Brian Blair makes a case for his own retirement

Brian Blair's "Checkers speech" at the County Center Thursday hinted ominously at legal action against his opponent, Commissioner-elect Kevin Beckner. Without taking any personal responsibility for his 50,000 vote loss, Blair blamed "slanderous and libelous" ads and gave credit only to Beckner's campaign manager for outsmarting his campaign manager........here

The Brian Blair Clean Out Your Office Box

Blair Takes Shots At Rival As He Departs Commission

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said he wanted his goodbye news conference to be an "upbeat" affair, but the wrestler in him couldn't leave the ring without a few shots at the opponent who whipped him............here

Blair threatens criminal charges against Beckner

With just six days left as a Hillsborough County commissioner, Republican Brian Blair accepted a plaque from some of his colleagues, but he's not exactly accepting defeat in his race against Democrat Kevin Beckner............here

How Democrat Beckner defeats pro-development incumbent Blair

Ever since the polls closed on Tuesday, County Commissioner Brian Blair held a slim margin over his challenger Kevin Beckner, until the early votes started to get counted. That’s when the race took a decided turn in favor of the political newcomer and Blair’s defeat became more clear........here

Blair Isn't Ready To Admit Defeat

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said this morning he is not ready to concede defeat in his race with Democrat Kevin Beckner.........here

Beckner 55.26% to Blair’s 44.74%

Kevin Beckner, whose lead in the county commission race had been evident since election night, pulled ahead of incumbent Brian Blair for good with the final count: 55.26% to Blair’s 44.74% (259,831 to 210,399 votes). Yup, he trounced him...........here

Brain Blair's Report Card

It's Report Card Time for County Commissioners ! A's or F's .... Stunning excellence, abject failure or somewhere in between...? U-CAN has been taking notes and taking names and now it's time to hand out our Report Cards. Starting with Commissioner Brain Blair -- did Commissioner Blair go to the head of the class or to the wood shed? Check the U-CAN website to find out.
And stay tuned -- other Report Cards will be coming soon........here

Blair, Hagan And Norman

Black Leaders Deny Backing Blair campaign

Hillsborough Commissioner Brian Blair told a group of black civic leaders this week that he has been endorsed by two local African-American political leaders in his re-election bid. That would be surprising since both men — Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White and Tampa City Council member Tom Scott — are Democrats. Blair is a Republican...........here

Developers Hosting Fundraiser For Blair

Trailing his opponent in the latest campaign contribution reports, Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair is looking to local developer heavyweights to pump up his re-election coffers at an Oct. 23 fundraiser. Developer Bing Kearney is hosting the event with other leading members of the building and real estate industry, including Ed Giunta, Lance Ponton and Don Phillips...........here

Blair: Talk To My Attorneys

An east county activist managed to push Hillsborough County commissioner Brian Blair's button during the public comment period of Wednesday's board meeting. George Niemann, a regular thorn in Blair's side, used his three minutes Wednesday to draw attention to three complaints filed with the Florida Elections Commission........here