Look for Hillsborough County Democratic Party Chair Pat Kemp to enter the race for West Tampa’s District 58 state House seat. which is being vacated by Rep. Mike Scionti.
Kemp will challenge prominent Hispanic Democratic Party activist and fundraiser Janet Rifkin in a primary.
Kemp’s candidacy papers will be filed… [...]
Nearly a month after accused Ponzi schemer and mega-Charlie Crist fundraiser Scott Rothstein was charged with racketeering, Crist reversed himself Friday and said he'd give up all contributions made by Rothstein's lawyers. That's at least $84,000.
When will he give up the cash? "not very long at all," Crist told the' [...]
U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is in Washington today for a fundraiser and sounded a tad underwhelmed. "Look, it's the holidays, it's a tough economy, it's always difficult to raise money," he said as he entered a 3:30 p.m. policy briefing at the Heritage Foundation.
As such, [...]
The fundraiser for Senate candidate Marco Rubio co-chaired by Jeb Bush Jr., George P. Bush and Jorge Arrizurieta, originally slated for Monday at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, has been pushed back to Jan. 21.
Gov. Charlie Crist's camp may try to spin this as a bad thing -- couldn't' [...]
Marco Rubio will be in Washington on Tuesday for a fundraiser hosted by Sen. Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who was among the first to endorse Rubio over rival Charlie Crist.
Crist, meanwhile, has a Wednesday night event at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, hosted by Brian and Sharon [...]
Al Hoffman, a top fundraiser and former finance chairman for the Republican National Committee, is asking Jim Greer to resign as chairman of the Florida Republican Party. As the GOP holds its quarterly meeting this afternoon in Tallahassee (friendly, home turf for Greer) Hoffman said [...]
A former aide to Sen. Mandy Dawson is talking with authorities in the Justice Department's case against Alan Mendelsohn, a Broward fundraiser extraordinaire accused of transferring $87,000 to an unidentified former state lawmaker.
``You already know I'm cooperating. Talk to my lawyer,'' said ex-aide Venica Blakely, 36, who sources say served [...]
A former aide to Sen. Mandy Dawson is talking with authorities in the Justice Department's case against Alan Mendelsohn, a Broward fundraiser extraordinaire accused of transferring $87,000 to an unidentified former state lawmaker.
``You already know I'm cooperating. Talk to my lawyer,'' said ex-aide Venica Blakely, 36, who sources say served' [...]
The Democratic race for attorney general's getting a little more intriguing now that Sen. Dave Aronberg skipped the Regulated Industries Committee meeting yesterday because "I will be detained by events in my district that I need to attend," according to his please-excuse-my-absence note.
One of those "events:" A fundraiser [...]
The Democratic race for attorney general's getting a little more intriguing now that Sen. Dave Aronberg skipped the Regulated Industries Committee meeting yesterday because "I will be detained by events in my district that I need to attend," according to his please-excuse-my-absence note.
One of those "events:" A fundraiser for the' [...]
Opponents of Sen. Paula Dockery, the moderate Republican running against AG Bill McCollum for the gubernatorial Republican primary, say her recent Facebook page post inviting "friends" to a fundraiser this weekend was not a violation of Senate money-raising rules.
But the Lakeland lawmaker took the post down this morning anyway, "in an" [...]
The political transformation of George LeMieux takes another turn today as lobbyists and corporate interests line up to fill his newly created political action committee with donations.
The interim U.S. Senator will attend a fundraiser at Charlie Palmer Steak house in Washington, where guests will [...]
Former county Democratic Party Chairman Mike Suarez and legislative aide John Rodriguez are both looking at the state House District 58 seat being vacated by Mike Scionti; former seatholder Bob Henriquez says he’s not interested.
Party activist and fundraiser Janet Rifkin announced this morning that she’ll run for the seat,… [...]
We made a stupid error the other day and owe a sincere apology to radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge. In noting a Charlie Crist fundraiser at the Tampa home of Stephen Diaco, Sponge's attorney, we noted that Bubba had once asked Crist about his sexuality. Wrong.
Crist has often [...]
Fundraisers for Democratic attorney general candidates Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber have been scheduled for this month.
Aronberg's event is Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the home of Janet Rifkin. Co-hosts include some prominent Hillsborough Democrats, including Cathy Bartolotti, Alan Clendenin, Clerk of the Circuit Court Pat Frank, former mayor [...]
A prominent California money manager and Republican fundraiser who gave $30,000 to the Florida Republican Party in 2002 and 2006, Elliott Broidy today pleaded guilty to making nearly $1 million in illegal payments to officials overseeing New York's pension fund. In Florida, Broidy gave [...]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich headlined a Sarasota fundraiser today for Attorney General Bill McCollum's campaign for governor.
While McCollum could use the help -- he's been outraised 2-1 by Democratic frontrunner Alex Sink -- hanging out with Gingrich doesn't boost efforts to put a fresh coat of paint on his' [...]
Tallahassee's Allan J. Katz has been nominated ambassador to the Portuguese Republic (that's the official name for Portugal)
Katz, a major Obama fundraiser and member of his national finance committee, is a former city commissioner in Tallahassee.
President Barack Obama also nominated Bisa Williams -- whose recent trip to Cuba made headlines -- [...]
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, is the headliner for a Dec. 5 fundraiser for Charlie Justice in Tampa. The event is being held at the home of Lisa and Mike Trentalange.
Braley picked up an open seat in 2006 that had been held by a Republican and went on [...]
Former Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson is obviously determined to make the GOP primary for Attorney General a real slugfest judging by the Tallahassee heavyweights who are hosting a fundraiser for Benson on Dec. 9.
Among those listed on the invitation are Brian Ballard, Paul and Sally Bradshaw, [...]
Collier Merrill hosted a successful fundraiser for Holly Benson last night at The Fish House. Benson is running for the Republican nomination for Florida Attorney General. She is the first Panhandle native to run for a statewide office since Skip Hunter ran for Insurance Commissioner in 1994. She was introduced [...]
Ah, the perks of raising money for candidates! Wagar, the Coconut Grove attorney and President Barack Obama's chief Florida fundraiser during the 2008 campaign, is among the bigwigs at tonight's State Dinner at the White House in honor of India, mingling with political dignitaries and the likes of actors Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard, directors [...]
Despite criticism that he's focused too much on fundraising and not enough on governing, Gov. Charlie Crist continues to mingle with the rich and famous. Billionaire Donald Trump is hosting a $1,000-per-person reception on Dec. 11 for Crist's Senate campaign at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm [...]
Someone sent us this nice shot of Alex Sink and her pal, disgraced fundraiser/alleged Ponzi scheme king Scott Rothstein, who has enough bling on his hands to make Mr. T look like the picture of understated taste by comparison.
Pinellas County Democrats will have their Kennedy-King dinner on Feb. 27 at the Hilton hotel in the Carillon Park area of St. Petersburg.
No speakers have been confirmed, though CFO/governor's candidate Alex Sink is expected to be the speaker, chairman Ramsay McLauchlan said. She still has to confirm. The party is [...]
