Cliff Stearns

Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns, Sr. (born April 16, 1941) was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district, serving from 1989 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Since leaving the United States Congress after 24 years, he is employed with APCO Worldwide which is a communications and public relations firm headquartered in Washington D.C. Stearns is also a member of APCO Worldwide International Advisory Council (IAC) which comprises more than 70 recognized global leaders including former elected politicians who advise clients on complex issues. In addition, he is on three boards namely, The Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University, Minority Media & Telecom Council and The United States Association of Former Members of Congress .

On August 14, 2012, Stearns lost to veterinarian Ted Yoho in a four-way Republican primary by about 1 percent of the vote. Due to redistricting every 10 years, Stearns ran in a new district that did not include his hometown and one of his staunch bases of support. After the primary election, Stearns called Yoho to congratulate him and Yoho described Stearns as "classy" and "humble" in his remarks.

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The Latest: A guide to Florida’s primary election

The Herald-Sun 29 Aug 2018

The Latest on Florida's primary election (all times local).. 8.20 p.m. A state representative from Tampa has won Florida's Democratic primary for attorney general. Sean Shaw easily won his party's nomination, defeating Ryan Torrens. The 40-year old Shaw has served in the Florida House for only two years. His father is Leander Shaw, who was the first black chief justice on the Florida Supreme Court ... Cliff Stearns in the 2012 GOP primary ... ....

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The Latest: A guide to Florida's primary election

Hastings Tribune 29 Aug 2018

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Florida's primary election (all times local).. 8.55 p.m. The race for Florida's next attorney general will be between two people from the Tampa area, a former Republican Hillsborough County judge and a Democratic state representative. Ashley Moody won the Republican primary, defeating Pensacola state Rep. Frank White ... ——— ... ——— ... U.S. Rep ... ———. Veteran U.S. Rep ... ——— ... U.S ... Cliff Stearns in the 2012 GOP primary ... ....

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Zombie campaigns still spending as FEC says no crackdown until 2019

Tampa Bay Times 20 Aug 2018

Former Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns, a Republican who lost his seat in 2012, dipped into campaign donations to pay for internet service and continued paying a $1,000 monthly salary to his wife in the weeks following the announcement ... It turns out Stearns and Miller had little reason to worry ... watchdog group ... [ Read the investigation ... ] ... Stearns, who has spent $143,000 so far this year, still has $1.5 million in unspent political donations ... ....

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The Daystarter: Spanish relic may be clue in death; the latest on 'Zombie Campaigns'; Rays ...

Tampa Bay Times 20 Aug 2018

Catching you up on overnight happenings, and what to know today ... High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s ... • Keep these links handy for hurricane season ... • The Aug. 28 primary is almost here Florida ... It made little difference to former Florida congressman Cliff Stearns ... Instead, it admits, it may not be until 2019 that it starts to hold former office holders like Stearns and Miller accountable for their spending....

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The Daystarter: Spanish relic may be clue in death; the latest on 'Zombie Campaigns'; Barber's ...

Tampa Bay Times 20 Aug 2018

Catching you up on overnight happenings, and what to know today ... High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s ... It made little difference to former Florida congressman Cliff Stearns ... Instead, it admits, it may not be until 2019 that it starts to hold former office holders like Stearns and Miller accountable for their spending, Christopher O'Donnell and Connie Humburg report ... 6 ballot in Hillsborough County ... • The Aug....

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Greg McGann: Don't let anger cloud your judgment

The Gainesville Sun 24 May 2018

I’ll always remember my first direct contact with the phenomenon known as the tea party. I’d gone to a forum on health care, specifically the Affordable Care Act, hosted by former U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns. Expanding access to health care seemed like a good idea to me, but it soon became clear that not everyone there agreed.It was the level of visceral anger that was so startling ... Two nurses I ... ....

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Candidates line up to challenge Yoho

The Gainesville Sun 28 Mar 2018

... to represent North Central Florida.Yoho, R-Gainesville, has represented District 3 in Congress since 2012 and looks toward what he has previously said will be his fourth and final term in office.The district includes Alachua, Clay, Putnam, Bradford and Union counties, as well as parts of Marion County.In 2012, Yoho edged incumbent Cliff Stearns ......

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VF Corporation Receives National Award from the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress

Market Watch 23 Mar 2018

Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), a bipartisan, voluntary nonprofit alliance of former U.S. Senators and Representatives ... Worker Rights and Safety ... FMC seeks to promote finding common ground and working together toward the common good, and we cannot think of a better private sector example of this than VF Corporation’s Responsible Sourcing Program,” said former Member of Congress Cliff Stearns, FMC’s President ... About VF....

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Navigators Global hires Walmart lobbyist

Politico 21 Mar 2018

With David Beavers and Garrett Ross. NAVIGATORS GLOBAL HIRES WALMART LOBBYIST. The Republican lobbying firm Navigators Global has snagged Sarah Rogers from Walmart’s Washington office ... Pat Meehan (R-Pa.). She’ll be a vice president of legislative affairs at Navigators ... Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Don Bonker (D-Wash.) are part of a team of APCO Worldwide lobbyists working on behalf of an exiled Russian billionaire and vodka magnate ... None ... ....

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Editorial: Close the book on open account

News Chief 29 Oct 2017

We jeer former U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns for reportedly using his old congressional campaign account to pay for a host of personal expenses.Politico reported that Stearns, an Ocala Republican, has kept his campaign committee open and used it fund personal expenditures such as trips, a monthly cellphone bill, membership dues and payments to his wife ... ....

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Puerto Rico adds more lobbyists

Politico 20 Oct 2017

Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Don Bonker (D-Wash.), now lobbyists at APCO Worldwide, filed paperwork this week showing they’d registered to lobby for a new client on Sept ... Does that mean Stearns and Bonker lobbied for Motkin for just one day? Yes, “one day,” Anthony DeAngelo, an APCO spokesman, wrote in an email. — It’s not clear exactly what Stearns and Bonker did on that day....

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Our opinion: Cheers for Beacon College, jeers for Cliff Stearns

Daily Commercial 14 Oct 2017

Cheer. Beacon College in Leesburg, which continues to buy up derelict buildings and vacant land to expand its unique educational institution.Beacon was founded to provide a college education to young adults with special needs, primarily those with autism ... ....

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Editorial: Cheers for November ballot, jeers for Cliff Stearns

The Gainesville Sun 13 Oct 2017

Stearns served 12 terms before losing to current U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Gainesville, in a 2012 primary. He should have closed his campaign account after leaving office, not be using it as a personal bank account ... ....

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