Gwen Graham Ignores Tampa Bay Times Questions About Leon Schools “Notebook”

Gwen Graham Ignores Tampa Bay Times Questions About Leon Schools “Notebook”

Days after FDLE released a memo stating that the federal investigation of Jackie Pons and the Leon School Board was closed, the Tampa Bay Times (TBT) reports that gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham refused to answer questions related to the “notebook” which put the four-year investigation into motion. Writing about her resigning her job at the […]

City Votes, Gubernatorial Politics: Andrew Gillum Supported Biomass Plant Near Poor Minority Neighborhood

City Votes, Gubernatorial Politics: Andrew Gillum Supported Biomass Plant Near Poor Minority Neighborhood

In light of gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s recent criticism of fellow candidate Gwen Graham’s vote in support of the Keystone Pipeline, the Tampa Bay Times published a story addressing Gillum’s support for the construction of a coal plant in 2005. What the TBT article did no talk about was Gillum’s more recent support of a controversial […]

Tallahassee City Commissioner Gill Ziffer Endorses Gwen Graham for Governor

Tallahassee City Commissioner Gill Ziffer Endorses Gwen Graham for Governor

This should help with the Tallahassee City Commission dysfunction. Today, City Commissioner and Florida League of Cities President Gil Ziffer issued a press release endorsing Gwen Graham in the race for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. Ziffer said that “Gwen knows that local elected officials understand their communities best,” and noted her defense of […]

E-Mails: Gillum’s Tampa Meeting With Crist and Sink Originally Included Gwen Graham

E-Mails: Gillum’s Tampa Meeting With Crist and Sink Originally Included Gwen Graham

Emails requested by the FBI show that Mayor Gillum’s trip to Tampa in 2016 to meet with Charlie Crist and Alex Sink was originally set to include current gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham. Gillum said the February 12th, 2016 trip, which TR first reported, addressed city business. However, new emails show that beginning in May 2015 […]

UPDATE: Gwen Graham Says WASP Reference Directed at Special Interests

UPDATE: Gwen Graham Says WASP Reference Directed at Special Interests

UPDATE The Graham campaign told the Tampa Bay Times that Graham was “comparing the wasps swarming outside to the infestation of special interests in the Capitol.” ORIGINAL STORY Days after a state-wide poll found Florida Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham a clear front runner, Graham made comments hostile towards whites before the state media on […]

Three Leon County Officials Endorse Gwen Graham for Governor

Three Leon County Officials Endorse Gwen Graham for Governor

Three Leon County officials are endorsing Gwen Graham for governor. In a press release, the Graham campaign announced “endorsements from three elected Leon County officials, County Commissioner John Dailey, County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, and Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor Tabitha Frazier.” “I’m proud to have the support of these local leaders and pledge to work […]

Graham and 46 Democrats Vote With Republicans on Syrian Refugee Issue, Media Shows Bias

Graham and 46 Democrats Vote With Republicans on Syrian Refugee Issue, Media Shows Bias

On Thursday of last week, US Representative Gwen Graham and 46 other Democrats voted with Republicans to pass a bill which would require additional levels of certification for Syrian refugees. The issue is pitting select Democrats against President Obama at the national level and having ramifications here in Tallahassee. Politico reported that Democrats met with […]

US Rep. Graham Criticized for “Southerland Like” Votes

US Rep. Graham Criticized for “Southerland Like” Votes

It did not take long for US Representative Gwen Graham to create a controversey among her supporters. Graham, who defeated Republican Steve Southerland for the District 2 House seat last November, promised voters she would vote against electing party leader Nancy Pelosi as House speaker during her campaign. On Tuesday of last week, Graham kept […]

Analysis: The Numbers Behind Steve Southerland’s Loss

Analysis: The Numbers Behind Steve Southerland’s Loss

In the race for the US Congressional District 2 Seat,  incumbent Congressman Steve Southerland loss to challenger Gwen Graham in one of the closest races of this campaign cycle by 2,800 votes. Over 249, 000 votes were cast in the contest. With such a narrow loss, the second-guessing by Southerland supporters about what could have […]