TALLAHASSEE – Voters in Leon County have four men, each with over 20 years in law enforcement experience, from which to choose for Sheriff. All have stepped up, out of a sense of concern over recent violent crime statistics and what they feel is a call to serve. Former Leon and Gadsden County Sheriff’s deputy […]
The majority of Leon county voters may decide Mark Earley is their choice for Supervisor of Elections, but one thing they will have to accept when casting their vote is the questionable campaign activities of the current Leon County Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho, on Mr. Earley’s behalf. Mr. Sancho, who has endorsed Mr. Earley, […]
Loranne Ausley, Democratic candidate for Florida House District 9, is running a campaign that criticizes the power of special interests while taking significant contributions from special interests. Tallahassee Reports has learned that Ausley has accepted large contributions given by corporate interests through a political action committee (PAC) called Florida 2020. Paperwork on file with the […]
TALLAHASSEE – As they vie to become the Florida House Representative for District 9, it is apparent Republican candidate, Jim Messer, and Democrat candidate, Loranne Ausley, want many of the same things for Leon County and Tallahassee — more money for state workers and teachers, economic development and the protection of our natural resources. The […]
Sean Desmond, who garnered 48.5% of the vote in a losing effort against Jack Campbell in the Democratic primary for State Attorney, announced he is endorsing Republican candidate Pete Williams in the general election. Williams, who lost a close race four years ago against incumbent Willie Meggs, told TR, “I am honored by Sean Desmond’s […]
On June 29th, 2015, Walt McNeil picked up the endorsement of the Big Bend Police Benevolent Association in his run for Leon County Sheriff in 2016. Suddenly that has changed. In a press release sent to TR today, the Big Bend PBA announced they have withdrawn the endorsement. The press release stated: On June 29, […]
Ion Sancho, the current Leon County Supervisor of Elections, has not been shy in telling voters that Mark Earley, a long-time Supervisor of Elections employee, is the most qualified candidate to replace him when he retires later this year. But it appears he may have gone too far. On September 2, 2016, the Leon County […]
TALLAHASSEE — When Bert Hartsfield decided not to run for a seventh term as Leon County property appraiser, four candidates stepped up to fill his seat. Three are battling to win August’s Democrat primary. The winner will then face local real estate appraiser Greg Lane (NPA), in the general election. The Democrat candidates include former […]
TALLAHASSEE — As the end of the long primary campaign season comes to an end, democrat contenders for State Attorney, 2nd Judicial District, give final arguments for who would best fill the shoes of the retiring State Attorney Willie Meggs. Jack Campbell is Meggs’ Assistant State Attorney and has worked in the office since 2001. […]
The Tallahassee Bar Association (TBA) released the results of a poll conducted of area lawyers, asking their professional opinions regarding the qualifications of candidates for judge in the upcoming primary election. The poll was taken of all Florida lawyers in the state’s Second Judicial Circuit which is comprised of Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, Wakulla, Franklin and […]