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Jim Frishe is down, but not out

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Jim Frishe isn’t too worried about the fundraising gap between him and his opponent for Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty. Frishe posted just $300 in earnings during the month of January with Twitty bringing in nearly $7,500. The total fundraising numbers show Twitty leading the charge with more than $100,000 raised to date compared with Frishe’s just $39,000. And Frishe has had longer to raise. He jumped into the race about four months before Twitty. Frishe said he’s been…

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Toast to the Bay/Dump into the Bay: Two Bay area judges; Jim Frishe

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Toast: Two judges, some murderers (unfortunately) and death penalty critics The death penalty doesn’t exist in Florida. At least not for now. And that’s a thing of beauty for the folks who don’t care for the policy much. Especially considering Florida is the second most murderous state in the nation in terms of capital punishment. Two judges, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Samantha Ward and Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Michael Andrews, found consensus that right now, Florida doesn’t have a death penalty. Last…

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Mike Twitty expands already commanding fundraising lead over Jim Frishe

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Pinellas County Property Appraiser candidate Mike Twitty is the first countywide candidate this election cycle to raise more than $100,000. With $103,755 raked in through January, Twitty has also outraised his opponent by more than $60,000. Jim Frishe, a former state representative, should be benefiting from better name recognition than Twitty, a first-time political candidate. But the numbers don’t show that. In January alone, Twitty raised nearly $7,500 compared with Frishe’s $300. And Frishe has been in the race for…

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Bob Gualtieri tops $62,000 in January from donors for sheriff re-election bid

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Despite lacking any formidable opponent, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri doesn’t appear to be taking any chances in his re-election bid. Gualtieri raised more than $62,000 in January bringing his total campaign account to about $72,000. Gualtieri’s only filed opponent, James McLynas, has not raised a dime. Gualtieri’s fundraising haul came mostly from large contributions. More than $30,000 of his January total came from maximum $1,000 contributions. That includes several in the law enforcement and legal field. Former Pinellas County…

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In Pinellas Property Appraiser race, Mike Twitty continues to increase fundraising lead over Jim Frishe

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Thanks to a $10,000-plus fundraising month in November, Pinellas Property Appraiser hopeful Mike Twitty now has a total of $95,765 in his campaign bank. Twitty’s new contribution total — released by the Supervisor of Elections last night — puts him almost $60,000 ahead of his lone competitor, fellow Republican and former House Rep. Jim Frishe, who raised $1,240 in November, bringing his current fundraising total up to exactly $37,145. Of Frishe’s 10 donations last month, the largest was for $500.…

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Mike Twitty retains fundraising lead over Jim Frishe for Pinellas Property Appraiser

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In what so far is the richest race among 2016 Pinellas County public office candidates, property appraiser hopeful Mike Twitty now has a $50,000 fundraising lead over his lone opponent, Jim Frishe. To date, Twitty has raised nearly $86,000, while Frishe has pulled in close to $36,000. However, the Supervisor of Elections’ October finance reports show a month where the two candidate’s fundraising efforts were a little closer than their overall totals might suggest. Twitty – a 48-year-old Republican and political newcomer with 25-years of…

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Pinellas property appraiser candidate Mike Twitty holding pair of late October fundraisers

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Mike Twitty, in his first-ever run for elected office, has hit the ground running. The 48-year-old Republican — and Pinellas County property appraiser hopeful — is a 25-year state-certified general real estate appraiser who, so far, has nabbed the endorsement of everyone from outgoing Pinellas Property Appraiser Pam Dubov, to state Sen. Jeff Brandes, and St. Pete Councilman-elect Ed Montanari. (And that’s just the short list.) Perhaps more impressive still: his fundraising numbers. In August, Twitty raised over $50,000 for…

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