Change is in the air, and it’s not just a Democrat sound bite anymore. The Republican National Committee has taken an enormous stride towards our Party’s collective future in electing former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele as the GOP’s new … Continue reading
This is an update to a previous post: May the Future State Committee Woman please Stand Up. Latest news, according to March on Politics reporter William March, State Committeewoman Carol Carter is retracting her resignation and wants to keep her … Continue reading
Hillsborough’s GOP will be holding an election on March 17 for a new State Committeewomen following the resignation of Carol Carter. According to facebook and other sources 5 women are in the run: Heather Weintrobe, Mel Jurado, Christine Vasconcelo, Janice … Continue reading
With a hat-tip to Mariella Smith, who posted a note on Facebook, it seems County Commissioner Ken Hagan has decided after all to run for outgoing County Commissioner Jim Norman’s seat. This could trigger Governor Crist to appoint a replacement … Continue reading
Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer, an early supporter of new Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, has been appointed to the RNC Transition Team. Chairman Greer said, “I look forward to working with Chairman Steele’s Transition Team to … Continue reading
As many of you may have discovered, I was invited to join the team at Wayne Garcia’s Political Whore blog on CreativeLoafing.com. Quite a few Tampa Bay bloggers on both sides of the aisle have joined an expanded team to … Continue reading
The State of Sunshine welcomes Angelette Aviles and Steve van Gorden to the list of contributors. Angelette provides much insight to what motivates Hispanics as well as the general market through her communications firm, Americas Marketing & Graphics. She received … Continue reading
It came in the form of a Facebook status update: Ken Welch is remaining on the County Commission, and looking forward to the challenges ahead… This comes the same day that State Representative Rick Kriseman decided not to run for … Continue reading
Watching the Florida Channel tonight, the Florida House Republican Conference took the bold step to formally replace former Speaker Ray Sansom as the leader of the House of Representatives. Following proper procedure, formal motions were adopted to waive the Conference … Continue reading
Corcoran & Johnston, a Dade City government relations firm, is passing along information from Roll Call that Senator Mel Martinez is considering resigning early, and that Governor Charlie Crist is eyeing a run: Senator Martinez Considering Resignation; Governor Crist Eyes … Continue reading