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Craig Miller Expects John Mica-Sandy Adams Race

February 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

Though Adams is a freshman and Mica is a 10-term veteran and chairman of the House Transportation Committee, he might opt for neighboring CD 6, which runs northeast of Orlando to include Daytona Beach up to Flagler and St. Johns counties.

CD 6 contains about 70 percent of Mica's existing Orlando area district.

Craig Miller, a Republican businessman who recently dropped out of the U.S. Senate race, is the first and, so far, only GOP candidate to file for that district.

Florida Catholic Conference Honors Ronda Storms and Dennis Baxley for Opposing Abortion

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 8, 2012 - 2:58pm

On Wednesday, the Florida Catholic Conference presented two Republicans in the Legislature -- Sen. Ronda Storms of Bradenton and Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala -- with the Defensor Vitae (Defender of Life) Awards. The conference praised Storms for backing parental notice for teens considering abortion and for sponsoring a bill requiring ultrasounds for mothers considering abortions.

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Democrat Trails Allen West Into 18th Congressional District

Kenric Ward

February 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

Democrats can play musical chairs, too. But voters may not like their tune.

Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy is following Republican Rep. Allen West up Florida's east coast to take on the first-term congressman in his newly adopted district.

Murphy had planned to vie with Lois Frankel for the Democratic nomination in West's current South Florida district. Now, with West relocating to the Treasure Coast, Murphy figures to take the inside track in contending with West for the newly drawn 18th Congressional District.

Sunshine State News on the Ed Dean Radio Show

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 8, 2012 - 2:36pm

Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Wednesday at 3 p.m. I will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard online here and on two stations in both Central Florida -- 89.3 FM on the west coast -- and on the Space Coast at 90.3 FM.

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Marco Rubio Pushes Back Against Obama on Religious Freedom

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 8, 2012 - 2:31pm

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., came out swinging at President Barack Obama on Wednesday, attacking the Democrat for backing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' mandate that religious organizations provide insurance coverage for birth control under the federal health-care law that the president signed. At the end of January, Rubio introduced a measure allowing church-affiliated organizations the ability to opt out on grounds of religious liberty and right of conscience -- the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012.

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Donald Trump Praises Florida Gov. Rick Scott

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 8, 2012 - 2:17pm

Businessman Donald Trump praised Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday. Noting on his Twitter account that Scott was speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference event up in Washington later this week, Trump, who weighed running for president in 2000 and 2012, offered kind words for the governor of the Sunshine State. Solid guy, wonderful job.

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Mitt Romney Questions Newt Gingrich's and Rick Santorum's Conservative Credentials

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 8, 2012 - 2:07pm

After losing out to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took aim at both Santorum and fellow GOP rival Newt Gingrich on Wednesday. Romneys team hammered both Santorum and Gingrich for their records in Washington on spending.

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Joyce Kaufman Backs George LeMieux to Take on Bill Nelson

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 8, 2012 - 1:32pm

Conservative radio personality Joyce Kaufman is backing former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux for the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November.

Joyce Kaufman has been a common-sense, conservative voice for 20 years, LeMieux said in a statement sent out on Wednesday. She is unwavering in her beliefs, unafraid to speak her mind, and cautious when supporting political candidates. Joyce is an opinion leader of substance and value and I am honored to receive her endorsement for the U.S. Senate.

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Billboard Calls Out Gov. Rick Scott on Illegal Immigration

Kenric Ward

February 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

A billboard "welcoming" illegal aliens to Florida and sarcastically thanking Gov. Rick Scott appeared on Interstate 75 Wednesday.

Produced byFloridians for Immigration Enforcement, the billboard calls out Scott for the state's failure to adopt an E-Verify law.

"This is a wake-up call for Governor Scott, who promised Floridians he would work to get mandatory E-Verify in the state to protect our legal workers," said Jack Oliver, legislative director of the group that goes by the name FLIMEN.

State Senate Challenger: Map Was 'Gerrymandered' for Andy Gardiner

Jim Turner

February 7, 2012 - 6:00pm

Backed up by the League of Women Voters, a Republican challenger to state Sen. Andy Gardiner charges that a "gerrymandered" new district map favors the incumbent in violation of the state Constitution.

"There is a 'back alley' that is used to attain parts of Winter Park into District 10. The incumbent living in Winter Park obviously wants to 'pinch in' his home address to acquire certain voters," said Ron Rushing, who is seeking to unseat Gardiner, R-Orlando, this year.

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