersburg, following a redistricting process widely seen as eroding advantages of incumbents and possibly allowing…

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Joe Henderson: GOP message for David Jolly, ‘Play along. Or else.’

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It was a big story earlier this year when U.S. Rep. David Jolly proposed a law that would stop lawmakers, especially those named David Jolly, from spending at least four hours a day on the phone begging for money. He even went on “60 Minutes” to promote his bill, called the Stop Act. He told a national audience how members of Congress have hours of fundraising for themselves and their party built into their daily schedules. They are given a…

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Adam Putnam endorses David Jolly in CD 13

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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is throwing his support behind Rep. David Jolly. Putnam has endorsed Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The endorsement comes just two weeks ahead of the Aug. 30 primary. “David Jolly has a proven record of putting people before politics and his community’s interests before Washington’s,” said Putnam in a statement. Putnam knows a thing or two about serving in Congress. Putnam spent 10 years representing Florida’s 12th Congressional District, stepping down in 2010 to run…

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