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CJ Czaia employing “Mama T” Lassiter as political consultant in HD 70 race

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[Updated with response from Pinellas Realtors Organization.] CJ Czaia, a Manatee County-based personal injury attorney running for the Democratic nomination in House District 70, paid $1,000 last month to St. Petersburg community activist Theresa “Mama Tee” Lassiter for political consulting work. Lassiter is a well-known and somewhat controversial community activist in South St. Petersburg. “She had a one-time payment to help us consult with St. Petersburg and so forth,” Czaia said, adding that she continues to assist in advising his campaign. “I didn’t have an…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.19.16 – Donald Trump’s short attention span theatre

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If I’m Joni Ernst, I’m a little p.o.’d this morning. The Iowa Senator and some others came on to the stage at “The Q” last night at 11:15 p.m., as delegates were flooding out of the arena. They were leaving after hearing a very hawkish Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn rail against political correctness, among other things, all after the event should have climaxed with the night’s featured speaker, Melania Trump, giving her 15-minute speech. Isn’t Paul Manafort supposed to be…

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Manuel Sykes backs C.J. Czar for House District 70

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The Reverend Manuel Sykes, who had intended to be a candidate in the House District 70 race this year but was disqualified when hefailed to sign his disclosure form, said on Sunday that he’s backing Palmetto personal injury attorney C.J. Czaia in the race. “I want to work with him,” Sykes said Sunday morning shortly after finishing his Sunday service at Bethel Community Baptist Church in St. Petersburg. “I believe that in my dialogue with him that he’s a good candidate who’s going to…

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Democratic legislative candidates talk Donald Trump, reparations and diapers in Tiger Bay Forum

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Although many polls show the presidential election could go either way, the Democratic candidates in Florida’s Senate District 19 and House District 70 at Friday’s Suncoast Tiger Bay Club meeting say they can’t fathom an America with Donald Trump leading the nation. “There are 45 million Republicans in this country, and that’s the best they can come up with?” asked an incredulous Dan Fiorini, a first-time candidate in HD 70 who served as a legislative aide to former Democratic state Rep. Helen Spivey two decades ago.…

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C.J. Czaia says he’ll make a real difference if elected in HD 70

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Florida’s 70th House District is one of the most creatively designed districts in the state legislature, encompassing parts of Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. With incumbent Darryl Rouson term-limited out later this year, four men are vying for the seat – Republican Cori Fournier, and Democrats Wengay Newton, Dan Florini and C.J. Czaia. Czaia, a Palmetto-based attorney, says he can make a real difference if elected, and says he’s the only person running in the race that knows the entire district that well. “I’ve worked a long time…

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Wengay Newton way ahead in campaign contributions for HD 70 race

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Wengay Newton sailed into the lead for fundraising during June in the race for House District 70. Newton raised $5,280, bringing his overall total to $29,550. His nearest competitor Dan Fiorini raised $866, making a total of $13,367.95 The third Democrat in the primary, Christopher John “CJ” Czaia, a latecomer to the race, loaned himself $10,000 and raised $1,050. Cori Fournier, the lone Republican in the race, raised $1,845. That is also the total amount he has in his campaign…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.12.16 – The proposed tax that will not go away

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So, Go Hillsborough is somehow still alive? Though they haven’t set a date yet, apparently there will be another public hearing on putting a sales tax referendum on the ballot this November. On Wednesday, voted to support a half-cent sales tax for 15 years, and not the 30-year plan that was shot down two weeks ago. As the Tampa Bay Times reports this morning, the BOCC methodically went through a series of votes on potential revenue sources to pay for…

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