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Palm Beach County and the case of the missing voting machine

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It’s a cold case. It’s an old case. And it may not amount to a hill of beans. But now that Irv Slosberg is contemplating a run for the state Senate, local chatter about a 16-year old matter is making the rounds once again. We all remember the 2000 presidential election and the razor-thin victory by George W. Bush over Al Gore. We also remember hanging chads, recounts, ballot punch cards and the famed Votamatic machines – cheesy name, sounds like something advertised on late…

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Florida Democrats endorse medical marijuana amendment

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The Florida Democratic Party has endorsed the 2016 medical marijuana initiative. The state executive committee unanimously backed the resolution during Democratic County Chair Association retreat Saturday. The Florida Democratic Party unanimously supported the amendment in 2014. In the resolution approved Saturday, the state party said: “There are hundreds of thousands of Floridians suffering from debilitating conditions.” The resolution goes on to say those current state laws dealing with medical marijuana “fall shamefully short of providing adequate access to medical marijuana…

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Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

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With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Matthew Yost is no longer legislative assistant for Hillsborough County Republican Rep. Ross Spano. Off: Tradrick McCoy is no longer legislative assistant for Palm Beach Shores Democratic Rep. Bobby Powell. Off: David Zaret is no longer legislative assistant for Democratic Rep. David Richardson of Miami. Off: Haley Pitts is no longer legislative assistant for Rep. Irv Slosberg of Delray Beach. On:…

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Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

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With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: District Secretary Erika Flores is the new legislative assistant for Tampa Democratic Rep. Janet Cruz. Off: Carlos Ramos is no longer Cruz’s legislative assistant. On: Christian Schultze is Cruz’s new district secretary. Off: Janice Browning is no longer district secretary for Pensacola Republican Rep. Mike Hill. On: Charles Withers is Hill’s new district secretary. Off: Mary LaFollette is no longer…

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Let Emily serve? Emily Slosberg files for 2016 Senate run

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Attorney and Democratic politico Emily Slosberg opened a campaign account Monday in Senate District 25, a Palm Beach-area Senate district held by Sen. Joe Abruzzo. Slosberg is the daughter of Boca Raton Rep. Irv Slosberg. She was previously thought to be waiting in the wings for his House District 91 seat until the lawmaker terms out in 2018, but the newly-revised Senate map created an opportunity for the 34-year-old. Rep. Slosberg told Florida Politics that his daughter was encouraged to run for the seat by…

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On way to re-election, Irv Slosberg now faces a pair of millennials in HD 91 race

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Incumbent Democrat Irv Slosberg will have to wade through a pair of millennials – including a primary challenger – in order to secure his final term in House District 91. Doug Oberman filed for the seat Monday and has already released his campaign platform, although it’s little more than a laundry list of policies supported by state and national Democrats, such as a $15 minimum wage and an end to for-profit prisons. According to his Facebook page, Oberman is a…

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Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

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With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Shirley Proctor is no longer administrative assistant to the Senate Committee on Judiciary. On: Joyce Butler has become the new administrative assistant for Judiciary. Off & On: Ned Luczynski has become policy chief for the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee after leaving his role as policy chief for the House Business & Professions Subcommittee. Off: Tom Cooper is no longer policy chief…

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