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A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

FloridaPolitics.com’s weekly look at State House campaign fundraising in the Jacksonville area races for the state Legislature reveals more spending than donor outreach. **** House District 11: Sheri Treadwell, Cord Byrd, and Donnie Horner are all pretty close in cash-on-hand at this point. Treadwell, the leading fundraiser in this race, has just over $46,000 on hand, with $5,005 raised […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

Wednesday afternoon found termed-out state Rep. Lake Ray moderating a forum of House District 12 Republicans looking to replace him in Tallahassee. Everyone was there. Except the frontrunner. Terrance Freeman, Stan Jordan, Mark MacLean, and Don Redman had 45 minutes to make their case at the regular meeting of the Southside Business Men’s Club. The story going in: Clay Yarborough has […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

Wednesday afternoon finds termed-out state Rep. Lake Ray moderating a forum of House District 12 Republicans looking to replace him in Tallahassee. The forum at the regular meeting of the Southside Business Men’s Club at Jacksonville’s San Jose Country Club includes candidates Terrance Freeman, Stan Jordan, Mark MacLean, Don Redman and Clay Yarborough. The program starts at 12:30 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

The money race through July 22 in Northeast Florida State House races is starting to reveal clear resource gaps in some races and tighter contests in others. As candidates are starting to deploy their resources in earnest, an increasingly important metric is cash on hand. **** House District 11: Sheri Treadwell still leads Donnie Horner […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2016

A Cherry Communications poll conducted last week of Jacksonville’s House District 12 race shows Clay Yarborough has opened up a 19-point lead over his nearest competition. The crowded field, according to the live phone poll of 304 likely Republican voters, is vying for second place behind the former Jacksonville City Council president. Stan Jordan, a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2016

On Thursday, the Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA) endorsed candidates in Northeast Florida races. “Endorsements are based on a candidate’s proven record or expressed commitment to supporting the housing and construction industry in the best interests of the community and the economy,” read the statement from NEFBA. Of interest are endorsements for open seats. In […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2016

With fundraising totals in for state House races through July 8, a little more clarity has been provided for the competitive contests in Northeast Florida. Having good weeks: Sheri Treadwell in House District 11, Clay Yarborough in HD 12, Tracie Davis in HD 13, Kim Daniels in HD 14, and Dick Kravitz in HD 16 Under […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2016

Four of the five Republicans in the primary race in House District 12 — Terrance Freeman, Mark MacLean, Stan Jordan, and Clay Yarborough — were on hand at a forum at the University of North Florida Tuesday evening. The fifth, Don Redman, broke his arm in an accident recently, and under medication, was not to attend. The debate began as a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2016

On Tuesday night, Republican voters in Jacksonville’s House District 12 will have an opportunity to hear from five candidates vying to replace termed-out Lake Ray. The forum, hosted by the Greater Arlington Republican Club, commences at 7 p.m. at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center. The cast of characters: former Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

In the race to replace termed-out Lake Ray in Florida’s House District 12, it looks increasingly more like Clay Yarborough will emerge from the scrum for the GOP nomination in the heavily Republican Jacksonville district. Yarborough has been consistent: through seven months of fundraising, he has brought in $74,445. In May, the former Jacksonville City Council president […]

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House District 12 Republicans talk guns, Obamacare, and the ‘entitlement society’

Lake Ray to moderate HD 12 Republican forum Wednesday

A look at Northeast Florida State House campaign finance

HD 12 poll: Clay Yarborough holds 19-point lead

Northeast Florida Builders Association rolls out endorsements

Sheri Treadwell, Clay Yarborough, Kim Daniels show life in NE Florida State House races

At forum, Jacksonville Republicans running for HD 12 agree on virtually everything

What to look for in Tuesday night’s HD 12 forum

Clay Yarborough maintains money lead in HD 12 GOP race

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