Marco Rubio to Headline at Hispanic Fiesta

April 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

Former Florida House Speaker, Marco Rubio, will make a special appearance during the Hispanic Republican Fiesta & fundraiser hosted by the RHCHC (Republican Hispanic Club of Hillsborough County) on Friday, May 15. For those closely watching his next move, this will be an opportune time to be present for what may be the beginning stages [...]

Mar

10

Doh! Hagan’s Hillsborough Commission seat will be elected after all

March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Okay. I goofed. Y’all read it. I proclaimed Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan’s to-be-vacated seat would be appointed. Allow me to clean the egg off my face.
You see, I was going on the literal reading of the Florida Constitution … but I knew the entire case hinged on the definition of “vacancy.” [...]

Mar

2

Ken Hagan’s seat will be filled by appointment in 2010

March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, the news broke that Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, currently in District 2, has filed to run for outgoing Commissioner Jim Norman’s District 5 seat. I posted about this a few weeks ago. Wayne Garcia posted last week that State Senator Victor Crist has filed to run for Hagan’s [...]

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 [...]

Jan

16

Crist Would Not Need Hagan ‘Deal’

January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

First, let me say at the outset that I used to work for State Senator Victor Crist, and I consider him a friend. That said, I wanted to take a second to comment on a story that has appeared on the Political Whore.
Earlier this month, Wayne Garcia posted his thoughts about the 2010 campaign, [...]

Nov

4

Hillsborough County on Politico’s 25 Counties to Watch

November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Charles Mahtesian has a list of 25 Counties to Watch Tonight on Politico. Among them, our own Hillsborough County, Florida:
In presidential elections, not all counties are created equal.
Generally, the counties that matter most are located in closely contested states, where they play a key role in determining the winner. Thus the most populous county [...]

Nov

1

State of Sunshine Predictions: Hillsborough County

November 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

With Election Day approaching, I wanted to take a moment to read some tea leaves and render predictions.
Here are my projected winners for the Hillsborough County races (* = Incumbent):
Property Appraiser - Rob Turner (R)*
Tax Collector - Doug Belden (R)*
Supervisor of Elections - Phyllis Busansky (D)
County Commission - District 2 - Ken Hagan (R)*
County Commission [...]

Jun

20

Qualifying Week - Day 5 [Part II]

June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Today was the final day of qualifying for state and local office. Here are some notes from local races:
Hillsborough County
Clerk of the Court Pat Frank (D), Sheriff David Gee (R) as well as School Board Members Dorothea Edgecomb and Jack Lamb were all re-elected automatically when their opponents, if any, failed to qualify. [...]

Jun

19

Qualifying Week - Day 4

June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

The next to last day of qualifying week, and there are some interesting developments.
Closed Primaries
Two days ago, there were ten House districts featuring candidates from only one party — as of tonight, there are seven.
Here are the changes:
In House Districts 1 and 42 - a write in candidate filed.
In House District 2 - [...]

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