Last week, GOP congressional candidate Gene Valentine chastised CFO Jimmy Patronis for being endorsed by politicians. The PNJ reported he said at a Navarre forum: “Hey, Jimmy, stay in Tallahassee and fix…
Tag: Gene Valentino
Valentino fought for public beach easement in the 2000s
Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino told Inweekly that tried to get county staff to get a declaratory judgment concerning the 75-foot public beach easement after he took office in 2006. “It…
Valentino withdraws lawsuit against Underhill
Yesterday, Circuit Judge W. Joel Boles accepted a Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice from former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino in his defamation lawsuit against Commissioner Doug Underhill. Judge Boles had accepted a similar…
JetPay agreement could mean more jobs for Pensacola
JetPay Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer to become the payment processor for the State’s E-Pay program. The agreement could…
JetPay names Valentino Chief Strategy Officer-Payments
JetPay CEO Diane Faro today announced the appointment of Gene M. Valentino to Chief Strategy Officer of its Payments segment. “Gene has a proven track record to deliver innovative ideas that lead…
Who replaces Rep. Miller gets statewide attention
The rest of the state is taking notice of the race to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. State Sen. Greg Evers, State Rep. Matt Gaetz and Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford…
Lure of Congress
The Florida’s First Congressional District rarely has an open seat. When it’s open, the winner is usually an unlikely candidate. Two men represented Northwest Florida for 32 years. Bob Sikes served from…
CollectorSolutions merges with JetPay
CollectorSolutions, Inc., the debit and credit card processing company started in 1999 by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino, has signed a merger agreement with the JetPay Corporation, Berwyn, PA-based provider of…
Valentino strikes out again
A circuit court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino against Inweekly, publisher Rick Outzen, reporter Jeremy Morrison and Doug Underhill. On April 10, Valentino filed…
ESCO will seek legal fees and other costs from Valentino
After the dismissal of the former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against him and his agency, Sheriff David Morgan told Inweekly that he has directed the attorneys from the Florida…
Ethics Commission dismisses Valentino’s complaint against Sheriff Morgan
The Florida Commission on Ethics met on July 24 to consider and vote on Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against Sheriff David Morgan. The Commission voted that there was no probable cause to…
Valentino for Senate?
Many accept that the GOP nomination for Marco Rubio’s Senate seat is wide open. One name that was mentioned over the weekend is former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino. The two-term commissioner…
In 2008, Consolidation got on our radar
The Urge to Merge By Duwayne Escobedo Published Feb. 13, 2008 In 1967, Jacksonville and Duval County moved to consolidate their governments. Three years later in 1970, Pensacola and Escambia County did…
State Attorney finds Underhill committed no violation
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that his office has completed its review of a complaint alleging that Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill violated the Florida Sunshine Law. Based on thereview, it…
Weekend Buzz: Valentino tape edited,Facebook gets another employee fired
Sheriff David Morgan sent the Florida Ethics Commission his formal response to ex-County Commissioner Gene Valentino’s complaint against him. Of the four complaints made by Valentino, the one that has received the…
Gaetz viewpoint talks about disagreeing without rancor, a lesson lost in Pensacola
Florida Senate President Don Gaetz wrote a viewpoint for the Tallahassee Democrat in support of John Thrasher being selected as the new Florida State University president (Work with Thrasher). He opened with…
Seven Lessons from Underhill victory
1. Doug Underhill may have said it best at his campaign celebration last night. “This victory is a message that the people of Escambia County will not tolerate dirty politics.” For weeks,…
District 2 Showdown: Valentino and Underhill interviewed
The hottest local primary race is the GOP primary for Escambia County Commissioner, District 2. Two-term incumbent Gene Valentino faces off against Doug Underhill. Inweekly interviewed both candidates. You can learn more…
PYP election survey has some surprises
A hundred-plus people attended the August 5 Candidate Forum at Seville Quarter, hosted by PYP, the Greater Pensacola Chamber, and Seville Rotary. Pictures of the event can be found here on the…
What the heck is going on in the District 2 GOP primary
Illegal robo calls and glossy mailers, neither identify the PAC or person paying for them. The mailers even have postage stamps so that no one can track who mailed them or how…
