Ellyn Bogdanoff

Chicken, potatoes and asparagus – plus politics – were on the menu Monday night for the Broward Republican Party’s “Lincoln Day” fundraiser. Most of the speeches, including Gov. Rick Scott’s keynote, were devoted to...

++++++++++++++++++++ ||   || ||   || ++++++++++++++++++++     Occasionally I give you an oldie but goodie from our archives. This time, while researching U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack for tonight's debate, I ran across this gem about the start of...

Matthew Bogdanoff of Fort Lauderdale is the new Florida regional director for the Republican Jewish Coalition. Working from the organization’s Boca Raton office, he’ll have the whole state as his territory. The RJC announced the hiring...

TALLAHASSEE — Normally, Republicans rule the roost when it comes to collecting campaign-coin in the Capitol. But an Orlando Sentinel analysis of the campaign-finance data reveals that the Florida Democratic Party, candidates for statewide office,...

A rematch could be coming, treating Broward and Palm Beach county voters to a replay of one of the most expensive, hard-fought and nasty campaigns of 2012. It all depends on former state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale. She's considering whether...

It's a lightning rod for criticism and doesn't pay anything, but four people — and maybe more now in the wings — are seeking the chairmanship of the Broward Republican Party. The second Republican leadership election in four months comes...

Former state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, downplayed the notion that she might be the replacement for Florida’s newly departed lieutenant governor, but she didn't completely dismiss the idea. “Right now it’s just blog...

Ethics restrictions prohibiting local elected officials from accepting anything of value – a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or a meal – from lobbyists, vendors or anyone else with business before them are much too restrictive for Hollywood...

TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, said last week he wanted to curb the “fillet Mignon lifestyle” some lawmakers are living courtesy of political funds called “committees of continuous existence” that ...

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Thursday. Here are the stories we're reading this morning. * Bloomberg looks at the presidential political focus on Orlando. * The Orlando Sentinel looks at the tight, and sometimes ugly, race between two...

It may be the least effective law in Florida. For two decades, Florida has barred candidates for local or state office from accepting more than $500 from a single donor per election. And yet, more than ever this election cycle, candidates for the...

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Monday. The week has finally come when the campaign ads will cease, robo calls will stop and we will know who is in the House, Senate and Oval Office for the next few years. So, here are the stories we're reading...