Robert “Foxy” Fox didn’t think he would be actively running in a general election for the Florida House of Representatives.
Marion County Republicans will go to the polls for a special primary election for Florida House District 24, the seat vacated by State Rep. Joe Harding who is under federal indictment for COVID-19 business loan fraud.
The field of candidates is set for a special election in Marion County to replace a state representative embroiled in a federal fraud scandal.
The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has resigned after being indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.
State Rep. Joe Harding, the Republican lawmaker from Williston who was arrested this week on federal fraud charges, resigned his seat in the Florida House Thursday.
The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.
Floridians now know the candidates running for office in August and November, after the end of the qualifying period last week set the candidate lists for the elections.
Hundreds of students walked out of Edgewater High School in Orlando to protest a proposed piece of legislation that could have an impact on LGBTQ+ students across the state.
Florida House Republicans have advanced a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demonizes LGBTQ people.
A bill causing angst in the LGBTQ+ community is making its way through the Florida statehouse. It is called the Parent Rights in Education bill but it is dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics.
