Rep. Ralph Hall “has already smashed the record for the oldest member of the U.S. House of Representatives, but he doesn’t intend to quit now,” the Houston Chronicle reports. The 90-year-old Republican lawmaker announced he will seek another term. He...

A Florida National Guard unit based in Pinellas County and designed to respond to weapons of mass destruction incidents was saved from possible elimination this week, according to testimony from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Speaking on...

The Associated Press and the News Service of Florida report that Democrat Jessica Ehrlich has announced she will again challenge Republican Congressman Bill Young. From a release: Jessica Ehrlich today announced that she will be a candidate...

It is where Charlie Crist endorsed John McCain, putting the Arizona Senator on track to winning Florida’s 2008 presidential primary. It is one of the first places where Marco Rubio found the spotlight. It is where governors...

I just received an email from Organizing for Action asking me to “Tweet at Representative Young right now and say you support a balanced approach to the budget, not drastic cuts.” Even if I supported this effort,...

#2 on the list of Tampa Bay’s most powerful politicians is Congressman Bill Young. For a complete explanation of how this list was created and who comprised the panel which assembled it, please read here.

In an interview with CQ-Roll Call on Thursday, eighty two-year old Congressman Bill Young insisted he was not crippled, just debilitated after hurting his hip after stepping in a hole while walking on the beach.    This latest...

Congressman Bill Young is among 16 GOP legislators being targeted by a pro-Obama advocacy group in a new online ad campaign urging them to back a more robust background check system for gun sales. The banner ads begin running Friday...

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching paid grassroots advertising to, as it describes, hold Congressman Bill Young accountable for the thousands of layoffs and other costs in the upcoming sequester.  “Your Pink Slip” begins today and...

Pinellas County Commissioners have added a discussion of gun background checks to their legislative agenda. Commissioner Janet Long said as elected officials, it is their responsibility to look at gun violence and gun policies in the interest...