Regarding "Traviesa's Aide Tapped For Race" (Metro, Aug. 16): Local Republican Party leaders made a poor choice selecting the too young, inexperienced, undereducated, carpetbagging Rachel Burgin as their candidate for Florida House District 56. There is no logical case that can be made why a one-term legislative aide for another carpetbagger bests the likes of Sandy Murman, Mark Proctor and the others who really live in and care about District 56 for more than one term. ...more

August 22, 2008

Hillsborough's legislative delegation has a reputation for being weak and easy to ignore in Tallahassee because it lacks the influence and leadership needed to make things happen. ...more

August 21, 2008

Florida Democrats may seek to remove the Democratic candidate who filed for the state House seat being vacated by Trey Traviesa, so they can replace him with a stronger candidate. ...more

August 20, 2008

TAMPA Florida Democrats may seek to remove the Democratic candidate who filed for the state House seat being vacated by Trey Traviesa, so they can replace him with a stronger candidate. ...more

August 19, 2008

Hillsborough County Republican Party leaders didn't look far to find a replacement for Anthony "Trey" Traviesa, picking his legislative aide Rachel Burgin as the party's nominee for State House District 56. ...more

August 16, 2008

Until now, Shirley Morgan had always been the kind of voter the Republican Party thought it could count on. She comes from a family of staunch Republicans, has a son in the military and has supported Republican presidential candidates ever since she cast her first ballot, for Richard Nixon in 1972. ...more

May 3, 2008

Democrats are lining up for the chance to unseat freshman GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis next fall. ...more

January 6, 2008