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Hillsborough’s Dan Raulerson aims for 2018

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State Rep. Dan RaulersonĀ has decided on another term in the Florida House of Representatives. The state’s Division of Elections website shows Raulerson, aĀ Plant City Republican, filed Thursday to run again for his House District 58 seat. If re-elected, it will be Raulerson’s last consecutive term as a state representative: First elected inĀ 2012, he is term limited in 2020. He served as Deputy Majority Whip in 2012-14 and 2014-16. Raulerson, a CPA by trade, has been away from the Capitol while…

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Case dismissed: Dan Raulerson to remain in House

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A Tallahassee judge has tossed outĀ a lawsuitĀ overĀ the use of “Wite Out” on state Rep. Dan Raulerson‘s re-electionĀ filing paperwork. In an order issued Wednesday,Ā Circuit JudgeĀ Charles W. Dodson droppedĀ the case brought byĀ Jose N. Vazquez Figueroa,Ā the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Raulerson last year for theĀ House District 58Ā seat. Dodson ruled he did not have jurisdiction to decide the matter and threw out the suit “with prejudice,” meaning Vazquez can’t refile it. Raulerson’s lawyer,Ā Emmett Mitchell, had argued in a Tuesday court hearing that the judgeĀ couldn’t…

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Dan Raulerson qualifying challenge now in judge’s hands

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A Tallahassee judge now will decide whether aĀ lawsuit challenging state Rep. Dan Raulersonā€˜sĀ re-election over theĀ use of “Wite Out” will go forward. “I’m going to review this and get an order out,” Circuit JudgeĀ Charles W. DodsonĀ said Tuesday, after a half-hour hearing. “Good luck.” Raulerson’s attorney had moved to toss outĀ the case, saying it was moot with the Plant City RepublicanĀ having won in November and been sworn in to representĀ House District 58.Ā  Only the House of Representatives, which is constitutionally the sole…

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No action taken in Dan Raulerson ‘Wite-Out’ case

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It’s always a bad sign when a judge says he’s “not sure what we’re supposed to be doing.” Leon County Circuit JudgeĀ Charles W. Dodson took no action Tuesday in a hearing on a case seeking to disqualify state Rep. Dan Raulerson from running for re-election to hisĀ House District 58 seat. HisĀ Democratic opponent,Ā Jose N. Vazquez Figueroa, sued because Raulersonā€™s notary had incorrectly used ā€œcorrection fluidā€ on his filing paperwork. ButĀ Vazquez, who is representing himself, didn’t make clear the purpose for Tuesday’s…

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Strip Club King Joe Redner files as an NPA against Janet Cruz in House District 58

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Strip Club King Joe Redner has filed to run with No Party Affiliation against Democrat Janet Cruz in House District 58. (h/t to @ByJohnFrank) Developing… Here is a screen shot from the Division of Elections:

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Write the caption for this picture from Election Day in Florida House District 58

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This, um, “volunteer” just looks so welcoming…

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Early voting begins in House D-58 race

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From Mitch Perry: Early voting begins today in the House District 58 special election taking place in West Tampa, Seminole Heights, and northwest parts of Hillsborough County. The election is between Democrat Janet Cruz and Republican Hunter Chamberlin, with the winner replacing Democrat Mike Scionti, who stepped down from his seat back in December to take a job with the Obama administration in the Defense Department. Despite the fact that itā€™s a national holiday, donā€™t expect a stampede of voters…

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