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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 29, 2018
But Democrats could not defeat Buchanan in 2006 either. Democratic congressional candidate Christine Jennings fell 369 votes short — before Buchanan had incumbency on his side. And Jennings raised nearly $3.2 million for her campaign, although some of that money was raised after the electionÃÂ ...
Florida Politics (blog)
January 25, 2018
Shapiro is a Sarasota attorney running against Longboat Key Republican incumbent Vern Buchanan, who has represented the district over the past decade. “There has been a tremendous outpouring of support since I announced I was running for Congress back in October,” Shapiro said in a statement.
SRQ Magazine
January 10, 2018
You'd think after running for Congress in most elections held over the course of a decade, a candidate would get tired of attention. ... She also ran as an independent in 2008, when party leaders in Washington threw their support to Christine Jennings, who nearly won against Buchanan in 2006, and madeÃÂ ...
Bradenton Herald
December 29, 2017
Perennial Congressional candidate Jan Schneider announced that her campaign against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan in the 2018 midterms will start in early January. Schneider, a Sarasota attorney and a Democrat, has long sought a seat in Congress. Twice defeated by KatherineÃÂ ...
The Bradenton Times
October 21, 2017
That same year, Buchanan also entered politics, seeking the Congressional seat being vacated by Katherine Harris. Buchanan bested a field of five Republicans in the primary (including Detert) before winning a close and controversial race with Democrat Christine Jennings, which featured an 18 percentÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
October 18, 2017
Buchanan already has more than $2 million in cash on hand for his re-election campaign in Florida's 16th congressional district, which covers northern Sarasota County, Manatee and part of Hillsborough. One of the richest members of Congress, Buchanan also can rely on his own personal wealth andÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
September 23, 2017
Sarasota County Democrats sometimes struggle to recruit a single credible candidate to run for local legislative seats that tilt Republican, but that's not the case with an upcoming special election for a state House seat covering the northern county. Attorney Margaret Good stepped forward to run for the seatÃÂ ...
SaintPetersBlog (blog)
September 19, 2017
Good is the first Democrat to enter into the special election, which is slated to take place next February. Realtor James Buchanan, the son of ... “Margaret is a 'dream candidate,'” declared former Sarasota County Democratic Executive Committee Chair Christine Jennings. “Republicans, Independents, andÃÂ ...
SRQ Magazine
September 16, 2017
Good Declares in District 72 Special Election ... Good is the first Democrat to announce her candidacy in the special election, and the third candidate overall. ... endorsements, including from state House Democratic Leader-designate Kionne McGhee and former Sarasota County Democratic Party chair Christine Jennings.
Florida Politics (blog)
December 31, 1999
The memo begins by asserting, HD 72 makes up 21.6 percent of the 16th Congressional District and is “a full 10-points more Republican by party registration” than CD 16 as a whole. Where HD 72 saw a 12-point swing between 2016 and 2018, the memo asserts CD 16 will put Shapiro in “a strong positionÃÂ ...
Florida Politics (blog)
December 5, 2017
Trump plans to hold a re-election campaign rally in Pensacola on Friday, his fourth visit to the city since he first began campaigning for president in 2015. .... Mast raised more money in the third quarter than any other Florida congressional candidate, $411,183, and now has $921,000 in his campaign ...
Florida Politics (blog)
December 5, 2017
Attorney Margaret Good and businesswoman and community activist Ruta Jouniari are the two candidates vying to advance into the general election that ... She's backed by Democrats like Christine Jennings, the former Sarasota County Democratic Executive Committee chair, House Minority Leader Janet ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December 5, 2017
Good tacked more to the center, which could make her a stronger general election candidate in a district that leans Republican. ... She was endorsed by former Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman Christine Jennings, Sarasota County School Board member Shirley Brown and two Sarasota city ...
Florida Politics (blog)
October 25, 2017
Florida Republicans smirked when the Democratic Congressional Campaign ... but Florida Democrats appear pleased to have a viable candidate to challenge ... a wave election for Democrats nationwide where Shapiro fell just 750 votes ... That year, he narrowly defeated Democrat Christine Jennings.
