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Avis Harrison declares her candidacy in Tampa City Council District 7 race

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Avis Harrison filedĀ papers to run for the Tampa City Council District 7 seat last week, but only now is discussing who she is and why she’s running for office. ā€œOur community has to fight for everything. From our own ambulance to our own fire truck, to expanded community policing to traffic improvement and drainage plans, District 7 is always last.Well, I refuse to let us continue to be last and thatā€™s why Iā€™m asking my friends and neighbors to send…

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Shawn Harrison holds wide fundraising lead in HD 63 race

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House District 63 GOP incumbentĀ Shawn Harrison, always a strong fundraiser, continues to expand his fundraising lead over the Democrat he now knows he will face in November,Ā Lisa Montelione. Fundraising totals from June 1 through June 24 were released on Friday, and they show that Harrison raised $9,400 during that period, while Montelione raised $6,360. Overall, Harrison has twice as much cash-on-hand as does Montelione : Harrison has more than $128,000, while Montelione has $63,931. Montelione current serves as the Tampa…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.1.16 ā€” The wheels of justice move excruciatingly slow

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American celebrates its 240th birthday on Monday, and the 40th anniversary of the Bicentennial. I was a relatively young kid who doesn’t have a whole lot of recollection of that particular day (other than our family was on vacation someplace in Northern California), but I certainly do remember the yearlong hype into that summer. Two days ago in this space we commented on the length of the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton‘s emails at the State Department, and what was…

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Rena Frazier gets the backing of Les and Gwen Miller in her HD 59 contest

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Hillsborough County Commission ChairmanĀ Les MillerĀ and his wife, former Tampa City CouncilwomanĀ Gwen Miller, are backing DemocratĀ Rena FrazierĀ in the HD 59 race. Frazier, a Brandon-based attorney, is running in a competitive Democratic primary against Brandon-based school teacherĀ Naze SahebzamaniĀ on Aug. 30. Frazier has raised more than three times as much campaign cash as Sahebzamani has in the campaign. At the end of May, Frazier had raised more than $94,000, Sahebzamani more than $28,000. “Rena Frazier has proven her leadership and commitment to her…

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Dick Greco is backing Shawn Harrison in the HD 63 race

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BattlingĀ in an extremely competitive election this fall against Lisa Montelione, House District 63 Republican Representative Shawn Harrison has procured another Democrat to back his re-election campaign. It’s former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco. “I’ve had the honor to serve our city and region for four terms as Mayor, over several decades. DuringĀ that time, I’ve had the privilege to work with some outstanding and selfless men and women who represented their constituents with honor, dignity, and tenacity,” Greco said in a statement.…

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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’tĀ tempered after last week’s vote by the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to put the TBX Ā 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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Mike Reedy drops out of HD 63 race, meaning Lisa Montelione wins Democratic primary

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One of the fewĀ Hillsborough County Democratic primaries in the state legislature, the House District 63 race betweenĀ Lisa MontelioneĀ andĀ Mike Reedy, ended Friday when Reedy dropped out of the contest. ā€œI wanted to personally let you know that today I have decided to end my campaign for State House,ā€ said Reedy, an organizer with Equality Florida, stated in a message to supporters.Ā ā€œWhen I began this campaign it was because I felt Tampa deserved an advocate in TallahasseeĀ ā€” someone who would fight for…

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