U.S. Congress, 5th District As much as his opponents are nice people genuinely concerned about the future of our country, John Russell is the only legitimate Democratic candidate vying for the Fifth District U.S. Congressional seat against "Grandma" Carol Castagnero and perennial candidate H. David "The Pole Sitter" Werder. ...more

August 23, 2008

Meet the gentler John Russell. The 52-year-old acute care nurse practitioner is back for another crack at the 5th Congressional seat held by Brooksville Republican Ginny Brown-Waite. Past races have gotten nasty, including an alleged shoving episode between Russell and Brown-Waite's husband. ...more

August 13, 2008

The economy. The real-estate bubble. Jobs. Impact fees. Big budgets. A new sheriff's building. The list can go on. ...more

August 11, 2008

Florida's status as a key battleground state this fall won't be limited to presidential politics. ...more

July 7, 2008

Florida's status as a key battleground state this fall won't be limited to presidential politics. ...more

July 5, 2008

Have Speaker Nancy Pelosi's strategists in Washington picked John Dicks as the candidate they want to face off against freshman GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis this fall? ...more

June 20, 2008

The race for the 5th District Congressional seat just got a lot more interesting. ...more

May 3, 2008

DEMOCRAT'S BID COULD MEAN FIREWORKS ...more

May 2, 2008

U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to Congress, giving Democrats a strong opportunity to pick up a congressional seat in November. ...more

January 31, 2008

TAMPA - Occasionally disruptive and often confrontational, John Russell recently had been banned from a Pasco County Democratic fundraiser, even though he was the party's nominee in last year's race for a congressional seat. ...more

October 30, 2007