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Kevin Beckner endorsed by pro-LGBT Victory Fund

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Kevin Beckner has nabbed a prestigious endorsement from the national Victory Fund for his bid to become Hillsborough County’s next Clerk of the Circuit Court. “Kevin Beckner has been a champion for equality by working to successfully pass a countywide Domestic Partner Registry, overturning a ban on Gay Pride, and getting a countywide Human Rights Ordnance passed,” said Aisha Moodie-Mills, president of the Victory Fund. “Kevin has also worked to balance the budget, attract new businesses to Hillsborough County, been…

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Pat Frank’s re-election campaign in December funded almost exclusively by Texas attorneys

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If you’ve procrastinated in paying a fine through the Hillsborough or Pinellas County Court system, chances are good that you’ve received a notice from Linebarger Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP, a Texas-based law firm that a great many clerks of the courts offices in Florida — and the country — use to collect tardy fines, fees or other costs assessed by the courts. That’s also the same collection agency whose attorneys funded almost all of the campaign cash that Hillsborough Clerk…

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Pat Frank raises more in December than opponents in Court Clerk race

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When it comes to constitutional officer positions in local government, the election of the Clerk of the Circuit Court isn’t one that generally draws that much interest. That’s not the case in Hillsborough County this year, where two well-known and popular Democrats, Pat Frank and Kevin Beckner, are competing against each other. The Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections website shows that for December, Frank got the most in fundraising, taking in $8,250 to Beckner’s $2,455, his worst-performing month since he announced…

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Hillsborough County Commission OKs $350,000 for St. Pete ferry pilot project

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The Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday to agree, based on certain conditions, to set aside $350,000 to help fund a pilot project that would bring ferry service from downtown St. Petersburg to downtown Tampa, beginning this October. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is spearheading the effort. He hopes to get a financial commitment of $350,000 from each of the four local governments that would benefit from the ferry service before his staff sits down with the private company that would run the…

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Mitch Kates resurfaces as political director for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party

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Although he said a couple of years ago that he was going to retire from running campaigns, reports of Mitch Kates departure from the political arena were obviously greatly exaggerated. The latest move for the 51-year-old political strategist – who made a huge splash in the Tampa Bay Area for a short period of time in the mid-to-late aughts – is his recent ascension to becoming the political director for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. It’s a big responsibility heading into…

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Mitch Perry’s 5 people to watch in Tampa Bay politics in 2016

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It’s been a long contentious year in Tampa Bay, from Pinellas County’s “Failure Factories” and Beth Leytham in Tampa City Hall to the evolving political landscape that has drawn Charlie Crist for another bid for elected office. Good or bad, 2015 offered a little something for everyone (to cheer or argue about). Now that the New Year is finally in sight, here are the top five people to watch in Tampa Bay for 2016: Mike Grego — It hasn’t been an…

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Mitch Perry’s Top 10 stories in Hillsborough politics of 2015

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As first said by Greek philosopher Heraclitus, in the universe change is the only constant. Nowhere was that more applicable than in Tampa Bay during the past 12 months. From the much-ballyhooed dismissal of MaryEllen Elia as Hillsborough County School Board District superintendent to redistricting and the rising (and falling) fortunes for hizzoner Bob Buckhorn, many of the leading political issues of the year centered on shaking up the status quo. With that, here are Hillsborough County’s top ten stories in 2015: 1) MaryEllen Elia…

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