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Thousands crowd into Ybor City to remember the Orlando victims

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The dominant word at a vigil held in Ybor City on Monday night to honor the victims of the shooting massacre in Orlando was “love.” A crowd of at least two thousand people gathered for two hours in a parking lot on the north side of 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets to hear locally elected officials tell the crowd that they were supporting them in this dark time, less than 48 hours after a gunman shot 49 people…

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Lisa Montelione submits her letter resigning from the Tampa City Council later this year

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As expected, Tampa City Councilwoman Lisa Montelione submitted her resign-to-run letter to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections on Friday, effective November 8. That’s the date of the fall election, where Montelione hopes to be the Democratic candidate for the House District 63 seat, which encompasses parts of New Tampa, Pebble Creek, Lutz, Carrollwood, Lake Magdalene and the USF area. Montelione, re-elected to her north Tampa District 7 council seat in the winter of 2015, announced last fall that she would leave the…

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Shawn Harrison brings in more than 20K in May in HD 63 race

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Republican state Rep. Shawn Harrison raised $20,550 in May in his bid for re-election to House District 63 and now has more than $123,000 cash-on-hand. Harrison was first elected to the Hillsborough County area seat in 2010, before losing in 2012 to Mark Danish. He defeated Danish in 2014. He’ll face the winner of the Democratic primary between Lisa Montelione and Mike Reedy, which takes place on Aug. 30. Neither Democrat has turned in their May fundraising totals as of late Friday morning. HD 63 encompasses Carrollwood, Lake…

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Cyril Spiro narrowly leads Gene Siudut in fundraising in Tampa City Council District 7 contest

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It’s only been within the last month that the men running to succeed Lisa Montelione on the Tampa City Council later year we’re allowed to file for her seat, but two of the four declared candidates are already in tight battle when it comes to fundraising in the District 7 contest. Health care official Cyril Spiro raised $10,989 in May. That total includes six different contributors giving $1,000 to his fledgling candidacy. Right behind him is La Gaceta staffer Gene…

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Kathy Castor endorses Luis Viera in soon to be announced Tampa City Council District 7 election

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Although there’s not even an election officially scheduled yet, Tampa attorney Luis Viera has won a key endorsement already in the four-person race to succeed the departing Lisa Montelione in the Tampa City Council District 7 seat. It comes from Congresswoman Kathy Castor. “As an active member of our Tampa community, including work in the City of Tampa Civil Service Board, with the Tampa Hispanic Bar Association and with his Autism Foundation, Lawyers Autism Awareness Foundation, he has proven to…

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Orlando Gudes latest entrant to Tampa City Council District 7 race

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(UPDATED) Former Tampa Police officer Orlando Gudes announced on Wednesday that he has filed to run for the City Council seat in District 7 that will be vacated by incumbent Lisa Montelione later this year. He now joins Gene Siudut, Luis Veira and Cyril Spiro in announcing their candidacies for the seat, which encompasses New Tampa, north Tampa and the University of South Florida/Busch Boulevard areas. “I’ve been fighting for our families my whole life, Gudes said in a statement.…

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Tampa attorney Luis Viera on why he wants to become Tampa’s next City Councilman from District 7

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Tampa attorney Luis Viera, the latest entrant into the special election to replace District 7 Tampa City Councilwoman Lisa Monteleone this year, says he can totally relate to Monteleone’s recent reluctance to join the rest of her colleagues in approving Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request for approval to spend $35.5 million to remake Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in West Tampa. “This is too expensive,” said Montelione, who said her north and New Tampa district covers more land than any other, but has…

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