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Phil AmmannJanuary 7, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is the latest high profile Republican to endorse candidate Lenny Curry in this spring’s Jacksonville mayoral election. “Over the years I have built a strong relationship with Lenny,” the Florida Senator said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that he admires his conservative principles and passion for the community. “As a small […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 6, 2015

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is endorsing Lenny Curry in the Jacksonville mayoral race. Perry, a possible 2016 Republican presidential contender, made the announcement today while in Florida for the second-term inauguration of Gov. Rick Scott. “In Texas, and as I travel the United States,” Perry said in a statement, “I meet people who understand what […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2015

Gay marriage is now legal in the state of Florida. Despite this fact, many Courthouses – including in Duval County, where Ronnie Fussell serves as the Clerk of Court – have thwarted the ruling in spirit by discontinuing courthouse weddings for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples. The reaction to this has been relatively slow to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 4, 2015

Hogan Focused on SOE; Curry still Faces Battle with Bishop. As reported last week, former 2011 Mayoral Candidate Mike Hogan, who was rumored to be in the Mayoral race as late as New Year’s Day, in fact is running for Supervisor of Elections in Duval County. This move obviously benefits the Republican Party in a […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2014

One of the surprises of 2014, in terms of the 2015 Duval mayoral race, is that the Republican opposition to incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown is targeting the African-American community in early efforts. Both Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry see vulnerability in Brown’s support with African American voters — which surprises outside observers because he is […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2014

The last two weeks have seen seismic change in the Duval County GOP. In the wake of Duval County Republican Party Secretary Kim Crenier’s explosive tweets on her personal account on the Ferguson verdict and aftermath, with one of them ending up crossposted on the @JaxGOP Twitter account, two Republican Party Officers have decided to […]

Julie DelegalDecember 7, 2014

On the Monday before Thanksgiving, something obscene happened in Jacksonville. The indecency I’m talking about didn’t have anything to do with the photography exhibit at Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). A nude photograph of a relaxed pregnant woman enjoying the sunbeams caught the attention of Jacksonville City Councilman Clay Yarborough, who deemed it pornographic […]

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Marco Rubio endorses Lenny Curry for Jax mayor

Rick Perry endorses Lenny Curry for Jax mayor, calls him “transformational”

In Duval courthouse marriage debate, party does not predict position

Duval GOP a step closer to unity

Race matters: Duval GOP mayoral candidates face questions about past

Duval County GOP shakeup: Rick Hartley and Kim Crenier stand down – Why now?

Julie Delegal: The REAL obscenity: GOP leaders should know it when they see it