A.G. Gancarski
Is momentum slowing down for Wyman Duggan, thus far the sole Republican running to replace Attorney General hopeful Jay Fant in House District 15?
November fundraising for Duggan, a Jacksonville lawyer, was the weakest of his four months as an active candidate. (That could be attributed to a traditional holiday season trough in fundraising, however.)
Still, the $8,950 haul, which brought Duggan to just over $82,000 on hand, was the first time Duggan’s monthly take dipped below $10,000.
Among donors: Preston Haskell and Jacksonville City Council hopeful Rory Diamond.
Notable: Diamond and Duggan both employed Brian Hughes as a political consultant.
Hughes, the self-described “bad boy of comms,” has moved on to join Mayor Lenny Curry‘s team as chief of staff — codifying an arrangement that City Hall wags believed existed already.
Duggan spent $3,286 in November, including $1,000 to Data Targeting for November consulting; Tim Baker, Hughes’ frequent collaborator in Northeast Florida races, is still on the campaign side.
Duggan, a mainstay at Jacksonville’s City Hall, has been stacking endorsements since entering the race.
Republican Councilmen Danny Becton, Matt Schellenberg, Greg Anderson, Aaron Bowman, Scott Wilson, Doyle Carter, and Sam Newby are on board, as are former Councilmen Jim Overton and Kevin Hyde.
Duggan was previously endorsed by Rep. John Rutherford, state Sen. Aaron Bean, state Rep. Jason Fischer, Duval Clerk of Courts Ronnie Fussell, Duval Tax Collector Michael Corrigan and Councilman Jim Love.
Despite HD 15 being a red district, there is actually a competitive primary on the Democratic side — though November numbers are not available.
Tracye Polson, a first-time candidate who has the backing of many establishment Democrats, brought in $14,090 off of 64 contributions in October, bringing her total raised to $65,189, with over $54,000 of that on hand. Her committee has another $12,000 banked, giving her $66,000 raised.
Matthew Jude McAllister, a largely unknown quantity for politically-active Dems, filed as a candidate in November and has yet to report numbers.
A sign of the difference between the two Dems: Polson was working the room at this week’s meeting of Duval Democrats, and McAllister was not in attendance.
Expect updates to this post.
One comment
Concerned Northeast Florida Resident
December 8, 2017 at 9:27 pm
Wyman Duggan would be wise to return current Jacksonville City Council candidate Rory Diamond’s rather large contribution ($250.00). After all, Diamond is a “Log Cabin” homosexual activist who has been previously endorsed by “Equality Florida” – the homosexual movement’s most dangerous political organization within our state. Does Duggan share Rory Diamond’s values – or lack thereof? And, why did Diamond feel it necessary to contribute to Duggan’s campaign in the first place? The fact that they both share a political strategist (Brian Hughes) is interesting, but not determinative of anything. What was Diamond hoping to buy with his November 30, 2017 campaign contribution to Duggan? Hmm…
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