Former Gov. Bob Graham and former Gov. Buddy McKay have endorsed John Dicks in the Democratic primary race for U.S. House District 9.

Graham, Florida's governor from 1979 to 1987, said in a statement that "(Former Plant City) Mayor John Dicks has devoted much of his adult life to public service. In every...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=47 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=46 Click Here to Read the Complete Endorsement in the St. Pete Times

If Democrats are trying to win what has been a safe Republican seat by painting the incumbent, Gus Bilirakis, as ineffective in Washington and unresponsive at home, John Dicks is in the strongest position to make the case for change.

Dicks, 55, is an attorney and former mayor and city commissioner of Plant City, in...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=46 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=45 Click Here to Read the Complete Endorsement in the Tampa Tribune

Congressional District 9 is a good example of a district drawn to suit politicians rather than serve voters.

It includes include coastal Pasco, parts of north Pinellas, north Hillsborough and selected parts of east Hillsborough.

Its many diverse communities make campaigning a cha...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=45 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=44 Click Here to Read the Complete Article in the Tampa Tribune

Presidential candidate Barack Obama's Plant City stop this afternoon turned out to be at the popular tourist destination, Parkesdale Farm Market. He was accompanied by John Dicks, a Democratic congressional candidate and former mayor of Plant City. Obama's bus caravan arrived at the market near the Flor...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=44 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=43 Click Here to Read the Complete Article in the St. Petersburg Times

A decade ago, during his first campaign for the state Legislature, a volunteer came up with U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis' slogan: Gus is for Us.

It may not be the sexiest motto, but Bilirakis said he's kept it because it speaks to his primary mission: remembering the constituents back home each time he steps on the House fl...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=43 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=42 Click Here to Read the Complete Article in the Tampa Tribune

We are living in a parallel universe.

The media outlets are convinced that you cannot get enough of Barack Obama, who is here to restore the throne of Camelot, and his stodgier, less charismatic opponent John McCain.

For months, although it is beginning to seem like years, the media have analy...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=42 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=41 Click Here to Read the Complete Article in the Tampa Tribune

WASHINGTON - Florida's status as a key battleground state this fall won't be limited to presidential politics.
Democratic national campaign strategists say their party can wage competitive races for at least five U.S. House seats now held by Florida Republicans, and that a sixth good Democratic challenge...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=41 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=40 Click Here to Read the Complete Article from The Magazine of Sigma Chi

Florida's 9th congressional district, an 800-square mile slice of Gulf Coast property that crooks in and out of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, has long been the unofficial turf of the Bilirakis family. Father Michael represented the district for 23 years in Washington, D.C., and his son Gus succ...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=40 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=38 Click Here to Read the Complete Article in the Tampa Tribune

WASHINGTON - Have Speaker Nancy Pelosi's strategists in Washington picked John Dicks as the candidate they want to face off against freshman GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis this fall?

They insist not, claiming ongoing neutrality regarding the former Plant City mayor and his 9th Congressional District Democr...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=38 noreply@noreply.com http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=39 Click Here to Read the Complete Article in the Tampa Tribune

WASHINGTON - Have Democrats in Washington identified former Plant City Mayor John Dicks as the candidate they want to face-off against freshman GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis this fall?

They insist not, continuing to claim neutrality regarding Dicks and his 9th Congressional Distric...]]> http://www.johndicksforcongress.com/news.php?id=39 noreply@noreply.com