As always, Saint Petersblog is the first to bring you the latest happenings from the campaign trail. That’s why I am excited to tell you that on next Wednesday, the first debate between Jack Latvala and Nina Hayden will occur at Clearwater Christian College at 10:30 p.m. Developing…
The latest candidate to file for the Pinellas School Board is Fonda Huff, mother of former Rays slugger Aubrey Huff. Huff, 54, of Largo, has been a teacher for 17 years (11 in Florida) and now works as a math/science coach, rotating between Northeast, Osceola, Seminole and St. Petersburg high schools. You can read more about her in this St. Petersburg Times profile from 2003. She’s running for the at-large District 2 seat being vacated by Nina Hayden. Terry Krassner…
Terry Krassner is the latest candidate to file for the Pinellas County School Board’s at-large District 2 seat. Krassner, who filed today, is the former principal of Westgate Elementary and the daughter of former School Board member Lee Benjamin. She lives in Largo. She joins Jessica Summers and Linda Benware in the race to replace board member Nina Hayden, who is running for state Senate.
Take a look at the list of heavy-hitters who helped raise money for Jack Latvala’s campaign for the Florida Senate. Meanwhile, Mitch Perry reports that Nina Hayden wowed the Hillsborough Young Dems meeting.
I really don’t have time to review the site now because of all that is going on — Run, Marco, Run — but I did want you all to see that Nina Hayden just launched her new campaign website. It’s niiiiiccccceeeee.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s CCE has endorsed Republican Jack Latvala’s campaign for the state Senate in the District 16 in 2010. In an e-mail this morning, the chamber’s political committee called him “the pro-business candidate” in the Pinellas-Hillsborough district. “I am confident that Jack Latvala will be a strong voice for Florida businesses. I urge you to personally support Jack and to do whatever you can to assist him with his campaign for the State Senate so that he…
Damn, Jack’s back. Not so former Senator Jack Latvala raised $229,750 in his first quarter back on the campaign trail. $229,750! He’s on pace to outraise Marco Rubio, maybe even some of the other major statewide candidates. Not that it much matters, but he’s got $223K still left on hand, meaning Jack’s running a tight ship. Memo to Nina Hayden: please, please reconsider your bid for the state Senate. We love you on the Pinellas School Board. And if you…
