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Email insights: Brace yourselves, North Florida; Gwen Graham campaign begins

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Some would say there is one most important component of a political campaign: an opponent. For first-term DemocraticĀ U.S. Rep.Ā Gwen Graham, that puzzle piece fell into place on Wednesday, as Mary Thomas entered the race for the Republican nomination in Floridaā€™s 2nd Congressional District. With a contender for Grahamā€™s seat, Thomas, a Tallahassee attorney, triggered another essential modern campaign feature ā€“ the fundraising email. Since it is often challenging — and gratuitous ā€“ for an unopposed candidate to raise money, an…

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As Mary Thomas readies CD 2 bid, Steve Southerland prays on returning

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Former U.S. Rep.Ā Steve SoutherlandĀ is considering another run in Florida’s Second Congressional District, according to two sources close to the former north Florida Congressman. Southerland represented north central Florida in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2015 before anĀ upsetĀ defeat at the hands of U.S. Rep.Ā Gwen GrahamĀ sent him packing. Florida PoliticsĀ first reported in March that SoutherlandĀ would not seek a rematch against Graham in 2016, however he is now seriously weighing a return to electoral politicsĀ becauseĀ it appears likely that Florida’s congressional districts map…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.15.15 — Forget about 2016; 2018 Florida politics is beginning

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The topsy turvy 2016 U.S. Senate election in Florida welcomes a new edition today in the persona of oneĀ Carlos-Lopez Cantera, the man plucked by Rick Scott from the Miami-Dade County property appraiser’s office a year and a half ago to help him win re-election next year. Yes, mission accomplished, but what has he done for us lately? For years, critics have argued that Florida’s lieutenant governor’s position is a waste of money, since there are no assigned duties to the…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts ā€” FloridaPolitics.com ā€” I knew that one

FDP comms director Joshua Karp to join Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

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Communications Director for the Florida Democratic Party Joshua KarpĀ is leaving his post to join U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy‘s Democratic campaign to replace outgoingĀ Marco RubioĀ in the Senate. Karp will remain with the FDP — where press secretary and Twitter gadfly extraordinaire Max Steele is set to replace himĀ — until the end of the month. He has worked with the state party since 2013. The William & Mary alum coordinated closely with fellow comms guru Eric ConradĀ on a media strategy to elect…

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Gwen Graham earns plaudits, charts singular course with recent Clean Air vote

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On Wednesday the League of Conservation VotersĀ announced theĀ launch of an online ad campaign to — no, not to raise campaign cash like every other email we see these days — but rather to showĀ its appreciation for U.S. Rep. Gwen GrahamĀ for her vote last week against a bill to roll back environmental protection provisions under the Clean Air Act. ā€œCongresswoman Gwen Graham is standing up to climate change deniers and taking a commonsense approach to protecting our health and the environment…

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Family matters: Excitement builds for western Panhandle Senate primary

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Floridaā€™s western Panhandle has not been exactly known as a hotbed of electoral campaigns duringĀ recent election cycles. The regionĀ stretching from Pensacola to Panama City is steadfastly Republican in registration and in electoral dominance. GOP primaries decide most fights in the region, and incumbency has ensured few contentious primaries outside of local offices. The region is made up of Congressional District 1, part of Congressional District 2, Senate District 1 and Senate District 2. Several State House districts dot the landscape,…

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Democratic power roster to help re-elect Gwen Graham with June 30 Tampa fundraiser

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More than a few high-profile Tampa Bay Democrats will be joining Gwen Graham for a major fundraiser next week to help her re-election effort in Floridaā€™s 2nd Congressional District. The $250-per-person reception will be Tuesday, June 30, beginning 5:30 p.m. at the home of former Democratic state Sen. Pat Frank, who now serves as Hillsborough County Clerk, at 3108 Agawan Street in Tampa. Event hosts include a power roster of the regionā€™s leading Democrats, both current and former lawmakers as…

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