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Sorry, Joe Negron, but this latest ploy for Senate Presidency is weak sauce

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State Sen. Joe Negron on Wednesday morning upped the ante in the poker game to be president of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 by releasing the names of his colleagues who have pledged their support to him. Unfortunately for Negron, this latest ploy will likely fall flat. Claiming that he has the support of “Senators who represent (a) majority,” Negron has taken the extraordinary step of listing his pledges as “Senator Don Gaetz (District 1), Senator Aaron Bean (District 4),…

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Campaigns for Florida Senate’s eight term-limited seats shift into gear

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As of June, none of the 12 Florida senators running for re-election is facing much of a challenge — Democratic state Sen. Jeff Clemens is the only incumbent to draw an opponent so far, but it won’t derail him from another term. District 29 looks set as well, with Democratic state Rep. Jim Waldman having a clear path to take over for outgoing state Sen. Jeremy Ring. The other open seats – Districts 1, 5, 13, 19, 23 and 31…

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Gary Price posts $64K in May, though Matt Hudson still in commanding lead

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The race to take over termed-out Republican state Sen. Garrett Richter’s District 23 seat was already setting up to be a hard- fought battle between Republican state Reps. Matt Hudson and Kathleen Passidomo, and the May entry of Naples businessman Gary Price looks likely to produce an even more contentious three-way primary. Campaign finance numbers for May show Hudson is still firmly in the lead with $240,600 in contributions, though his May haul of $2,010 looks anemic in comparison to Passidomo’s $23,825 and Price’s impressive…

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The race for Senate president has become a Chinese finger puzzle

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The half-decade-long race to determine who will serve as president of the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2018 — either Jack Latvala or Joe Negron — has taken on all the difficulty of a Chinese finger puzzle after a series of recent developments designed to solve the matter have only made the issue more complicated. Most notable of these developments is the official signing-on of now 10 current members of the Florida Senate to Negron’s political committee, the Treasure Coast Alliance according to…

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Email insights: Kathleen Passidomo in desperate need of a new calendar

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As a special session of the Legislature inches closer for hammering out Florida’s spending plan ahead of the June 30 deadline, some lawmakers have even more pressing business to conduct: fundraising. A new email from Naples Republican state Rep. Kathleen Passidomo does just that, as she announces she will seek the Senate seat of term-limited state Sen. Garrett Richter. “I have worked diligently in Tallahassee to cut government spending, balance the budget, lower taxes, and reduce burdensome regulations,” she writes. “As my good…

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Takeaways from Tallahassee, er, St. Augustine

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The picture to the right is of the dock in front of the beach house the Griswolds, err, the Schorsches are vacationing at this week. This was supposed to be a recuperative, post-session retreat, and while it has been an enjoyable time here in St. Augustine, it feels like just a break before the next wave crashes. Here are my Takeaways from Tallahassee, er, St. Augustine. — If I had to revise my list of Winners and Losers emerging from…

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Gary Price announces Senate run in District 23

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Southwest Florida businessman Gary Price announced on Monday that he will seek the District 23 Senate seat being vacated by the departure of Garrett Richter due to term limits. In an exclusive conversation with SaintPetersBlog, Price said he will look to leverage his extensive municipal government background — he served on the Naples City Commission for 10 years — as well as his experience as a small businessman to bring what he called a practical and public policy-minded focus to the Senate.…

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