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Adam C. Smith - Former Times staffer
Adam C. Smith

Former Times staffer

Adam C. Smith was the Political Editor for the Tampa Bay Times.

  1. Adam C. Smith: Florida may now have America’s most conservative Supreme Court
    Jan. 24, 2019• The Buzz
    The Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee. [Scott Keeler Tampa Bay Times]
  2. Marijuana produces strange bedfellows in John Morgan, Ron DeSantis
    Jan. 18, 2019• The Buzz
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, John Morgan, left, and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, right, during a press conference to pressure state legislators and give them a mid March deadline to repeal a law that prohibits smokable forms of medical marijuana at Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park on Thursday. (Photo by Willie J. Allen Jr.)
  3. Smith: Alexander Hamilton is smiling on Ron DeSantis
    Jan. 16, 2019• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis makes a statement on holding government officials accountable in Fort Lauderdale at the Ron Cochran Public Safety Complex Courtyard on Jan. 11, after he names former Coral Springs police Sgt. Gregory Tony to replace Scott Israel as Broward County sheriff. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)
  5. High voter turnout isn’t helping Democrats. Here’s why.
    Nov. 8, 2018
    OCTAVIO JONES | Times Sean "Diddy"? Combs pumps up the Tallahassee crowd during an Andrew Gillum pep rally before Election Day.
  6. How is Florida doing after 20 years under GOP rule?
    Sep. 21, 2018• The Buzz
    [Photo illustration by Ron Borresen | Tampa Bay Times]
  7. Jack Latvala on governor's race: 'I'm going to get in people's faces'
    Aug. 25, 2018• Opinion
    Senator and budget chairman Jack Latvala, R- Clearwater, left, was cleared of criminal charges by a state prosecutory Thursday. (SCOTT KEELER | Times)
  8. Trump sends Junior to stump for DeSantis, Gaetz
    May 26, 2018• News
    SCOTT KEELER | Times Florida gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, turns in a personal check for $1,200 to the Office of Open Government. The fee paid to fulfill her public records request for all correspondence relating to Florida Governor Rick Scott's office and the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. 14 people died at the facility as a result of Hurricane Irma.
  9. Hundreds hold hands against offshore drilling on gulf beaches
    May 21, 2018• News
    Dominic Girard, 3, from New Port Richey, Fla., plays on in the surf while a large crowd holds hands along the water for the Hands Across the Sand event, on Saturday on Indian Rocks Beach. This is an annual event held globally to raise awareness about the dangers of dirty fuels and the need to speed the transition to available, affordable, clean energy solutions. MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times
  10. Smith: Adam Putnam knows Florida, but that might not be enough today to become governor
    Apr. 13, 2018• Florida Politics
    Gov. Rick Scott is running for the U.S. Senate, which he made official at an event in Orlando. [Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/TNS]
  11. Democratic PAC targets Scott's Senate chances
    Apr. 7, 2018• Archive
    Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Parkland, Fla., school shootings and school safety, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) DCJM109
  12. Pod Save America's Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor talk about how Trump fueled their podcast and live show
    Mar. 30, 2018• Things to Do
    The Pod Save America podcasters, from left, Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor were all Obama White House veterans. They now help the hugely popular podcast that riffs on politics and the media. Photo courtesy Crooked Media
  13. Why the AR-15 has millions of fans: It's simple, light and menacing
    Mar. 1, 2018• News
    Gun buyers look through a selection of AR-15 rifles at the In Guns We Trust LLC booth during the Tampa Gun Show on Feb. 24 at the State Fairgrounds. (CHRIS URSO | Times)
  14. The Buzz: Democratic candidates take aim at Scott
    Jan. 21, 2018• Opinion
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott addresses a joint session of the Florida Legislature Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Tallahassee. (Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) FLPET102
  15. Key unanswered questions about Ron DeSantis
    Jan. 6, 2018• Opinion
    FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo, House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. DeSantis announced Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, heâ\u0088\u009A¢â\u0080\u009A\u0082 \u0308â\u0080\u009A\u0084¢ll join a crowded field seeking to succeed Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who leaves office in early 2019 to term limits. DeSantisâ\u0088\u009A¢â\u0080\u009A\u0082 \u0308â\u0080\u009A\u0084¢ entry comes after President Donald Trump tweeted last month that DeSantis is "a brilliant young leader" who "would make a GREAT governor.â\u0088\u009A¢â\u0080\u009A\u0082 \u0308¬\u009D (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) NY108
  16. Florida Insiders assess the #MeToo, post-Jack Latvala era in Tallahassee
    Jan. 4, 2018• Opinion
    Banners along South Adams Street welcome Florida Lawmakers back to Tallahassee in 2017 for the annual 60-day session. The Capitol can be seen in the background. (SCOTT KEELER | Times)
  17. The Buzz: Florida's political winners and losers of the year
    Dec. 30, 2017• Opinion
    Florida Governor Rick Scott delivers remarks during a roundtable discussion in Kissimmee, Fla., with central Florida elected official and community leaders about the influx to the Orlando, Fla., area of Puerto Rico residents impacted by Hurricane Maria, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)
  18. The Buzz: Florida's political winners and losers of the year
    Dec. 30, 2017• Opinion
    Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O'Lakes, addresses legislators and media at the end of the special session on Friday as Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, left, and Gov. Rick Scott look on. [AP | Steve Cannon]
  19. In attorney general bid, Ryan Torrens pushes new method for fighting opioids
    Dec. 23, 2017• Opinion
    Ryan Torrens, a 32-year-old attorney from Tampa, is a Democrat running for Florida Attorney General in 2018. [Photo courtesy of Ryan Torrens]
  20. Republicans still winning at fundraising
    Dec. 16, 2017• Opinion
    CHRIS URSO | Times Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks about tourism numbers in Florida during a news conference at the Florida Aquarium Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in Tampa.
  21. From the archives: Rubio's aide spent lavishly on party credit cards like his boss
    Dec. 14, 2017• News
    Richard Corcoran, right, is congratulated by state Sen. Mike Fasano after Corcoran won the election to be state representative for District 45 on Aug. 24, 2010. [Times (2010)]
  22. Richard Corcoran really, really loves Donald Trump
    Dec. 9, 2017• Opinion
    Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine speaks at a Tampa Tiger Bay Club meeting at the Ferguson Law Center in Tampa on Friday. (LOREN ELLIOTT | Times)
  23. Florida Democrats mostly quiet as John Conyers faces calls to resign
    Dec. 1, 2017• Opinion
    Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
  24. Mar-a-Lago visits a blessing and a curse
    Nov. 25, 2017• News
    this is an icon for the democratic party, to be used in sunday perspective