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Amy Hollyfield - Senior Deputy Editor
Amy Hollyfield

Senior Deputy Editor

My heart is in Florida politics, but my job as senior deputy editor for news covers all of Tampa Bay life. Traffic. Education. Health Care. The Good Samaritan story, the unexpected surprise. I also work with PolitiFact and was part of the team awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. My home state is Michigan, but I've lived in Tampa Bay for more than 20 years, raising two daughters and proudly watching two downtowns grow into remarkable destinations. Underneath it all is my commitment to the Tampa Bay Times, a company that cares deeply about this community. As do I.

  1. We’re such losers compared to these two judges on this week’s Winner/Loser in Florida politics
    Sep. 15• The Buzz
    Florida Supreme Court Justices Barbara Lagoa, left, and Robert Luck, right, were appointed to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta by President Trump.
    Ok losers, who needs access to our state politicians, anyway?
  2. You can #BetheThunder with this new Tampa Bay Lightning specialty license plate
    Sep. 11• Lightning
    The state of Florida released a new design for the Tampa Bay Lightning specialty license plate. (Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles)
    The team’s signature blue color shines.
  3. Rick Scott’s Navy cap hangs around on this week’s Winner/Loser in Florida politics
    Sep. 8• The Buzz
    Rick Scott's Navy cap.
    But many Floridians showed their better angels in a hard week for the Bahamas.
  4. Dorian cancels this week’s Winner/Loser in Florida politics: Sept. 1 edition
    Sep. 1• The Buzz
    A shopper walks past a few cases of water that remain on the shelves at Walmart on 34th St S and 38th Ave S ahead of Hurricane Dorian in St. Petersburg.
    Godspeed, Florida.
  5. Florida developers win again in this week’s Winner/Loser in politics
    Aug. 25• The Buzz
    A dump truck emerges from behind a pile of dirt and sand Wednesday (3/27/13) at the Lago Verde sand mine in Spring Hill where cattle feed in open pastures surrounding the site. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
    And should Rick Scott think more about his home state?
  6. Lake County leans into its racist past on Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics: Aug. 4 edition
    Aug. 4• The Buzz
    Edmund Kirby Smith
    Meanwhile, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri’s profile keeps rising.
  7. What’s the deal with Nikki Fried on Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics?
    Jul. 28• The Buzz
    Florida Cabinet meets in Jerusalem. Left to right: Attorney General Ashley Moody, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried. [Florida Channel]
    Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture sure has a funny way of taking a stand?
  8. This Florida Republican did the right thing on Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics: July 21 edition
    Jul. 21• The Buzz
    Florida Department of Corrections Gadsden Re-Entry Center located in Havana Florida. Photo from the Florida Department of Corrections.
    The Department of Corrections, however, continues a losing streak.
  9. No stopping Florida motorists on Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics: July 14 edition
    Jul. 14• The Buzz
    This image shows cars backed up attempting to exit a parking garage on June 12 at Tampa International Airport. The image was sent by airport Vice President John Tiliacos to Conduent, the company that operates the SunPass system, on June 13. A SunPass problem caused the backup. The image was obtained in a records request with Tampa International Airport.
    But President Donald Trump’s labor secretary has a bad week because of a deal he made long ago when he was the U.S. Attorney in South Florida.
  10. Jimmy Patronis suffers again in Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics
    Jul. 7• The Buzz
    Florida Cabinet meets in Jerusalem. Left to right: Attorney General Ashley Moody, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried. [Florida Channel]
    But Israeli’s tourism economy scores a win, thanks to a very large Florida delegation.