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Joe Henderson: Kevin Beckner has uphill climb against Pat Frank in Hillsborough County Clerk race

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A recent poll showed incumbent Pat Frank with what amounts to a blowout lead over county commissioner Kevin Beckner for the Democratic nomination to the Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts. Frank held a 49-29 percent lead over Beckner in the poll commissioned by political strategist Barry Edwards of St. Petersburg. He is not affiliated with either campaign. If that number is true – and there is no reason to believe it isn’t – then saying Beckner faces uphill climb understates…

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In Pittsburgh TV interview, Mitch Kates says Kevin Beckner’s victory in 2008 changed Tampa Bay area politics for the better

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Although he’s been long gone from the Tampa Bay area political scene, Democratic strategist Mitch Kates still recalls his days of leading Democrats to upset victories in both Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties with fond memories. Now the political director for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Kates appeared last week on Pittsburgh Community Television to discuss his peripatetic career, which has taken him from his native Northeast to the Tampa Bay Area, to working on campaigns in Eastern Europe (Georgia), Kosovo and the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius.…

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Brian Willis becomes first Democrat to raise more than $100K in Hillsborough Commission race

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Hillsborough County District 6 Democratic candidate Brian Willis announced Tuesday that his campaign has brought in over $102,000 to date, after bringing in over $7,045 through the June 24th fundraising deadline. That makes him the first Democrat in the competitive, four-person field to surpass the $100K goal, more than two months from the Aug. 30 primary. “I’ve been fighting to fix our broken transportation system and standing up for equal rights for years and it is clear my message is resonating.” Willis said in a statement.”All of the candidates in…

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Anti-TBX activists accuse Tampa Bay Partnership of conflict of interest and intimidation

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Tensions between supporters and critics of the Tampa Bay Express haven’t tempered after last week’s vote by the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to put the TBX  into the organization’s Transportation Improvement Project (TIP). An email sent out by a member of the Tampa Bay Partnership to the members of the MPO and members of the TBX Yes coalition thanked the members of the MPO who supported the proposal. The letter also listed all of those on the board –…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.22.16 – TBX showdown tonight

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Our latest form of participatory democracy takes place in Tampa tonight, where scores of people will comment on whether or not the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization should include the Tampa Bay Express project in what is known as their Transportation Improvement Plan. If past is prologue, the majority of speakers will be against the project, and the MPO will go ahead and approve the plan. That’s what happened ten months ago on a very similar vote. Only one member of the MPO, Tampa City…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Mitch Perry Report for 6.17.16 — “Weiner” comes to Tampa

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Here’s something you don’t hear very often — if you’re intending on attending tonight’s Tampa Bay Rays — San Francisco Giants game at Tropicana Field, you better already have a ticket. The team announced earlier this week that they would make all open seats for the game available for their annual Pride Night for just $5, with all the proceeds going to the Pulse Victims Fund. And the team announced yesterday that the game is sold-out, with “around 40,000” fans…

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New poll shows Pat Frank up big over Kevin Beckner in Hillsborough clerk race – 49%-29%

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A survey conducted last week by St. Pete Polls shows Pat Frank leading challenger Kevin Beckner by a substantial margin heading into their Democratic primary race for the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Courts race. Frank gets 49 percent in the survey to Beckner’s 29 percent. Another 23 percent say they are unsure who to support. The poll was commissioned by St. Petersburg-based political strategist Barry Edwards, who is not affiliated with either campaign. Beckner has a favorable/unfavorable ranking of…

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