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David Jolly not flinching at pushback to his fundraising ban idea

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David Jolly wants members of Congress, including himself, to stop begging for money and get back to work. During a press conference Tuesday morning, the Pinellas County member of Congress announced a bill he’s proposing next week in the House that would forbid federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. That includes not only members of Congress, but also U.S. Senators, the President and Vice President. It would apply to any campaign contributions whether it was for in individual…

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David Jolly releases digital ad promoting his STOP Act (and takes a shot at Ron DeSantis)

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Shortly after David Jolly formally announced his legislation that would prohibit federal officers from raising money in office, he issued out a statement calling on member of the public to support the effort, called the STOP Act. He’s also released this new digital ad, which begins with news footage of cable news anchors talking about terrorism, the national debt, the immigration problem, the problems at the VA, all with ominous music playing in the background, before Jolly appears. “We can’t…

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David Jolly has a super PAC in his bid for U.S. Senate

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Ron DeSantis has one. Carlos Lopez-Cantera has two. Now David Jolly has one as well. A super PAC, that is. It’s called FloridAmerican Conservatives.  “The United States Senate seat in Florida will be open in 2016, and the national liberal Democrats — Obama, Clinton, Reid — will spend whatever it takes to put Florida in their column,” the Super PAC’s website reads. “We’re supporting David Jolly for the Republican nomination because he is the conservative who can and will hold this seat and protect our Republican majority.As a Congressman…

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Florida Republicans blast President Barack Obama over gun-control executive actions

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Florida politicians are speaking out about President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals, with several prominent Republicans blasting the Democrat’s actions. Obama announced a package of gun-control executive actions during a speech in the East Room at the White House. The cornerstone of his executive actions is a background check requirement for guns purchased from dealers even if they’re bought online or at gun shows. Several Florida Republicans were quick to criticize the president’s actions. In an column exclusively for The…

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Brad Herold leaving Florida GOP to join Ron DeSantis Senate campaign

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Brad Herold is exiting his post as Executive Director of the Republican Party of Florida to serve as the campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis’s Senate bid. George Riley will take over January 16 as Acting Executive Director of the RPOF. Herold, a former deputy state director in Marco Rubio’s Senate office, has served as RPOF executive director since May. His hiring part of a widespread shake-up in the wake of the election of party chair Blaise Ingoglia. Herold’s move was first…

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Poll: Florida’s GOP U.S. Senate race shaping up as two man race, with David Jolly leading

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Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly has a three-point lead over Ponte Vedra Beach Representative Ron DeSantis in a new St. Pete Polls survey released Wednesday, but over 43 percent of Republicans polled said they’re unsure or would prefer another candidate. Jolly gets 21 percent of the vote, with DeSantis next at 18 percent. Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera is third with 10 percent, and former military veteran and CIA contractor Todd Wilcox is at 8 percent. However, 44 percent of the voters say they’re unsure or…

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“Unsure” leads new GOP Florida Senate poll — David Jolly next at 11.9 percent

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Rumors still float that there could be more candidates to enter the Florida U.S. Senate race, and a new survey of that race out on Wednesday from St. Leo University Polling Institute shows why that rumor persists. A majority of voters surveyed — 56.5 percent — say they are unsure who they prefer in the race, which doesn’t go before voters until the end of August of 2016. Next on the list is Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly at 11.6 percent. Lieutenant…

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