Stephen Elliot

Marco Island—Former Congressman Chris Colllins (R) has landed a broad political body blow against his Republican congressional primary opponents as he tries to secure the nomination in the highly-contentious race in Florida's 19th District to replace retiring Rep. Byron Donalds. During an interview with The Floridian, Rep. Collins called his primary opponents a bunch of […]

President Donald Trump is waking up this morning to the news that another Republican congressional hopeful is planning to honor him by renaming something after him, if they win their 2026 midterm election race. Ola Hawatmeh, who is running in the hotly contested Republican primary race in Florida's 19th congressional district, just sent out an […]

The field of Republican primary candidates looking to replace Rep. Byron Donalds (R) in Florida's 19th Congressional District is large, but will it continue to shrink after more and more of the candidates' past baggage comes to light, including one of them appearing to financially supporting Hillary Clinton for President? CORRECTION: James Oberweis, the wealthy […]

U.S. Reps. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) and John McGuire (R-VA) have endorsed Ola Hawatmeh (R) in her bid for Florida's 19th Congressional District this week. Hawatweh, described as an "America First" candidate, is looking to succeed Congressman Byron Donalds, who is running for Florida governor. Rep. Stuzman credited Hawatmeh, a small-business owner, for helping Congressional Republicans […]