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A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2016

A Republican lawyer with an interest in Second Amendment rights. A GOP UPS HR manager who, when president of the Jacksonville City Council, led a quixotic effort to remove a nude photograph from the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art. And who fought against the appointment of a university professor to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2016

For the city of Jacksonville, every week is a week to honor and celebrate its military veterans. “The people of Jacksonville pride themselves in being the most military- and veteran-friendly city in the United States,” said Mayor Lenny Curry. “Our Military Affairs and Veterans department at City Hall has a team of dedicated personnel to […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2016

The score of last Saturday’s Navy/Notre Dame game in Jacksonville was Midshipmen 28, Fighting Irish 27. But the big numbers for the city of Jacksonville went beyond the scoreboard. Hotel occupancy at 90 percent. Over 50,000 people in the stands. Economic impact of $30 million. Jacksonville has seen sports and entertainment as a major part of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2016

The election of President-elect Donald Trump offers a unique opportunity for the city of Jacksonville, the biggest city in the country with a GOP mayor. In written responses to questions regarding the election, Mayor Lenny Curry expressed confidence his support of Trump as a candidate would help to position Jacksonville favorably going forward Curry, who served as […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has been an enthusiastic supporter and friend of Sen. Marco Rubio, dating back to a time before Rubio was in the U.S. Senate. Evidence of that political symbiosis abounds in more recent memory. Rubio was a prominent backer of Curry’s mayoral bid, coming into town for a rally the day before the May […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016

The Republican Party of Duval County knows now how far behind it is in the turnout battle. With early voting wrapped up and a total of 297,616 Duval County voters having made their choices, Democratic turnout outpaced that of Republicans by a margin of 126,687 to 122,464. An additional 48,465 NPA voters have turned out […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2016

The most notable thing about Sen. Marco Rubio‘s last visit to Northeast Florida as a 2016 candidate: one last illustration of the fact that while he never actually got comfortable with the idea of Donald Trump as GOP standard bearer, one of his strongholds of support — Duval County — made peace with it long ago. Consider […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

Incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry are allies on more issues than not. A year ago, at the Sunshine State Summit, Curry and Corcoran lambasted the “liberal media” as impediments to a conservative governing agenda. Corcoran holds Curry in such high regard he’s even been known to make book recommendations to him. The […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2016

On Tuesday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry offered remarks ahead of a collective bargaining session with the Jacksonville Supervisors Association, presaging a series of negotiations with the city’s seven bargaining units that he said could be a “big, transformational thing.” If successful, he told FloridaPolitics.com yesterday, it could “set the stage for a dialogue beyond Jacksonville.” As […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2016

Ending a period of two months without contributions, the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry broke that dormancy during the most recent reporting period. “Build Something That Lasts” collected $8,500 from Oct. 15 to Oct. 21; all contributions were made on Oct. 20. Among the contributors: US Assure — an insurance company helmed by Ty Petway, one of the […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

Election turnover brings real change to Duval Delegation

Jacksonville’s military affairs department fulfills a necessary role

Big local ROI for Jacksonville’s Navy/Notre Dame game

Lenny Curry expresses ‘strong support’ for President-Elect Donald Trump

Lenny Curry talks Election 2016 at Jacksonville Marco Rubio HQ

Duval Democrats win early voting by 4,200 votes, hold slender turnout lead

‘Victory Lane’ reveals division between Marco Rubio, Northeast Florida Republicans

Despite Richard Corcoran’s opposition, City of Jacksonville will still have lobbyists

Transformational thing: Lenny Curry’s pension reform includes defined contributions for new hires

Lenny Curry political committee takes in $8,500 in last reporting period