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Ed Narain, Dianne Hart and Tom Scott among the winners of Hillsborough NAACP straw poll

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Ed Narain, Dianne Hart and Tom Scott were among the winners of a straw poll conducted Thursday night at theĀ Hillsborough County’s branch of the NAACP community forum at Middleton High School. ‘Tis theĀ season for straw polls, and just as the GOP-flavored Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce skewed heavily Republican in its results earlier this week, the NAACP contingent went heavily Democratic in their choices. In fact, not a single Republican won an individual race in the poll. Middleton High sits…

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Brian Willis wants an apology from Pat Kemp regarding transit proposal

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Hillsborough County District 6 Democratic candidateĀ Brian WillisĀ is calling on one of hisĀ opponents,Ā Pat Kemp,Ā toĀ apologize to him and the other two Democrats in the race for having a supporterĀ claim that she is the only Democratic candidate that will “fund transit now.” ā€œEvery single Democratic candidate has argued that the County Commission needs to put more money into transit now, ” Willis said in a statement. “Pat has heard us say so at forums many times, she knows these claims are false.” That…

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Brian Willis becomes first Democrat to raise more than $100K in Hillsborough Commission race

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Hillsborough County District 6 Democratic candidate Brian Willis announced TuesdayĀ that his campaign has brought in over $102,000 to date, after bringing in over $7,045 through the June 24th fundraising deadline. That makes him the first Democrat in the competitive, four-person field to surpass the $100K goal, more than two months from the Aug. 30 primary. “I’ve been fighting to fix our brokenĀ transportationĀ system andĀ standingĀ up for equal rights for years and it isĀ clear my messageĀ isĀ resonating.”Ā WillisĀ said in a statement.”All of the candidates in…

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Poll shows Pat Kemp leading in Democratic race for Hillsborough County Commission District 6 race

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A survey conducted last week by St. Pete Polls shows Pat Kemp leading in the Democratic primary for the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 countywide contest. The survey, commissioned by strategist Barry Edwards, shows Kemp leading with 34 percent support. Former County Commissioner and Tampa City Councilman Tom Scott is second with 24 percent. Former Plant City Mayor John Dicks is next at 6 percent, and attorney Brian Willis is at 4 percent. Ā Thirty-two percent of those questioned are uncertain…

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John Dicks raises more money than any other Hillsborough County Commission District 6 candidate in May

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There hasn’t been any publicly published polls of note in the ever competitive Hillsborough County Commission District 6 contest, so the publicly released fundraising figures are one indication about how the candidate’s are faring. Last month, former Plant City Mayor John Dicks out fundraised his competition on both sides of the aisle, with the Democrat taking in $6,560 in May. However, his $41,950 total fundraising places him only fifth out of the six major candidates in the race, which Dicks…

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Hillsborough County Commission District 6 Tiger Bay debate dominated by transportation issues

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No race on the ballot in Hillsborough County this year has a richer field of candidates than the County Commission District 6 seat, with no less than six serious players vying to win the countywide seat being vacated by a term-limitedĀ Kevin BecknerĀ this fall. In a stultifying warm room at the Ferguson Center of Law in downtown Tampa Friday, allĀ of those candidates, with the exception of RepublicanĀ Jim Norman, came before the Tampa Tiger Bay Club, where transportation issues like Go Hillsborough…

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Jim Norman gets crushed in Hillsborough County Republican straw poll

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The Jim Norman comeback story has hit a roadblock. The former Hillsborough County Commissioner is trying to revive his political career this year as he contends for the open countywide District seat this year, but he came in a distant second to businessman Tim Schock in a straw poll vote held in the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee on Tuesday night, losing 66-13. ā€œI think this shows where the grassroots strength really resides in this race,ā€ Schock said after the…

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