Husband of Ginny Brown-Waite was former New York State Trooper, active church volunteer. ...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

The Hillsborough County Republican Party has chosen Rachel Burgin, legislative assistant to state Rep. Anthony "Trey" Traviesa, to replace Traviesa on the November ballot for the 56th District seat. ...more

August 15, 2008

The lure of an arguably certain election victory is proving a strong temptation for a number of Republicans lining up to replace Anthony "Trey" Traviesa as the party's nominee for the State House District 56 seat. ...more

August 14, 2008

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite and her husband Harvey Waite are among the Hernando County residents hoping for a buyer in depressed real estate market. ...more

August 13, 2008

Spring Lake spread listed six months ago. ...more

August 13, 2008

State Rep. Trey Traviesa of Tampa, who was expected to be one of the Tampa Bay area's most influential state legislators in the coming two years, has announced he won't run for re-election. ...more

August 13, 2008

Hillsborough County is often labeled the bellwether of Florida politics. As Hillsborough goes, so goes Florida, observes Susan MacManus, a University of South Florida political scientist. ...more

August 11, 2008

South Dakota Sen. John Thune told a crowd of Hillsborough County Republicans on Friday they should make certain John McCain wins the presidency, even if they don't agree with him on all issues, because of the Supreme Court appointments the next president will make. ...more

July 19, 2008

Technology has changed the way political campaigns are run, according to several local politicians, candidates and party officials. Chuck Oakes, state committeeman from the Highlands County Republican Party, said that the Internet made a major impact on political campaigning. "Instead of people coming out at night and listening to speeches, they rely on the Internet," said Oakes. "Instead of watching a debate on television, they're watching segments on the Internet." One real advantage is the number of computer savvy-younger voters who get their political information from the web. ...more

June 25, 2008