By Zayida Baker Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., voted in September to keep government running through November 18. At a Tallahassee fundraiser September 26, he discussed D.C. budget battles and looked ahead to 2012. Southerland voted September 23 for the 2012 Continuing Appropriations Act, part of a package to fund government at current levels past September…

By Zayida Baker Though Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has represented Floridians since 2001, freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., seems to be cultivating a better relationship with them. According to his official biography, “Florida’s own Bill Nelson” is known as “a staunch advocate for all Floridians and a moderate voice in the increasingly partisan world of…

With votes cast to raise the debt ceiling, voters in Washington’s 4th district are left to wonder why Congressman Hastings ignored their calls to keep the debt ceiling where it was. “We had multiple calls into his office urging him to hold the debt limit where it was.” “He didn’t answer our calls; we want…

By Zayida Baker Bill Nelson has battled Big Oil, Wall Street, and insurance companies in Florida’s name for decades, but he does not represent tea party constituents. Bill Nelson is not new to politics. The 68-year-old Florida native won his first elected post in 1972 to the Florida House of Representatives. He enacted America’s first…