After months of campaigning, knocking on doors, calling voters and of course a large supply of mailers and all the TV ads voters could stomach, Election Day 2016 is almost here. Ahead of the important 2016 general election on November 8th, here’s a quick recap of all the candidates running for office… [read more]
The August 30th elections are just around the corner. Absentee ballots have been mailed to voters. Candidates are busy knocking on doors, sending mailers and attempting to earn enough votes before polls close. Here’s a quick recap of all the Orange County candidates running in the August 2016 partisan elections and… [read more]
Last Friday, November 27th, marked the second anniversary of the passing of Elias Rico Piccard, who was “one of the loudest voices for the Puerto Rican and Latino community of Central Florida” according to the Orlando Sentinel in their obituary. In early 2014, the Florida legislature approved legislation, signed by the Governor into… [read more]
After eight years in the Florida legislature, State Senator Darren Soto officially announced he was running for Congress yesterday. Soto launched his congressional campaign on the steps of the Orange County Courthouse, surrounded by a large group of supporters, including Democratic elected officials like State Attorney Jeff Ashton, Osceola Clerk… [read more]
It’s been more than a year and a half since the Florida legislature passed a law to put an honorary plaque along Semoran Boulevard, between the 408 and the 528, in recognition of veteran and local Hispanic civil rights leader Elias “Rico” Piccard. But Mayor Buddy Dyer still refuses to hold a vote… [read more]
The Orange County Democratic Disability Caucus is keeping the pressure on Republican legislative leaders and plan to host a press conference and healthcare expansion rally tomorrow on the patio of DOC’s Streetside Grille across from Orlando Regional Medical Center. The rally will take place at 10am on the 27th and will continue… [read more]
The request to follow state law may seem simple, but the political wrangling is just beginning. Last year, the Florida legislature approved legislation, signed by the Governor into law, providing honorary designations of various roadways and transportation facilities while directing the Department of Transportation to install suitable markers. State Senator Darren Soto… [read more]
The primaries are long over now and absentee ballots will be mailed soon for the 2014 November General Election. Candidates appearing on Orange County ballots are listed below, and all are linked to the candidates’ sites. Candidate party affiliations are also listed. Check out the differences and make the best… [read more]
UPDATE: Know the Candidates (and party affiliations) in Orange – 2014 General Election — click here! UPDATE: Orange County Democratic Party candidates for August 26, 2014 — click here! I was very excited today to pick up my first batch of the Orange County Democratic Party Voting Guide! I’ll be doing my… [read more]