The Bradenton Times
October 21, 2017
That same year, Buchanan also entered politics, seeking the Congressional seat being vacated by Katherine Harris. Buchanan bested a field of five Republicans in the primary (including Detert) before winning a close and controversial race with Democrat Christine Jennings, which featured an 18 percent ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
October 18, 2017
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has long had an ... Leading Democrats believe Shapiro will be a strong candidate. ... Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman Christine Jennings. ... First elected in 2006, Buchanan has faced only token opposition the last two election cycles.
SRQ Magazine
October 18, 2017
Florida's 16th Congressional District includes all of Manatee County and north ... close race against Democratic candidate Christine Jennings in 2006, with a ... His closest contest since his first election came in 2012, when he ...
Florida Politics (blog)
October 16, 2017
Last spring, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ... Harris, and ran and lost to Christine Jennings in the Democratic primary in 2006. She also ran in 2008 with no party affiliation, losing in the general election.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
September 23, 2017
Sarasota County Democrats sometimes struggle to recruit a single credible candidate to run for local ... leaders, including former Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman Christine Jennings, House ... The primary election is Dec. 5. The general election is Feb. ... Candidates have until noon on Sept.
SaintPetersBlog (blog)
September 19, 2017
Florida Democrats now have a candidate vying for the open House District 72 ... Good is the first Democrat to enter into the special election, which is slated to take place next February. ... County Democratic Executive Committee Chair Christine Jennings. ... Four candidates qualify for HD 72 special election.
SRQ Magazine
September 16, 2017
Good Declares in District 72 Special Election ... Good is the first Democrat to announce her candidacy in the special election, and the third candidate overall. ... McGhee and former Sarasota County Democratic Party chair Christine Jennings. ... The election to decide a new representative is slated for Feb.
Common Dreams
May 25, 2017
He claims that candidates must be recruited on the basis of whether or not they ... primary candidates like Tammy Duckworth, Christine Jennings, and Steve Filson. ... The result was that the party's congressional majority was wiped out. ... But directly after that election, the housing bubble began to deflate, ...
SaintPetersBlog (blog)
May 23, 2017
Though the 2018 congressional elections are still a year and a half away, the ... Buchanan narrowly defeated Democrat Christine Jennings in his first race by ... that would be able to serve as anything more than a 'paper candidate.” ... when the DCCC begins recruiting candidates for the next election cycle.
YourObserver.com
March 9, 2017
... Chairwoman Christine Jennings during the 2015 city election to stay out of the ... He described Hyde as a quality candidate deserving of the party's ... The eight candidates vying for one of two spots on the commission have ...
YourObserver.com
March 9, 2017
Now, with two more City Commission seats up for grabs in Tuesday's municipal election, the Democratic Party is on the sidelines - because there are too many candidates for it to choose from. "Because there are more than two registered Democrats in theÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
October 14, 2016
"We discussed this at length and we, the Democratic Party, want our Democratic leaders and our candidates to be held to the highest standards," says Christine Jennings, Chair of the Sarasota County Democratic Party. "So we have made the decision that ...
Politico
September 7, 2016
Florida has almost entirely abandoned the electronic machines following a number of elections that raised red flags, including a close 2006 congressional race in which Democrats charged that as many as 16,000 votes went missing. This time, in a year ...
YourObserver.com
September 1, 2016
Regarding the Ziegler email, Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman Christine Jennings said she was surprised by Ziegler's endorsement of Mast.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
September 1, 2016
Buchanan will face off in the general election against Democrat Jan Schneider, a four-time former congressional candidate who defeated Democratic newcomer Brent King. Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, will be ... Schneider ran for Congress in 2002, '04 and '06 ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
August 30, 2016
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan coasted to victory Tuesday against a primary opponent who did not actively campaign. Buchanan will face off in the general election against Democrat Jan Schneider, a four-time former congressional candidate who defeatedÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
August 30, 2016
One of the candidates who got the results he was looking for is Florida District 23 Senate Candidate Frank Alcock, who came out victorious over 21-year-old Frank Cirillo.
