With two weeks to go in the Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and his team linked Democratic challenger former Gov. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., to President Barack Obama in a new TV ad.

The ad from the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) was released on Monday morning and argues Crist has been a supporter of Obama, arguing he backed Obama from the start, showcasing his support of the presidents federal stimulus. Despite carrying Florida twice, Obamas popularity has dropped in the Sunshine State with most polls showing him upside down.

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., announced this week that his was backing Wendy Rogers, the Republican candidate running against U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. Rogers becomes the 14th candidate backed by the Allen West Guardian Fund PAC. West praised Rogers for her service in the Air Force and her efforts to reform the federal VA department.

With two and a half weeks until the general election, Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that the state unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in September from 6.3 percent in August. In September, 12,800 private-sectors jobs were added across the Sunshine State.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce released a new TV ad on Friday, hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist as a trial lawyer and contrasting his economic record with that of Gov. Rick Scott. Crist has worked for Morgan & Morgan, one of the leading trial attorney firms in the state.

Even as fellow Florida Democrats like U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson break with the White House and demand a travel ban on African nations impacted by Ebola, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown says she opposes the idea.

As Congress held hearings on the Ebola threat on Thursday, elected officials from Florida continued to push their own solutions.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said on Thursday that he backed the White House naming an Ebola czar, a proposal floated by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., among others.

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., offered his take on the Ebola threat on Thursday, calling for President Barack Obama to show more leadership on the issue and supporting a travel ban on impacted African nations.

Incoming House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, named some of his leadership team on Thursday. Rep. Matt Hudson, R-Naples, will be speaker pro tempore while Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, will take over as House majority leader. Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, will head up the Rules and Calendar Committee while Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-Trinity, who is scheduled to take over as House speaker after the 2016 elections, will lead the Appropriations Committee.

Florida CFO Jeff Atwater released a Web ad on Thursday, highlighting his efforts on economic matters and transparency. Atwater holds a large lead in the polls over Democratic challenger William Rankin and ignores his foe in the new ad to focus on talking about economic opportunity and growth.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., unveiled the Contain Ebola and Stop the Epidemic (CEASE) Act on Thursday. Rosss bill will stop commercial flights flying to and from West African nations impacted by Ebola until the threat from that disease is over.