Feb
23
Man of Steele by RPOF Chairman Jim Greer
February 23, 2009 | 4 Comments
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 Chairman.
As the first major state party Chairman to endorse Michael Steele, I took [...]
Feb
11
State Committeewoman post in Limbo
February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments
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 position with the Hillsborough GOP. Some fear that if she remains there will be tension within [...]
Feb
10
May the Future State Committeewoman please Stand Up?
February 10, 2009 | 5 Comments
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 Torgersen, and Anne Voss. Some are business owners and all are long time advocates for [...]
Feb
5
Hagan running for Norman’s seat; Governor may have to fill vacancy
February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 to fill the remainder of his term.
The issue is, Hagan’s was just re-elected to [...]
Feb
3
RPOF Chairman Jim Greer Appointed to RNC Transition Team
February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 review the RNC’s current policies, strategies, and staff and to help create a comprehensive plan [...]
Feb
3
Jim Johnson joins PoHo on CreativeLoafing.com
February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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 provide a broader range of posts.
I am honored to be among the team asked [...]
Feb
3
State of Sunshine Welcomes Two New Contributors
February 3, 2009 | 2 Comments
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 a Political Science degree from the University of South Florida and is currently serving [...]
Feb
2
Ken Welch has decided to remain on the county commission
February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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 mayor. When Kriseman bowed out, conventional wisdom was that Welch was getting in. Guess [...]
Feb
2
Florida House GOP approves Sansom’s resignation, selects Cretul as speaker designate
February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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 rules allowing Sansom’s resignation to be accepted and to nominate a new leader.
This was, [...]
Feb
2
Martinez may resign, Crist eyeing seat
February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 The U.S. Senate
Republican sources and national publication Roll Call are reporting this afternoon that U.S. Senator [...]





















