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Florida Legislature

County Commissioner Donald O’Brien Declares Run for Renner’s Seat, Tom Leek for Hutson’s

February 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Donald O’Brien, who in the last four years became Joe Mullins’s staunchest ally, will run for Paul Renner’s House seat, and Tom Leek, the House member from Ormond Beach, will run for Travis Hutson’s.

Flagler County Democrats’ Only Way Forward: Become Republican

November 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 71 Comments

flagler democrats survival

Contrary to media interpretations, Democrats underperformed woefully nationally, and in Flagler County they were again all but wiped out. To survive locally they have two choices: either run their candidates as Republicans (and support other moderate Republicans), or keep dying at the polls.

Leann Pennington, Theresa Pontieri, Will Furry and Cathy Heighter Win, Half-Cent Tax Passes, Amendments Fail

November 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

Theresa Pontieri, left, has won a seat on the Palm Coast City Council, and Leaann Pennington, who walloped Joe Mullions in the primary, defeated Jane Gentile-Youd, an independent, to win a seat on the County Commission, which hasn;t had a woman serving there since Barbara Revels six years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

For Flagler County and Palm Coast, it is an election of new faces: four races, four newcomers to elected office: Leann Pennington won a seat on the County Commission, Theresa Pontieri and Cathy Heighter won seats to the Palm Coast City Council, and Will Furry won a Flagler County School Board seat.

Due to Redistricting, Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book Faces Challenger in Re-Election Bid

July 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, D-Plantation. (NSF)

Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, a Plantation Democrat elected in 2016, is trying to hold onto her seat after the makeup of Senate District 35 changed earlier this year through the once-a-decade reapportionment process. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Book has made her advocacy for preventing child abuse a top priority.

Renner Embraces Anti-‘Woke’ Rhetoric and DeSantis Sees Red at GOP’s Sunshine Summit

July 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Incoming House Speaker Paul Renner (left) and incoming Senate President Kathleen Passidomo spoke Saturday during the Republican Party of Florida's Sunshine Summit. (NSF)

Renner, who highlighted continued work to expand school choice, also said more attention is needed to address corporate pushes toward what are known as environmental, social and governance principles, which often include favoring investment in green energy over fossil fuels.

Renner and Other GOP Leaders Launch Digital Ad Promoting Conservative Ideals; Democrats Push Back

July 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner in a screen capture from the digital video ad his GOP committee produced.

GOP state leaders are utilizing social media for their 2022 campaign efforts to promote conservative policies that they say have helped Florida to recover from Covid-19 and protect Floridians’ freedoms — though Democrats disagree.

Democrats Call for New Senate Vote in Place of Fraudulent Election of Garcia; GOP Says No.

March 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez

Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle on Thursday filed felony charges against former Sen. Frank Artiles for allegedly recruiting and paying an old pal nearly $45,000 to disrupt the November election between former Democratic Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez and Republican challenger Ileana Garcia.

Ex-Sen. Frank Artiles Criminally Charged in Election Fraud Scheme to Prop Up Sham Candidate

March 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Frank Artiles, fraudster. (NSF)

The Miami-Dade County state attorney has charged former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles with election fraud for allegedly propping up a sham candidate in a razor-thin Senate contest in which an incumbent Democrat was ousted by a Republican challenger in November.

Florida Electors Back Trump And Hold Out Hope For Victory Despite Crushing Evidence

December 14, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

State Sen. Joe Gruters. (NSF)

Biden was lined up to receive 306 votes to 232 for Trump, whose campaign has lost dozens of legal challenges to the voting process and election results. Trump won Florida’s 29 electoral votes by beating Biden by more than three percentage points in the state on Nov. 3.

Flagler and Florida Democrats Face a Reckoning After Dismal Showing at Every Level

November 6, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

No wins for Democrats in Flagler, mirroring a poor showing across the state. (© FlaglerLive)

Trump’s Florida victory aside, Republicans upset two incumbent South Florida congresswomen, flipped five state House seats and could pick up a seat in the state Senate, making a mockery of Democrats’ hopes to cut into the GOP’s legislative dominance.

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