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A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2015

A new automated phone poll of 1,076 likely voters from St. Pete Polls is the first to address the 2015 Jacksonville runoff election for sheriff and mayor. The poll, with a 3 percent margin of error, shows a tight mayoral race with incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown slightly ahead of Republican Lenny Curry. It also shows […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 26, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council once again rejected a police and fire-pension reform plan championed by Mayor Alvin Brown. The proposal was defeated on a 9-9 vote, falling short of the majority needed to pass. There was a long debate on several amendments that if approved likely would have gotten the legislation approved. One would have […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

The tortuous twists and turns of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund deal continued in Wednesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, as the latest iteration of the Pension Deal (one that was approved, before a series of revisions from the PFPF and Council, by a 16-3 vote in December) failed to pass. Rejected on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

With Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown advancing to the runoff election, Florida and national Democrats are issuing the expected congratulatory messages. DNC Chair and Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement: “Congratulations to Mayor Alvin Brown on being the top vote-getter in yesterday’s four-way election. I’m particularly pleased by the number of Democrats who participated in […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2015

Jacksonville’s First Election is now behind us, and with that, we have an opportunity to evaluate the public and internal polling that preceded the Mayoral election. The University of North Florida poll from early March was the public poll that was most cited in the local media, and they polled for both the Mayor’s and Sheriff’s races. […]

Melissa RossMarch 24, 2015

Calling his first-place showing “a great victory,” Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown holds a 5-point lead over challenger Lenny Curry as the two well-funded candidates now advance to a May runoff. Speaking to supporters Tuesday nighty, Brown made a point of emphasizing the bipartisanship of his administration and supporters. “This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats or […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

The fever in the room built all evening and by the time Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took the stage at about 9, he got the rock star response an electoral winner could expect. And why not? Just hours after many in the Smart Set predicted Mayor Alvin Brown would clear 50 percent to avoid a runoff, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

The fever in the room built all evening and by the time Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took the stage at about 9, he got the rock star response an electoral winner could expect. And why not? Just hours after many in the Smart Set predicted Mayor Alvin Brown would clear 50 percent to avoid a runoff, […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 24, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidate Bill Bishop thanked his supporters for their unwavering support after he fell short of making the runoff for the May General Election. Supporters were chanting “We love Bill!” as Bishop received only about 17 percent of the vote, well behind Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown and former Republican State Party Chair Lenny Curry. Bishop said, […]

Phil AmmannMarch 24, 2015

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) congratulated its former chairman Lenny Curry Tuesday night for advancing to the runoff election for Jacksonville’s next mayor. “The RPOF congratulates Lenny Curry on a hard-fought race and for advancing to the general election in the Jacksonville mayor’s race,” current RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia wrote in a statement. “As a […]

Tag: Alvin Brown

First poll of Jax runoff shows Alvin Brown, Ken Jefferson ahead in close races

Jax City Council rejects (again) pension reform plan

Bill Bishop, the spiked Jacksonville PFPF deal, and election year politics

Email Insights: Dems congratulate Alvin Brown, auguring partisan runoff

Evaluating the pre-election polls in the Jacksonville mayoral race

Alvin Brown v. Lenny Curry: Takeaways

Lenny Curry surges into May runoff on "GOP Night" in Jax

Lenny Curry surges into May runoff on “GOP Night” in Jax

Bill Bishop concedes but could still be a factor

RPOF congratulates Lenny Curry for reaching Jax mayor runoff

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