Castor Prepared to Take FamilyÃ¢ÂÂs Political Legacy Beyond Florida
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The political fortunes of FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs Castor family have turned sharply for the better in the two years since Betty CastorÃ¢ÂÂs bid as the Democratic Senate nominee fell short by just 1 percentage point. This year, that candidateÃ¢ÂÂs daughter, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kathy Castor, did more than easily win the Democratic House primary in the stateÃ¢ÂÂs 11th District; she effectively secured herself a seat in the 110th Congress by doing so.
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Bobby Jindal, a conservative Republican congressman from the New Orleans suburbs, inherits a state that was suffering well before Hurricane Katrina.
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Children from political families may get tired of campaigning, but Philip Perry isn't bored yet.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry invoked memories of the civil rights movement Sunday as he encouraged congregants in Florida to use their votes to change the country&#39;s course.
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The Senate will get either its first Cuban American member, or another woman, when Floridians vote next Tuesday. Former housing Secretary Mel Martinez and Democrat Betty Castor are locked in as tight a race as President Bush and John Kerry.
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The former Defense Secretary is making plans to set up a foundation for citizens who want to get into public service
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Like most US Latinos, members of the extended Rodriguez family say they will cast their votes for Democrat John Kerry in next month's presidential polls.
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SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 10 -- Almost everywhere nationwide, the midterm elections are but a distant memory, supplanted by Christmas shopping and holiday parties. But here, candidates are still battling to determine the makeup of the House and the fate of Texas's first Hispanic Republican elected to...
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 2--Key leaders of the state's most important industry are coming to Destin.
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In addition to President Bush&#39;s resounding electoral triumph, his expansive coattails also will likely have a long-reverberating political impact upon the Senate.
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Humboldt County Republican Party Chairman Mike Harvey will join Republicans from across the nation in New York City next week for the GOP national convention.
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Long after President George W. Bush has retired to his Texas ranch, his fellow Republicans may have to deal with Hispanic voter backlash over his failed immigration reform.
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But that's what the Bush family is. So just how has America's most enduring political family endured, and who's next in line?
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NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 23 -- After months of debate over illegal immigration, social issues and the Iraq war, the economy and taxes have emerged as the central focus of the Republican race in Florida.
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Officials of the Florida Republican Party are expected Monday afternoon to announce their choice to replace resigned Republican Rep.
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Gov. Jeb Bush is leaving office after eight years, and Florida voters will take the first step Tuesday in deciding whether they want to elect someone who shares his values or a governor who will seek to dismantle some of the Republican's key programs.
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Little Rock, Ark. -- In honor of the first Democrat to win two terms since Franklin D. Roosevelt, members of many of the nation&#39;s past and present first families celebrated the life and political talents of