A.G. Gancarski
U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, facing a competitive Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District against former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, is bringing in some star power in support on Friday.
Said star power: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who despite being embattled with prospective leadership challenges from younger members of the Democratic caucus, nonetheless serves a key purpose as a powerful backer of Lawson’s re-election campaign.
Lawson voted for Pelosi in 2016’s leadership elections, and now she is backing the first-term Tallahassee Democrat on his opponent’s home turf.
Lawson and Pelosi plan a Friday evening press availability at Lawson’s campaign headquarters (1680 Dunn Avenue, Suite 38), along with a meet and greet that kicks off at 5 p.m.
Since Jacksonville Republicans such as Shad Khan have endorsed Brown, Lawson has messaged around the theme of Republicans trying to buy the seat.
With Pelosi at his side, expect Lawson to make similar claims Friday evening.
While we wait on Q2 finance data for Brown and Lawson, Q1 showed parity in cash on hand. Lawson had, at the end of March, $159,000 on hand; Brown, $127,000.
3 comments
Frankie M.
July 10, 2018 at 4:07 pm
Outside of Shad who is equal opportunity Lawson has more RNC support than most GOP candidates. Good luck trotting out Nancy.
Karen
July 10, 2018 at 4:56 pm
No one has been a bigger RNC garden tool that Mr. Brown…. who also turned his back on Obama more than once.
Louisa J
July 11, 2018 at 10:10 am
Exactly! He’s turned his back on Obama. But also, do we ever even see Brown in Jacksonville unless he’s got a job here?
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