Frankel Starts 2014 Cycle with Strong 1st Quarter, Takes in Over $385,000

Frankel Starts 2014 Cycle with Strong 1st Quarter, Takes in Over $385,000

West Palm Beach, FL — Congresswoman Lois Frankel’s campaign announced she raised over $300,000 during the first quarter of the 2014 election cycle and collected a total of more than $385,000. The total receipts of $385,000 includes a refund credited to her campaign from the 2012 election.

Frankel is starting the 2014 campaign in a strong position, with a solid showing for the initial reporting period and having retired campaign debt from her 2012 victory. Frankel has over $330,000 cash on hand. The Federal Election Commission …

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Rep. Frankel finds D.C. unglamorous but `exhilarating’

WASHINGTON— Lois Frankel is discovering that life in the nation’s capital for a freshman congresswoman is nearly all work and not much play — an “exhilarating” whirl of encounters with world leaders and needy constituents that has little to do with making laws.

Frankel’s daily trudge from her one-bedroom apartment to Capitol Hill reminds her how far she is from home, the balmy “paradise” of South Florida, but she’s adjusting to a scattered lifestyle that in her first three months seems anything but glamorous.

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‘Trailblazing’ Rep. Lois Frankel tapped by Dems to recruit women to run for Congress

Freshman U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, has been named by Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., as one of two leaders of a new Democratic effort to recruit more female candidates.

Frankel and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, will head up the “Women LEAD” campaign, which aims to “recruit more female candidates, protect women’s rights, expand their opportunities and stop the Republican War on Women.”

“The facts are clear: When women vote, Democrats win. Bringing even more Democratic women into the political process …

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Congresswoman Lois Frankel’s Statement on Allison Tant’s election as Florida Democratic Party Chair

“Congratulations to Allison Tant and Alan Clendenin on their election as the new chair and vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party,” Congresswoman Frankel said. “After a spirited and hard-fought race, it’s time for Democrats across the state to come together and unify around our common goal of improving the lives of Florida’s families.”

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Statement from Congresswoman-elect Lois Frankel on Tragic Shooting in Connecticut

“I join with millions of people in our nation and around the world to express my deepest sorrow for the families and friends affected by the horrific shooting tragedy in Connecticut.

“While there is no magic wand to prevent these kinds of occurrences, there is no time better than now to take steps to strengthen gun safety laws. Now is the time to heed President Obama’s call for ‘meaningful action’ to prevent tragedies like the mass shooting Friday at a Connecticut elementary school.

“This isn’t …

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Representative-Elect Lois Frankel Stands Shoulder-to-Shoulder With Israel

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Today, U.S. Representative-elect Lois Frankel made the following statement affirming Israel’s right to self-defense and condemning Hamas’s terrorists attacks against Israel:

“I am deeply concerned by Hamas’s relentless missile attacks on Israel and the potential for an escalating conflict in Gaza. Israel is our best ally in the Middle East and one of our strongest allies in the world. The United States rightfully stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel. I condemn Hamas’s attacks on Israel, and support Israel’s right to self-defense.

I am grateful …

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This was because of you

I wanted you to make sure that you heard this news from me: with your help, we just won our election. It wasn’t easy, but things worth doing never are. Now, I’m heading downstairs to speak to supporters at our victory party.

Thank you to the voters of the 22nd District for giving me the honor of being your next United States congresswoman. We had to deal with those shady SuperPAC attack ads, but I had what counted most: You.

I ran for Congress for my 87-year-old mother, …

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Frankel Surges Past 285,000 Calls and Knocks, Recruits over 200 Volunteers for GOTV

WEST PALM BEACH, FL —Yesterday evening, volunteers for Lois Frankel’s campaign for Congress made their 285,000th call to voters in the 22nd District. Over the next 7 days, the campaign projects volunteers will make an additional 100,000 phone calls to voters.

In preparation for the next 7 days of Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activity, the Frankel campaign has recruited over 200 volunteers to make phone calls, canvass their neighborhoods, and distribute campaign literature at voting locations.

Across the district, Lois Frankel’s grassroots campaign is showing results …

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Frankel and Hasner meet for Second Debate on Sunday: Will Adam Hasner Distort the Truth Again?

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – At last week’s Palm Beach Post debate, Adam Hasner distorted the truth and misled voters about his record.  Below is a fact-check of five Adam Hasner statements that misled South Florida voters.

Adam Hasner Oct 17: Debate Fact-Check

When asked about his vote on a 2010 bill that would have mandated ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion, even in cases of rape, Hasner said, “Those aren’t the facts.”
Fact Check:  Adam Hasner voted for HB 1143, a bill that would have mandated …

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Slate: The Battle for Florida’s Jews

Slate: The Battle for Florida’s Jews

This forces the 22nd to choose between Democrat Lois Frankel and Republican Adam Hasner. Both are Jewish. Both were born in New York. Hasner came to Florida with his family in 1975; Frankel arrived in 1974. The Democrat, who’s 64, was elected mayor of West Palm Beach after leading the party’s diminishing delegation to the state House. Hanser, 42, helped Marco Rubio run the growing Republican majority. She spent half the campaign running against West; Hasner spent half the cycle running for U.S. Senate. And now they’re …

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