County commission chairman Ted Schrader and Tampa firefighter John Nicolette will face off in a closed Republican primary Aug. 26 in probably the biggest surprise of qualifying day Friday. ...more

June 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY – Bill Bunting of Hudson will serve as chairman of John McCain's presidential campaign in Pasco County. Bunting, longtime chairman of the Pasco County Republican Executive Committee, is one of the names with ties to West Pasco on the Florida leadership team the political staff of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee announced Friday. ...more

June 20, 2008

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June 10, 2008

Nazdar, It will be chili in June at the Republican Candidate Chili Cookoff. Come vote for your favorite chili, cooked by our candidate "chefs." This is a way to celebrate our candidates that have qualified to be on the ballot in August. Ballots will be given out at the door, so you can vote for your favorite chili. There will be Polka music, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and lots of fun. This is a good way to meet your candidates. Refreshments and food available will be available at the event, which will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Masaryktown Community Hall on Lincoln Avenue. Admission is $5, and you may pay at the door. ...more

June 8, 2008

Regarding "Candidates Should Not Have To Choose," June 1: All of the presidential Republican candidates except for Ron Paul came forward and endorsed the presumed nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain. Why would asking local Republican candidates to pledge to do the same be considered "ungentlemanly" and "using a hammer"? ...more

June 8, 2008

Pasco GOP Chairman Bill Bunting will ask candidates in the upcoming Republican primary to sign a written pledge to support the winners, whoever they may be. ...more

May 23, 2008

Nationwide, new Democratic Party voter registrations outpace newcomers to the Republican side by astronomical levels. Turnout for presidential primaries, when neither side had settled on its nominee, ran in the neighborhood of 2-to-1 in favor of Democrats. Contributions to Democratic candidates compared with Republicans are like monsoons to midday sprinkles. ...more

May 6, 2008

Let me add a bipartisan note to Democrat Arthur Hayhoe's guest column of Oct. 21 in support the Hometown Democracy proposition that would allow voters to have a say concerning development in their county ("Hometown Democracy Gives Voters A Say In Development"). ...more

November 5, 2007