Lawmakers call upon Mexico to release imprisoned former Marine

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 14th at 08:18 AM  | 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R- Miami, has joined the effort to release a 27-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran from South Florida being held in a Mexican prison since August for carrying a shotgun he had declared at the border crossing. Ros-Lehtinen has circulated a letter in Congress urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to continue working with Mexican authorities, | Read More »

George LeMieux quits race for U.S. Senate in Florida

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  June 20th at 10:15 AM  | 

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux has dropped out of the 2012 race for the United States Senate in Florida. In a statement released early Wednesday on YouTube, LeMieux indicated that the Republican Party had thrown its support behind U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV.  As a sitting United States Congressman, Mack enjoys widespread recognition.   LeMieux said he could only match that support with substantial advertising | Read More »

Gineen Bresso announces Congressional bid against DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 6th at 06:22 AM  | 

Following a week of musical chairs where Congressman Allen West announced his intent to move north into a proposed 18th Congressional District while former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner departed the Republican primary race to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator Bill Nelson and run for West’s vacant Congressional seat, yet another race faces a challenge. Former presidential appointee and elections attorney, Gineen Bresso, is set to announce | Read More »

Representative Connie Mack IV Enters Crowded U.S. Senate Race

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 28th at 11:59 PM  | 

Hoping to challenge Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, four term Republican Congressman Connie Mack IV (FL-14) entered the crowded U.S. Senate race in Florida late Monday night. “I am going to run for the United States Senate because, frankly, I think the people of Florida have had enough,” said Mack, on Fox News’ Sean Hannity show.  ”They’ve had enough of every time they turn around, Senator | Read More »

This Week on The Credit Report with Bill Lewis

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  August 29th at 05:46 AM  | 

Interesting guests and timely topics will be on the air this week on AM 1470 WWNN and The Credit Report with Bill Lewis. Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorney David Singer will appear and discuss Tuesday’s “Up-the-River” Cruise on behalf of Jail and Bail as well as the Broward unit of the American Cancer Society. Broward Republican Party Executive Director Rico Petrocelli will discuss Tea Party | Read More »

Congressman Allen West Has Shut the Door on U.S. Senate Run

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  August 23rd at 06:01 AM  | 

The Republican field of candidates has been narrowed to nine – as of last count – in the race to unseat Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) in 2012.  Congressman Allen West (FL-22) has shut the door and announced his intent to seek re-election to the Broward-Palm Beach seat he won in 2010. Following a record breaking fundraising quarter and a push from fellow Republicans to seek | Read More »

Congressman Allen West Has Shut the Door on U.S. Senate Run

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  August 23rd at 05:54 AM  | 

The Republican field of candidates has been narrowed to nine – as of last count – in the race to unseat Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) in 2012.  Congressman Allen West (FL-22) has shut the door and announced his intent to seek re-election to the Broward-Palm Beach seat he won in 2010. Following a record breaking fundraising quarter and a push from fellow Republicans to seek | Read More »

Mike Haridopolos Quits U.S. Senate Race

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  July 18th at 11:48 AM  | 

State Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ campaign for the U.S. Senate has unexpectedly ended.   This is just days after two top staffers announced their resignations. The departure of campaign manager Tim Baker and campaign advisor Pat Bainter were the last in a series of stumbles and missteps that plagued Haridopolos, who has had trouble serving in his role as Senate president while campaigning for the United | Read More »