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Brian Willis starts early in his quest for a Hillsborough County Commission seat

Published on April 27, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

There have been too many election cycles where Hillsborough Democrats appeared to be missing in action, with the party frantic to recruit candidates to at least provide a semblance of a challenge to a Republican. But 2016 doesn’t appear to be one of those years. The fact is that in the Obama-era at least, Democrats come out in big numbers in presidential election years, and with the party base seemingly in love with Hillary Clinton’s chances this early out, Hillsborough…

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Transit activist Brian Willis files to run for Hillsborough County Commission

Published on April 6, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Tampa-based attorney Brian Willis has made it official — he’s now running for the Democratic nomination for Hillsborough County commissioner in the countywide District 6 seat being vacated by a term limited Kevin Beckner in 2016. “I have always been dedicated to making Hillsborough a better place to live, ” Willis said in a statement early Monday afternoon. “Turning talk into action on transportation will be a key part of my campaign, but transportation is just one piece of the…

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Sue Carlton column: Ronda Storms bested in Brandon (by Paul Phillips)? Has the world gone mad?

Published on May 28, 2010 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

I can’t believe I am actually excerpting a column from Sue Cartlton, but I had to since it mentions the uber-smart Paul Phillips: The Hillsborough Republican Party recently presented a straw poll done in conjunction with Republican clubs in the suburban enclaves of Brandon and FishHawk. The results: Marco Rubio was the Republican’s Republican for U.S. Senate, and, yeah, you kinda saw that coming. Bill McCollum was their guy for governor, and ditto that. But what was this? A Republican…

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