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Rick Scott to be honored as Sarasota GOP’s 2016 Statesman of the Year

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The Republican Party of Sarasota County is looking in its own backyard for its 2016 Statesman of the Year. The Sarasota GOP has selected Gov. Rick Scott as its 2016 honoree. The annual event is scheduled for April 21 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, beginning at 6 p.m. with a VIP reception and exclusive photo opportunities. This is the first time since 2011 that Scott has been named Sarasota GOP’s Statesman of the Year. But the Naples Republican joins a list of high-profile Republicans…

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Email insights: Sarasota GOP: Democrat Edward James a “major threat” in HD 72

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The Sarasota GOP is beginning to worry about Democrat Edward James III‘s challenge to Rep. Ray Pilon, according to a recent fundraising appeal sent to local Republicans. The email, penned by county party chairman and RPOF vice chairman Joe Gruters, said James’ so-far prodigious fundraising efforts pose a serious challenge to Republicans’ dominance in the region’s legislative districts. “This is a major threat to the Republican seat and demonstrates that Democrats are serious about trying to turn back Republican control in Tallahassee,” wrote Gruters. “If…

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Email insights: ‘Elections have consequences,’ warns Joe Gruters

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Republican Party of Sarasota Chair Joe Gruters agrees with Barack Obama on one thing. Elections have consequences. And that’s about it. In the latest email to “Conservatives & Republicans,” Gruters laments over the very first meeting of the “all-Democrat” Sarasota City Commission. What raised Gruters’ ire was the board’s first order of business – something typical of Democrats, he believes – raising taxes on small businesses by 5 percent, the maximum increase allowed by law. No wonder Democrats were so…

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Sarasota GOP hosts Darrell Issa fundraiser Monday night

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California U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa is the featured guest at fundraiser Monday evening hosted by former FDIC chair Bill Isaac and the Republican Party of Sarasota. Issa, an outspoken conservative from north of San Diego, serves on the U.S. House Committees on Judiciary and Foreign Affairs. Also featured at the $500-a-ticket event are two other members of the House Judiciary committee, Chair Bob Goodlatte from Virginia, and Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins. After leading the FDIC during the financial crisis of the 1980s, Isaac – a…

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