Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott was a political unknown before he ran for governor eight years ago and rode into office on the tea party wave. Reelected in 2014, the term-limited state leader wants to move to the national stage. Floridians should say No. There is too much at stake for Florida — and the nation
Late August, we were fortunate to have a full-time coordinator, Jake Burbach. Jake was sent by the State Florida Democratic Party to help us with staffing the office and organize voter outreach. He had helped us for a few weeks when the Democratic Party decided Jake was needed more in Lee County and he was
Ahead in the polls, a confident Andrew Gillum predicted victory in the Florida governor’s race Saturday night during a soiree at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. “We’re gonna flip this country blue in 2018 and it’s gonna start right here,” Gillum, the 39-year-old mayor of Tallahassee, said confidently during a gala for the Miami-Dade
The field of potential candidates for Congressional District 17 includes four who applied to the Florida Democratic Party by the Friday noon deadline: Eileen Game of Avon Park, Allen Ellison of Sebring, Christopher Cause of Davenport, and Greg Pilkington of Indian Lake Estates. Surprisingly, April Freeman’s opponent in the Democratic Primary, Bill Pollard, was not
A Florida State law written more than a half-century ago is telling Democrats who they can and cannot pick to replace the late April Freeman in the election against right-wing Republican Greg Steube. A Federal judge is now weighing whether that ancient law will deny the Party the choice of highly-qualified candidates. Charlotte County Democratic Party
We have known April Freeman from her campaigns for Congress in 2016 and this year. She made a favorable impression on people she met for her detailed knowledge of grass roots politics at the local level, and her tenacious commitment to give voice to the average person. On a personal level, she made whomever she