Robert Wexler News

Interest in the recent spat of Democrat retirements from the House of Representatives has highlighted interest in a House Retirement Watch.

Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee announced Monday that he will not run for re-election next year, the fourth House Democrat in the past four weeks to retire rather than than defend their seat in next year's midterm elections.

The ethics change, which gives added independence to an anti-corruption inspector general, illustrates the rapid local development of the two grass-roots movements, neither of which existed when 2009 began .

Rank Race Change 1 LA-02 Republican None 2 LA-03 Democrat Up 3 NY-23 Republican Up 4 NM-02 Democrat Up 5 IL-10 Republican Down 6 AL-02 Democrat Up 7 MD-01 Democrat Down 8 PA-06 Republican Down 9 CO-04 Democrat Up 10 PA-07 Democrat Up Rank Race Primary Change 1 Republican None 2 Democrat None 3 Republican Up 4 Republican None 5 Republican Down 6 ...

Once again Jim Himes has voted with Republicans, and against Democrats, on a tax measure.

The Florida House is scheduled to vote today on providing funding to continue to keep South Florida's Tri-Rail system alive, as well as building SunRail, a new commuter train through Orlando.

With billions in federal transportation money at stake, the Legislature returns to the Capitol on Monday for the homestretch of a special lawmaking session with heavy scrutiny on an unlikely group: a half-dozen Senate Democrats from South Florida.

Seven candidates ended up qualifying before today's noon deadline for the special election to replace Democratic U.S. Rep.

In a district where the GOP has had a hard time finding anyone to run in some past elections, three Republican candidates say they submitted enough voter signatures today to get on the ballot for a special election in early 2010 to replace U.S. Rep.

Though Monday's update on the investigation of toxic Chinese drywall disappointed some homeowners, it amounted to progress.

CENTRAL FLORIDA: Imagine Florida Home Prices Without Anchor of Foreclosures James Thorner: If Floridians want home prices to start rising again, they had better get a grip on foreclosures.

STATEWIDE: Homes Priced to Sell St. PeTE/ Clearwater ResiDEnts: We need your help Tell us why you live there.

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Liberal U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler's Palm Beach County-Broward County congressional district is a Democratic stronghold where Republicans are outnumbered more than 2-to-1 and Barack Obama got 65 percent of the vote last year.

County/Region: Broward County FL / Broward Year built: 2005 Builder: WCI Communities Inc Square footage: 1,524 sq.

The measure passed in the House 220-215. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The House has acted.

This property includes a pool. County/Region: Broward County FL / Broward Year built: 2000 Builder: N/A Square footage: 7,383 sq.

Borrowing from Ron Paul, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson kicked off a "money bomb" today, and by his telling, it's going really well.

It was like going to a movie and getting only the previews. Last Thursday, the four agencies investigating Chinese drywall held a news conference to announce very little news.

This property includes a pool. County/Region: Palm Beach County FL / Palm Beach Year built: 2006 Builder: Boynton Beach Associates Square footage: 1 sq.