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Senate candidate David Jolly hosts campaign kickoff in Clearwater Monday night

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Republican Congressman David Jolly is hosting a kickoff event Monday evening for his newly announced U.S. Senate campaign. Jolly, who now serves Florida’s 13th Congressional District, will hold a rally starting 7 p.m. at Alfano’s Restaurant in Clearwater during the monthly meeting of the Republican Club of Greater Largo. Jolly is seeking the open Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination for 12016. If Jolly wins, the Indian Shores resident and Dunedin native will…

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It’s official: David Jolly goes all in on U.S. Senate run

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David Jolly is all in. The Pinellas County Congressman announced today he is in the Republican race for U.S. Senate. “Based on my record as a conservative who has gotten results in the United States Congress and who has advanced the conservative principles we ran on, I am asking the people of Florida to let me serve as their next United States senator,” Jolly, 42, told Tampa Bay Times reporter Adam Smith on Monday morning. “I have been blessed with the…

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Pam Bondi endorses capitol co-worker, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, for Senate

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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is endorsing her state capitol co-worker, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, for the U.S. Senate. Bondi, a Republican, said she is supporting the conservative Lopez-Cantera for what is to be a “vital” election in 2016. “Carlos has a proven record of success on behalf of Floridians who seek less taxes, less government and more job creation,” she said in a statement. “I have full confidence that if given the opportunity, he will continue this work as…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Patrick Murphy leads all comers with $1.4 million in fundraising, $2.5 million on hand

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U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy trounced his opponents with strong second quarter 2015 fundraising in his bid for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. According to his campaign, the Jupiter Democrat took in more than $1.4 million, finishing with nearly $2.5 million cash-on-hand for the quarter ending June 30. Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, Murphy’s closest rival, raised $1 million, ending the quarter with $2 million cash-on-hand. Fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, who entered the race only last week, raised $197,000, loaned himself…

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David Jolly 22%, Jeff Miller 12%, Carlos Lopez-Cantera 11%, Ron DeSantis 9% in poll of GOP race for U.S. Senate

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Tampa Bay’s David Jolly is the surprising frontrunner in the race for the GOP nomination for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, according to a new poll conducted after Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced his bid for the seat. However, for the ever-widening field of Republicans seeking to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, the primary challenge for each of them will be carving out statewide name recognition. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls conducted for Florida politics, six…

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Ron DeSantis ‘welcomes’ Alan Grayson to the U.S. Senate race

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Rep. Alan Grayson is in the Senate race. This is causing consternation for the Patrick Murphy side, which sent out a fundraising email Thursday afternoon that read as follows: “By now you’ve heard the news. The race has changed. I now have a primary opponent. The next few months are going to be challenging, and I know that the campaign that we’ve built together is going to be put to the test.” Whereas the Murphy side is gearing up for a battle against…

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Florida Supreme Court’s direct impact on David Jolly’s CD 13 seat

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The already intriguing congressional race in Florida’s 13th District currently occupied by Republican David Jolly became even more so on Thursday, after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature must redraw the district for being out of compliance with the Fair Districts constitutional amendments. The court ruled that eight districts in all must be redistricted, including the CD 14 currently held by Democrat Kathy Castor — which should have a direct impact on Jolly’s CD 13 seat. In its ruling, the…

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