Evan Power

Republicans dominated Democrats 2-to-1 in turnout on the first day of early voting. That was enough to allow the GOP to surpass Democrat's slim lead in vote-by-mail ballot returns.

Despite their claims that politics has no place in schools, the race between Leon County Seat 4 incumbent Laurie Lawson Cox and challenger Jeremy Rogers has been consumed by partisanship.

Power is head of the Leon Democratic Party and has long been involved with the state Republican party. His election comes amid the ouster of former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler, who is under investigation for sexual assault.

Current chairman Christian Ziegler facing a rape investigation and other charges that he denies

The two disagreed on Tallahassee's upcoming charter review but both oppose the property tax increase

After a run of successes, the state party is looking for a new leader to succeed outgoing chair Joe Gruters

Democrat Ryan Ray looks to rebuild his party, while Republican Evan Power is running for state GOP chair

Early voting lasts through Sunday, November 1 in Leon County.

As coronavirus cases continue rising in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is dismissing calls for a statewide order requiring people to wear face masks. That's led several counties to pass face mask ordinances to prevent the virus from spreading. However, those moves are not without push-back.

Ahead of the 2020 election, a federal judge in Florida ruled against a 70-year-old law placing the party controlling the governor’s mansion first on…