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Frank Farkas suggests there’s more to Ray Sansom story then meets the eye. And he’d know!

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A letter-to-the-editor from former Represenative Frank Farkas almost slipped by without me noticing, but it’s worth reading:“It took a while, but state House Speaker Ray San­som did the right thing for himself, his constituents and all Floridians by resigning his speaker post. His lack of judgment, or poor judgment, now rises to the level of several investigations. The Times Tallahas­see bureau is to be commended for their investiga­tive reporting. But before you crucify Sansom any further, it would be nice…

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The junior Senator from Florida: Rick Baker?

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ST. PETERSBURG–Mayor Rick Baker said he hasn’t ruled out a potential Senate run. “I’m not taking anything off the table,” he said when asked whether he would go after the seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. Wouldn’t it be great to see Pam Iorio face off against Rick Baker?

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Online reporting of campaign contributions gets the go-ahead from the city clerk’s office

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One of the first projects I went to work on after returning to St. Petersburg was to ask the city to make available online the campaign treasurers’ reports detailing the contributions and expenditures of all the candidates running for city government. I wrote an open letter to Councilman Karl Nurse asking him and his colleagues “to instruct the City Clerk’s office to develop an online system that provides all of the information found on the Campaign Treasurers’ report, including all…

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Mayoral Madness

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After yesterday, with both Rick Kriseman and Ken Welch nobly deciding not to run for Mayor of St. Petersburg, political observers we are left with a much clearer “playoff picture.” The race is still in the first round, but the paths to victory for some candidates are now much more defined.As I saw it, only either Deveron Gibbons or Ken Welch could move forward by consolidating the African-American vote. With Welch’s departure, Gibbons wins an entire voting block, if only…

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Ken Welch is not running

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Dear Friend:During the last few weeks, I have evaluated the opportunity to run for Mayor of St. Petersburg this year. I am thankful and humbled by your support, encouragement and counsel, and I am confident that with your support we could wage a compelling campaign to lead St. Petersburg. However, the true measure of leadership is not competition for competition’s sake, but choosing the path that is in the best interest of the community. During this process of reflection and…

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Scott Wagman hires Toni Molinaro

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Here’s news about a hiring that doesn’t involve me. Evidently Scott “The Half-Million Dollar Man” Wagman has hired Toni Molinaro, the former chair of the Pinellas Democratic Executive Committee, to serve as his field director for his campaign to be mayor of St. Petersburg. “Many credit Molinaro and her allies with taking a circus of a local party and making it into a legitimate political force. The newfound discipline, cooperation and fundraising prowess was to debut in the November election.”…

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Quack, quack: Bill Foster hires Mallard Group

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Mayoral candidate Bill Foster confirmed on Saturday night that he will indeed retain The Mallard Group to assist his campaign. Foster has been coy about which consultant he would employ in this race, but he has relied on ‘The Pond’ before in his re-election efforts to the St. Petersburg City Council. Although The Mallard Group has been relatively quiet lately, especially after a series of high-profile losses and a lawsuit was filed against the firm by Judge Jack Day, TMG…

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