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Bob Buckhorn crosses party lines to help Shawn Harrison’s bid for re-election

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In 2016, Democrats targeted a handful of Florida House districts they believed they could flip from red to blue. One of them was Hillsborough County’s House District 63, where the Florida Democratic PartyĀ put some money behind Lisa MontelioneĀ in her bid to oustĀ Republican incumbent Shawn Harrison. After a close race, Harrison ultimately prevailed, 51 to 49 percent. Although off-year elections are traditionally harder for Democrats, there is hope that an energetic resistance to Donald Trump could makeĀ 2018 a year of opportunity.…

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Robocalls target Hillsborough School Board’s April Griffin ā€” more than a year before elections

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On Memorial Day, April Griffin awoke to a barrage of calls and texts from friends. The Hillsborough County School Board member learned she was the subject of aĀ negative robocall from a group calling itself “Citizens for Fairness and Equity.” Griffin initially described the call on her Facebook pageĀ as comparing her toĀ “being like President Trump, supporting charter schools, and had racial undertones because it talked about me winning (taking away) an election for the chairmanship over the only black board member.”…

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Tampa City Council hopeful Jim Davison cleared of elections complaint

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The Florida Elections Commission has dismissed a complaint made against Jim Davison in his race for the Tampa City Council District 7 race last fall. Luis VeiraĀ defeated Davison last DecemberĀ in the special election to succeed Lisa Montelione, who stepped down from her seat to run for a state legislative seat. In the days before the November 8 election, Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee Chair Ione Townsend had filed a complaint with the FEC, calling onĀ the agency to lookĀ into the $1,000…

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Hillsborough County Dems add 44 new committee members at January meeting

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For Democrats, Donald Trump might be making life a hell on earth. But the president is successful in one thing ā€” uniting them in a way missing throughout the 2016 campaign. Take the Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee, for instance. On Monday night, the local party added 44 new members to its organization at its monthly meeting at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County in Ybor City. It was the third consecutive standing room only meeting for the local party,…

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Hillsborough County Democratic Party says they are united in holding Donald Trump accountable

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Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee Chair Ione Townsend says that while the local party takes pride in the smooth transition of power that will take place on Friday, she says they are united in holding Donald Trump accountable for the policies and programs in plans for the American public. In a statement released just hours before Trump succeeds Barack Obama as the leader of the free world, she says that the party will be diligent that America’s 45th president “doesĀ NO…

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Subcommittee accepts complaint against Alan Clendenin, but he remains eligible for Fla. Dem Chair

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Blame it on the fog of internal byzantine party rules, butĀ Alan ClendeninĀ remains eligible for Florida Democratic Party chair. Late Friday afternoon, this websiteĀ reportedĀ that Clendenin was ineligible to compete in Saturday’s vote,Ā after an FDP subcommittee votedĀ to accept a complaint filed against him regarding his move last monthĀ from Hillsborough County to Bradford County to make himself eligible for the election. However, the entire state committee will be asked to accept or reject the subcommittee’s vote on Saturday morning before they vote for…

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Bill Nelson and Hillsborough County DEC Steering Committee now backing Stephen Bittel for FDP Chair

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U.S.Ā SenatorĀ Bill NelsonĀ has made it clear what had been strongly rumored for the past monthĀ now – he’s firmly behind Coconut Grove real estate developer and Democratic party donorĀ Stephen BittelĀ in the race for the Florida Democratic Party Chair position. “I have known Stephen Bittel for over 30 years and believe he will be an extraordinary Chair of the Florida Democratic Party,” Nelson said on Tuesday, just four days before the state’s executive committee votes on a new leader. “Stephen has been a…

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