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Rick Baker gets behind Will Newton for City Council

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Will Newton’s campaign celebrated Monday as The Tampa Tribune ditched its endorsement of opponent Lisa Wheeler-Brown and instead backed Newton. Just one day later the campaign is announcing another key endorsement – former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker. “Will Newton is focused on building on our past success and making St. Petersburg the best city in America. I strongly support his effort to become our Council Member,” Baker said. Newton was called out in a Tampa Bay Times article Monday for his…

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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

Karl Nurse, Darden Rice reiterate support for Lisa Wheeler-Brown

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown supporters are sticking by her side despite a barrage of controversy surrounding recent changes to campaign finance records. Supporters of Wheeler-Brown’s campaign are calling the allegations petty and point to a riff between current campaign consultants and one who previously worked on her campaign. While campaign supporters and volunteers have rallied behind their candidate on social media responses to a questionable expenditure for dental work, misreporting on that expense and late-filed amendments showing in-kind contributions previously unreported, there…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown opponents launch inappropriate attack on her personal life

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A group called “Blue TampaBay” tagged me in a Facebook post this morning launching personal attacks against St. Pete City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown. I was no doubt tagged because I have a forum in which to inform voters and a recently notable post breaking egregious campaign finance screw-ups within her campaign. It’s worth noting, I was not the only reporter tagged. Whoever posted this is trying to get their word out. The post called Wheeler-Brown’s name an alias and…

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Kathleen Peters makes third GOP endorsement for Will Newton

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State Rep. Kathleen Peters has endorsed St. Pete City Council candidate Will Newton for District 7. “As elected officials, our first priority is to keep citizens safe. Will Newton understands this, and his life’s work demonstrates his commitment to making our neighborhoods safer,” Peters said. “I strongly endorse his candidacy and look forward to his continued service to our community.” Peters had initially backed the only Republican in the race, Sheila Scott-Griffin, but that candidate was defeated in the August…

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Bill Dudley endorsement means Will Newton has support from half of current St. Pete City Council

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St. Pete City Council member Bill Dudley has endorsed Will Newton for the District 7 seat up for grabs. “I have known Will Newton for over 20 years as a teacher and a friend. He is a person of integrity, who possesses a strong work ethic, and tremendous leadership skill,” Dudley said. “He has the ability to understand complex issues and to thoughtfully find solutions without compromising his integrity.  He is ready to provide the kind of leadership that this city…

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Monday morning quarterbacking St. Pete District 7 race

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Now that Lisa Wheeler-Brown and Will Newton have narrowed the field ahead of the November 3 General Election, the two will have to start fine-tuning campaign strategies. Often times the best place to start is by analyzing the Primary Election numbers. Wheeler-Brown came out on top with more than 37 percent of the vote. Newton came in second with just shy of 35.5 percent. The gap separating the two was just 79 votes. That means it will likely be a…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown, Will Newton advance to City Council general election

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St. Petersburg City Council candidates Lisa Wheeler-Brown and Will Newton have survived the primary election and will move on to face each other in the Nov. 3 citywide general election. “But it’s not over. It starts again tomorrow,” Wheeler-Brown said from an election night party. “We have 69 days until Nov. 3. And 34 days until the first vote-by-mail ballots go out.” Wheeler-Brown came in with 37.43 percent of the vote according to preliminary data from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections…

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