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Rep. Bill Posey will not seek reelection, throws support behind Haridopolos
Read full article: Rep. Bill Posey will not seek reelection, throws support behind HaridopolosCongressman Bill Posey, the Republican who represented Brevard County in the U.S. House since 2009, will retire at the end of his term and is throwing his support behind another prominent Brevard County Republican for the seat.
Here’s how Central Florida lawmakers voted on President Trump’s impeachment
Read full article: Here’s how Central Florida lawmakers voted on President Trump’s impeachmentPresident Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice on Wednesday. Murphy noted 10 republicans voted to impeach Trump in the House vote. Waltz voted to not impeach President Trump. The charge states President Trump endangered the security of the United States and the institutions of Government. It will take a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate to convict President Trump.
US House District 8 voters re-elect Republican Bill Posey
Read full article: US House District 8 voters re-elect Republican Bill PoseyRepublican Bill Posey has been declared the winner of the U.S. House District 8 race. Incumbent Bill Posey currently holds the seat and beat Jim Kennedy in the November election to secure another term. Posey graduated from Brevard Community College and worked at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center until the end of the Apollo program. Prior to being elected to the U.S. House, Posey served on the Rockledge City Council and then in both the Florida House and Senate. Jim Kennedy (D)According to his campaign website, Kennedy is an engineer and scientist at the Kennedy Space Center.
Trump wins Florida; voters raise minimum wage to $15
Read full article: Trump wins Florida; voters raise minimum wage to $15— District 3: Republican Kat Cammack has won Florida’s U.S. House seat held by her former boss, retiring Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho. He defeated Democrat Donna Deegan, a former television news anchor who has worked to raise money for breast cancer research and to help patients. — District 15: Republican Scott Franklin has won Florida Rep. Ross Spano’s seat in the U.S. House. Deutch was first elected in 2010 and represents a firmly Democratic district that includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. A supermajority of Florida voters approved the amendment to the Florida Constitution that will raise Florida’s minimum wage from the current $8.56 an hour to $15 an hour by 2026.
Meet the candidates: Here’s who’s running for US House District 8
Read full article: Meet the candidates: Here’s who’s running for US House District 8Florida’s 8th Congressional District includes Brevard and Indian River counties, as well as parts of eastern Orange County. Here’s how to track your ballot]Here’s what you need to know about the candidates:Bill Posey (R)Posey is running for his fifth term in office. Posey graduated from Brevard Community College and worked at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center until the end of the Apollo program. Prior to being elected to the U.S. House, Posey served on the Rockledge City Council and then in both the Florida House and Senate. Jim Kennedy (D)According to his campaign website, Kennedy is an engineer and scientist at the Kennedy Space Center.
Vote by mail in Florida primary already far exceeds 2016
Read full article: Vote by mail in Florida primary already far exceeds 2016Florida has no statewide races on the 2020 ballot and voters are voting by mail in larger numbers, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ross Spano is facing a primary challenge from Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin. Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey is also facing a primary opponent in District 8, located on Florida's Space Coast. The vote by mail totals far exceed the 2016 primary, when fewer than 1.3 million people voted by mail, and ballots will continue to arrive at election offices through Tuesday. The state has nearly 3.8 million voters who either are not registered with a party or are registered with a minor party.
Meet the candidates: Here are the Republicans running for US House District 8
Read full article: Meet the candidates: Here are the Republicans running for US House District 8Two Republican candidates will face off in Floridas primary election to determine who will run against Democrat Jim Kennedy in November to serve as the U.S. House District 8 Congress member. Incumbent Bill Posey and retired U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Caine are the two Republican candidates on the August primary ballot. Whoever wins the primary will be on the November ballot running against the lone Democrat running for the seat, Jim Kennedy. (WKMG)Caine is a former fighter pilot who retired after 30 years in the military, finishing his career as vice commander of the 9th Air Force, overseeing 29,000 Airmen. Caine joined the U.S. Air Force in 1987 after graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering.