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In H-45, GOP rivals line up allies

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She is a School Board member from one of Pasco County’s most prominent families. He is a lawyer with the backing of one of Pasco’s most powerful politicians. Never mind that the primary is more than a year away. The battle between fellow Republicans Kathryn Starkey and Richard Corcoran for the House District 45 seat is on. By the fundraising numbers alone, the opponents are neck and neck. Starkey has raised $52,000 since February, and Corcoran has raised just under…

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Richard Corcoran picks up endorsements in H-45

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From the Bay Buzz: Richard Corcoran has picked up new endorsements in the Republican primary race for House District 45, this time from the state committeemen and state committeewomen of Pasco and Pinellas counties. Pinellas State Committeewoman Nancy Riley, Pinellas State Committeeman Tony DiMatteo, Pasco State Committeewoman Lona O’Reilly and Pasco State Committeeman Bill Bunting say they are supporting him in his bid for the seat being vacated by Republican Tom Anderson.

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In H-45, Kathryn Starkey’s $till ahead of Richard Corcoran, but not by much

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In the ultra-competitive race to replace Tom Anderson in House District 45, Kathryn Starkey is still ahead of Richard Corcoran in the fundraising department, although Starkey raised about half of her money in the 1st quarter. The figures to date: Starkey : $51,750 raised with $47,934 left on hand. Corcoran: $49,105 raised with $43,077 left on hand.

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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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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Dunedin’s municipal elections take shape

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Often overlooked by the Times and the rest of the local media, as well as voters judging by the low-turnouts, are Pinellas’ municipal elections held in spring of the “off-year.” These elections are important because of their obvious impact on the cities in which they are conducted, but they are also interesting to those in the political arena because today’s city commissioner is tomorrow’s state legislator. For example, state represenative Tom Anderson got his start as mayor and state representative…

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