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Neil Brickfield endorses Angela Rouson for St. Petersburg CIty Council

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Pinellas County Commissioner Neil Brickfield is the latest elected official to endorse Angela Rouson’s campaign for St. Petersburg City Council. Brickfield’s statement: “I’m backing Angela Rouson for St Petersburg City because Angela understands how hard it is to make ends meet today. Angela is raising 5 boys and trying to make her household budget stretch like everyone else. I know she is watching every dollar spent in her household and will bring the same attention to our City budget. We…

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Election Day

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“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual–or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.”That quote is some pretty heady stuff from Mr. Samuel Adams (who I believe fought the British for the right to distribute…

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Three commish seats up for grabs in Safety Harbor

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The otherwise quaint town of Safety Harbor can occasionally find itself home to rather loud city elections. For example, I managed Andy Steingold’s first campaign, an upset bid against Commissioner Deb White. The race was a bruising example of the local politics that can sometimes turn neighbor against neighbor depending on the campaign sign in their front yard. Safety Harbor is also a good example of the lesson that today’s city commissioner is tomorrow’s fill-in-the-blank, i.e., Pinellas County Commissioner Neil…

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In H-48, Ken Peluso, Peter Nehr pull ahead of field

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In the crowded field to replace Gus Bilirakis in Florida House District 48, Tarpon Springs City Commissioner Peter Nehr and chiropractor Ken Peluso continue to battle each other for the top fundraising spot, while the rest of field still makes impressive gains on their own. Peluso raised more than $18K, beating out Nehr’s 16K. Nehr still holds a significant fundraising advantage, but with thousands of chiropractor, err, physician money coming into his campaign, Peluso is emerging as the primary challenge…

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