Longtime AP Florida politics reporter Brendan Farrington dies at 60

1. 1988
   Farrington began his career as a general assignment reporter at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Massachusetts
2. late 1990s
   Farrington joined the AP in Miami
3. 2001
   Farrington transferred to the AP bureau in Tallahassee
4. 2011
   Farrington reported on Mike Haridopolos receiving $152,000 in taxpayer money for a book project
5. 2021
   DeSantis press secretary was suspended from Twitter after criticizing Farrington's reporting on a donor's COVID drug investment
6. January 2025
   Farrington left the AP after accepting a voluntary buyout
7. Friday
   Farrington died at his home in Tallahassee following a brief illness

“Brendan was an old school journalist. He was a real pro.”