Former state representative Ken Littlefield is running for the Pasco County Commission. ...more

February 5, 2009

Buddy Johnson has proven to be one of Jeb Bush's biggest mistakes. ...more

February 5, 2009

David Penoyer picked up 31 votes during an unofficial recount Thursday, but not enough to win a seat on the Temple Terrace City Council. ...more

January 30, 2009

David Penoyer picked up 31 votes during an unofficial recount today, but not enough to win a seat on the Temple Terrace City Council. Penoyer fell short by 53 votes to overtake Mary Jane Neale, who was elected to the board in November. The 36-year-old environmental engineer said he doesn't plan to pursue any further action to challenge the outcome of the race. ...more

January 29, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio will face some obstacles if she decides to run for the U.S. Senate. She's never run a statewide campaign, doesn't have a money-raising network at the ready and is little known outside Hillsborough. Her centrist views could hurt her in a Democratic primary that attracts left-leaning voters. ...more

January 29, 2009

William Kingeter is wasting no time gearing up for the 2010 election. ...more

January 22, 2009

What's fair is fair. That is the opinion of former city council candidate David Penoyer, who said he plans to file suit against the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office after learning Friday that 440 ballots from precincts 626 and 651 went uncounted in the Nov. 4 election. ...more

January 20, 2009

On a day when symbolism dominates our national scene, Bob Gilder's sign is back up at the elections office on Falkenburg Road. ...more

January 20, 2009

In a bizarre postscript to the problem-plagued Nov. 4 election, Hillsborough County officials said Friday they have discovered 440 uncounted ballots more than two months after the official results were submitted to the state for certification. ...more

January 17, 2009

Newly elected Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Phyllis Busansky has discovered about 400 uncounted ballots from the Nov. 4 election. The discovery was made Thursday at the supervisor's Falkenburg Road offices. ...more

January 16, 2009