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This week state Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, announced he would not seek re-election, but instead begin work on campaigning for the state Democratic Party Chairman post. A potential rival for that statewide post, Hillsborough County Democrat Alan...

The Seminole County Democratic Executive Committee plans a big dance-themed dinner rally Saturday to kick off Democrats' election campaigns there this year with an impressive list of speakers — but none actually from Seminole County, where elected...

NeJame said it was a long shot, but added that Easton is "very scholarly, very well-respected jurist. And he is a senior retired judge ... He knows death cases. He knows murder cases as well as anybody probably in the state. And he's handled the tough...

By Anthony Man, South Florida Sun-Sentinel State Sen. Nan Rich, D-Weston,  hoping to make Rick Scott a one-term governor, plans to seek the state's top job in 2014. Rich said in a telephone interview Wednesday that she's formulating a strategic and...

State Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, said he plans to run for his re-drawn legislative seat this fall, but is gearing up to go after the state Democratic Party chairman post after that. Randolph said that current Chairman Rod Smith has indicated he's not...

It didn't take Florida Democratic Chair Rod Smith long to respond to Senate passage of new maps for the chamber's 40 districts. “Charged with implementing the people’s will, the Senate failed. Charged by the courts to redraw a map free of...

UPDATES w/ Florida Democratic Party response By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Senate voted 31-6 Thursday to pass its response to a high-court rebuke of its once-a-decade chore of redistricting, despite objections...

TALLAHASSEE — Interest groups anxious to make decisions about where to play in legislative elections have been expecting multiple head-to-head match-ups when the Senate unveiled new districts Saturday. They're bound to be disappointed/relieved...

Today, Obama for America – Florida will hold a press conference to launch of the “Truth Team” in Florida this afternoon.  As part of a  new national effort by President Obama supporters online and on the ground to promote the President,...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers ended months of debate Thursday by passing new boundaries for congressional and legislative districts – the first step in a legal shootout that could determine congressional and state government control for...

TALLAHASSEE — After months of debate, the Senate signed off on new political maps that lay out the boundaries for congressional and legislative districts for the next 10 years. But a lawsuit challenging the congressional map is already set to be...