As of Monday, more than 5 million Floridians voted by mail or cast a ballot during the state’s early voting period – exceeding the 3.19 million voters who voted before Election Day in 2014. Among those voters, 70,426 were in Alachua County.
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Stetson Cooper, a democratic socialist living in Republican Ocala, has no qualms expressing his political views in the primarily red town.
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Kane Barr is a transgender man who prioritizes LGBTQ issues in politics. He uses his experiences to educate LGBTQ youth now.
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Sharon Burney raised and supports her 35-year-old daughter who suffers from renal failure and seizures. She looks to her elected officials to expand Medicaid and bridge the income gap.
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Crystal Monroe credits her big family for influencing her political decisions. She doesn't like to label herself as Republican or Democrat, but instead identifies as being “about prosperity and moving forward.”
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When he was 12, Angel Padilla’s father, Candelario, woke him up before dawn to pour concrete for his construction company. That hardworking ethic of his Mexican immigrant parents stayed with him into adulthood. Now 22, Angel says his Mexican heritage and culture define him in many ways, and has led him …
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Dianna Hoyt is now a victim’s rights advocate and supports Florida’s Amendment 6, which includes Marsy’s Law. Voters will approve or reject it during Tuesday's election.
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Florida is emerging as an epicenter of the nation’s polarizing politics in the final days of the 2018 campaign. In the closely contested campaign for governor, President Donald Trump and GOP nominee Ron DeSantis have used what has been called racially coded language to slam Democrat Andrew Gillum. The battles …
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While it’s permitted for signs to be placed anywhere on private property, the public’s land cannot be used for advertising purposes, political or otherwise. And this includes rights-of-ways — areas of publicly-owned land maintained in and around public streets.
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As a registered Independent voter, Michael Zuaro feels the Republicans have a better chance at achieving a strong economy than the Democrats for the midterms.
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