Former St. Johns County Commissioner Ron Sanchez filed his paperwork on Tuesday to run in the special election for the Florida House seat vacated when Rep. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, decided to run in the special election for an open Florida Senate seat. Sanchez, who was nominated by Gov. Rick Scott to serve on the federal Selective Service System Local Board in Florida, is running as a Republican.
Sanchez was first elected to the County Commission in 2006 but lost his bid for another term to Jeb Smith this year.
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the House leadership as senior deputy majority whip, pointed to numbers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which found health-care costs on the rise in Central Florida. Blaming President Barack Obamas health-care law for the rise, Ross noted premiums went up 14.9 percent in his home base of Polk County and 19.2 percent in Hillsborough County.
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After the 2012 campaign, liberal journalists swarmed around Republican Party chair Reince Priebus offering what was called an "autopsy" on every way Republicans failed, with a special emphasis on more outreach to minority voters. Democrats and their media enablers painted a picture of demographic doom for an aging white Republican base.
Tuesdays failure of the U.S. Senate to authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline is a vote against all construction workers, a vote to keep good, middle-class jobs locked out of reach and a vote to continue to rely on nations that hate America for our energy.
Count former Gov. Mike Dukakis, D-Mass., as underwhelmed by former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., but insisted he was fundamentally conservative. Dukakis, who lost to Bushs father in the 1988 presidential race, talked to U.S. News and World Report on the 2014 elections and the 2016 presidential contest:
Q: Who do you think on the Republican side is a legitimate messenger?
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam endorsed former Rep. Travis Hutson over former Rep. Doc Renuart in the Jan. 27 Republican primary in the special election for the Florida Senate seat vacated by former Sen. John Thrasher.
Travis Hutson is a committed conservative who is devoted to helping Northeast Florida thrive, said Putnam on Tuesday. I know he will work tirelessly to grow the Northeast Florida jobs base and improve the economy and education system. Travis Hutson is a true leader, and I am proud to support him.
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