YourObserver.com
August 29, 2016
30 election, and spent more than $33,200 in pursuit of the position. More than one-third of the latest campaign contribution totals came from companies associated with homebuilder and U.S.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
August 27, 2016
Sarasota County Democratic Party Chairwoman Christine Jennings said that Ziegler's official position with the party should preclude him from endorsing in a race that includes two Republicans.
SRQ Magazine
August 26, 2016
Sarasota Democratic Party chair Christine Jennings says the volunteer acted out of turn, and the chair sent an email to individuals working polls reminding the organization had not selected one Democrat over another.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
August 26, 2016
He says he is not some Machiavellian operative who plots ways to destroy candidates deemed insufficiently conservative, or a lackey for local real estate developers or Florida's governor.
YourObserver.com
August 25, 2016
In addition to the convenience of mail-in voting, Dent believes political parties have advocated for absentee voting as a means to establish an idea of which constituents have already voted and which constituents candidates still need to reach on ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
August 13, 2016
U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff's ad spending has dropped off substantially in recent weeks, leading some to argue he essentially is ceding the GOP primary to Sen. Marco Rubio.
Sanibel-Captiva Islander
August 11, 2016
Christine Jennings King is a local attorney at the McQuagge & King Law Firm. As the vice chair of the Democratic Party of Lee County, she is charged with leading the Candidate Recruitment & Appointment Committee. This committee's role is to vet and ...
POLITICO Magazine
August 5, 2016
Congress's solution was to pass the Help America Vote Act in 2002, a nearly $4 billion federal fund meant to incentivize states to upgrade their voting machines.
Florida Politics (blog)
July 15, 2016
Although many polls show the presidential election could go either way, the Democratic candidates in Florida's Senate District 19 and House District 70 at Friday's Suncoast Tiger Bay Club meeting say they can't fathom an America with Donald Trump ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
July 3, 2016
The Sarasota County Democratic Party has been raising significantly more money under its new chairwoman, Christine Jennings, and drawing top party leaders to the region. But when it comes ... There also are credible candidates in two races for the ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
June 24, 2016
SARASOTA COUNTY - Ron Turner had a lot going for him in his bid to become Sarasota County's new supervisor of elections: Overwhelming support from community leaders, a resume loaded with elections experience and a cordial, by-the-bookÃÂ ...
SRQ Magazine
June 2, 2016
Graters noted even presidential candidates like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ... As for Democrats, a divisive primary continues there, but Sarasota Democratic Party Chairwoman Christine Jennings remains unconcerned with the Libertarian ticket. Jennings ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
April 16, 2016
There are two big reasons for the Democrats' fundraising advantage: They are raising much more than they have in the past and Republican fundraising is down from the last election cycle. ... Keith Fitzgerald, a former Democratic state representative ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
April 2, 2016
An absence of sharp partisan edges should help Murphy if he makes it to the general election, but it doesn't fire up many Democrats, who gravitate towards Grayson's bold liberalism.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 31, 2016
Schneider ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2002, 2004 and 2006. She won the ... She lost the primary in 2006 to current Sarasota County Democratic Party Chair Christine Jennings. Schneider also ran in 2008 with no party affiliation, losing in the ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 24, 2016
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney continued his push to stop Donald Trump from claiming the Republican nomination in 2016 by encouraging people to vote for U.S.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 23, 2016
Every candidate touts the names of prominent individuals backing them, but Nora Patterson took the endorsement chase to a whole new level on Wednesday when the former Sarasota County commissioner put out a list of 150 people supporting her state ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 21, 2016
The Sarasota Republican filed paperwork last week for the District 72 seat being vacated by state Rep. Ray Pilon, who is running for the state Senate.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 21, 2016
Gov. Rick Scott will receive the Sarasota County GOP's "Statesman of the Year" award at a dinner next month that also will feature former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill.
