Businessman Donald Trump took his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination to Jacksonville on Saturday, saying his effort was about leading America to victories again, securing the border and taking shots at some of his primary opponents.
As he readies for events in Miami on Friday night and Jacksonville on Saturday, businessman Donald Trump named two leading Republicans as the chairs of his Florida presidential team: Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Vice Chairman Joe Gruters and veteran GOP operative Susie Wiles.
Former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Lincoln Chafee, D-R.I., announced on Friday he was ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination, testified before the U.S. House Select Committee on Benghazi on Thursday and members of the Florida delegation, like most members of Congress, divided on party lines over her testimony.
With 2016 around the corner, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) will be hosting the Sunshine Summit in Orlando from Nov. 12-14 and the stakes will be high. The presidential hopefuls will take most of the spotlight but there’s another important race already taking shape as Rubio has said he will not run for a second Senate term. Florida Republicans Ron DeSantis, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Todd Wilcox are already off and running and they will be at the Sunshine Summit trying to win support for their Senate bids.
On Thursday, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs unanimously passed a resolution from two congressional representatives from Florida condemning the Palestinian Authority (PA) as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the matter.
Speaking at the Enterprise Florida board meeting in Orlando on Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott fleshed out his proposal to give Enterprise Florida more flexibility to help bring companies to the Sunshine State.
On Thursday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) released the schedule for the dozen presidential hopefuls who will be headed to Orlando next month for the Sunshine Summit.
Former Gov. Charlie Crist launched his bid to replace U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., in Congress on Tuesday and he and his main Democratic primary rival unveiled major endorsements on Wednesday.
Popular U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., opened the door to replacing House Speaker John Boehner this week, but a congressman from Florida is still standing in his way.
