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Endorsement Watch: Fraternal Order of Police, Republican Liberty Caucus, Florida Pharmacy Association, and others issue endorsements

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There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations ā€” including the Laborers’ International Union of North America, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the Florida Professional Firefighters ā€” issued endorsements. — The Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Rebecca Negron in Floridaā€™s 18th Congressional District. ā€œRebecca Negron has served the citizens of her community and will be a much-needed voice…

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Endorsement Watch: Conservative Leadership PAC, Florida Realtors, National Organization for Women in Florida, and others issue endorsements

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There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations ā€” including the Conservative Leadership PAC, the National Organization for Women in Florida, and Florida REALTORS PAC ā€” issued endorsements. — The International Association of Firefighters and the Florida Professional Fire Fighters endorsed Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate. “We know Patrick will continue to stand up for workersā€™ rights, fight to protect retirement benefits, and…

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Endorsement watch: NRA, Fraternal Order of Police, Eagle Forum PAC and others issue endorsements

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There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations ā€” including the Conservative Leadership PAC, the National Organization for Women in Florida, and Florida REALTORS PAC ā€” issued endorsements. — The International Association of Firefighters and the Florida Professional Fire Fighters endorsed Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate. “We know Patrick will continue to stand up for workersā€™ rights, fight to protect retirement benefits, and…

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Endorsement watch: National Womenā€™s Political Caucus of Florida, National Federation of Independent Business and others issue endorsements

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There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations ā€” including the National Womenā€™s Political Caucus, Fraternal Order of Police, and the National Federation of Independent Business ā€” issued endorsements. — The National Federation of Independent Business has thrown its support behind Marco Rubio. The national organization announced it had endorsed Rubio in his re-election bid. In a statement, Bill Herrle, the executive director…

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Francis Rooney raises $500K in four weeks in CD 19 race

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Francis Rooney raised more than $500,000 in a month. The Naples Republican announced Friday his campaign raised more than $500,000 in four weeks. Rooney announced he was running for Congress in May, and is vying to replace Curt Clawson in Floridaā€™s 19th Congressional District. ā€œWeā€™re incredibly proud of the broad support we have earned from throughout the community and the incredible momentum weā€™ve built based on our core conservative principles,ā€ said Rooney. Rooney, the former ambassador to the Holy See,…

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Changing political landscape means contested races in each of Florida’s congressional districts

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In an election year dominated by outsiders and political chaos, itā€™s not surprising that every congressional district has at least two people vying for the seat. Candidates had until noon Friday to submit their paperwork to run for congressional seats. State records show all of the state’s 27 congressional races in Florida this congressional cycle are contested. There are several factors contributing to the shift in the delegationā€™s make-up, including a redistricting ruling late last year. The map created new…

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Francis Rooney talks policy, politics during BUPAC meeting

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The influencer told voters Wednesday he wonā€™t be influenced. Francis Rooney, a Naples Republican, said he will not accept any money from political committees in his bid to replace Curt Clawson in Congress. The pledge is in line with one Clawson, a Bonita Springs Republican, made during his 2014 congressional bid. The former ambassador and longtime Bush family supporter also said that, unlike other members of, he would not need to be ā€œperpetually fundraisingā€ if he is elected. ā€œThe only…

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