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Pinellas Property Appraiser candidate Mike Twitty glad to have support from “trifecta of constitutional officers”

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If you’re running for a county property appraiser post, who better to impress than your potential fellow constitutional officers? Mike Twitty has a solid list of backers, but he made sure to take some time during his Wednesday evening fundraiser at Ferg’s to thank a few of the elected officials with whom he may end up working closest. “I really appreciate having the support of what I [call] our trifecta of constitutional officers,” said Twitty to a considerable crowd of supporters.…

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Pinellas Property Appraiser candidate Jim Frishe still no match for opponent Mike Twitty in fundraising department

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Pinellas Property Appraiser candidate Mike Twitty is still handling his lone opponent Jim Frishe quite easily in the fundraising department. In total, and according to the most recent finance reports from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, Twitty has raised over $114,000 for his cause, while Frishe has brought in around $40,000. Lopsided, indeed. And things have been that way since Twitty first entered the race back in August of 2015, when the 48-year-old Republican netted over $50,000 in campaign donations for…

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Property appraiser hopeful Mike Twitty holding campaign kickoff at Ferg’s

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Pinellas County Property Appraiser candidate Mike Twitty will be serving up a little baseball with his politics this Wednesday evening. The 48-year-old Republican — and general real estate appraiser of 25 years — is holding a campaign kickoff fundraiser at Ferg’s from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.. The event will feature live music and a Rays vs. Red Sox watch party, as well as comments from Twitty himself. According to campaign literature, Twitty’s property appraiser goals include, “identify[ing] areas to cut…

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Jim Frishe campaign appears stalled as Mike Twitty sails past $100,000 mark

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Mike Twitty continues to grow his fundraising lead in his campaign for Pinellas County Property Appraiser against former State Representative Jim Frishe. During February, Twitty raised more than $5,000. Frishe raised just $650. The gap is approaching $70,000 with Twitty bringing in more than $108,000 and Frishe raising just shy of $40,000. What looks even worse for Frishe is the amount of time the candidates have had to raise funds. Frishe entered the race four months before Twitty. Frishe has…

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Mike Twitty nabs Pinellas Realtor Association endorsement

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Pinellas County Property Appraiser candidate Mike Twitty has earned another valuable endorsement in his campaign to replace outgoing appraiser Pam Dubov. The Pinellas Realtor Organization gave Twitty its nod in a letter this week. “we will be encouraging our members to actively support your campaign. With over 7,000 members, the Pinellas RealtorÂŽ Organization is one of Tampa Bay’s largest and most politically active professional trade associations,” the letter read. The organization also said it will be offering financial support to…

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Jim Frishe is down, but not out

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Jim Frishe isn’t too worried about the fundraising gap between him and his opponent for Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty. Frishe posted just $300 in earnings during the month of January with Twitty bringing in nearly $7,500. The total fundraising numbers show Twitty leading the charge with more than $100,000 raised to date compared with Frishe’s just $39,000. And Frishe has had longer to raise. He jumped into the race about four months before Twitty. Frishe said he’s been…

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Toast to the Bay/Dump into the Bay: Two Bay area judges; Jim Frishe

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Toast: Two judges, some murderers (unfortunately) and death penalty critics The death penalty doesn’t exist in Florida. At least not for now. And that’s a thing of beauty for the folks who don’t care for the policy much. Especially considering Florida is the second most murderous state in the nation in terms of capital punishment. Two judges, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Samantha Ward and Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Michael Andrews, found consensus that right now, Florida doesn’t have a death penalty. Last…

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