Wesley Chapel Republican Will Weatherford, who is set to become House speaker after the 2012 elections, collected $190,300 in campaign contributions between July 1 and Sept. 30 -- far outdistancing all other House candidates.

Weatherford, whose only declared opponent in District 61 is no-party candidate Franklin Donald Stockmeister, increased his overall cash total for the 2012 campaign to $266,750, according to quarterly reports filed this week.

The Teamsters Union and Floridas Police Benevolent Association are touting their legal muscle, and demonstrating their ability to take the occasional cheap shot, to fight for the affection of Floridas nearly 20,000 correctional and probation officers.

With the PBA still high off last months court victory againstFloridas effort to privatize 29 South Florida correctional facilities, the Teamsters on Thursday announced they want federal officials to investigate claims that the state continues to violate the wage and hour regulation of certain PBA-backed prison workers.

With his surge in polls at the national and state levels, businessman Herman Cain is the focus of political junkies across the nation. But there is another candidate for the Republican presidential nomination who is also starting to gain steam -- former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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