Democrat Brian Nathan won the election for the Senate
Democrat Brian Nathan, a union leader and U.S. Navy Veteran, won the special election yesterday to fill a state Senate seat in Hillsborough County.
Two other special elections wrapped up yesterday
In Polk County, Republican Hilary Holley defeated Democrat Edwin Perez, and in the Palm Beach County House District, Democrat Emily Gregory won.
The Tampa Bay CMTA is holding a walk to raise funds and awareness
The Tampa Bay chapter of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association is holding a walk at MacFarlane Park to raise awareness and funds for CMT, a rare neurological disease with no cure.
Candidate for Governor, Paul Renner, calls for a federal ban on Muslim immigration
Paul Renner backed enforcing limits on Sharia law in courts and cutting school funding tied to it, and stricter state action against what he describes as “radical Islam.”
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