A.G. Gancarski
Records with the Department of State this week show two high-profile candidates — an incumbent and a challenger — are filing for the 2020 election.
Longtime Jacksonville broadcaster Donna Deegan, a Democrat, and incumbent U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a Republican, are the likely 2020 general election opponents in Florida’s 4th Congressional District.
CD 4, which encompasses St. Johns and Nassau Counties and a large swath of Duval, is a Republican-performing district.
GOP voters comprise 286,013 of the district’s 577,173 registered voters, compared to 155,073 Democrats, with independents and third-party registrants making up the balance.
Rutherford’s strong name identification, a deep red district, and underwhelming challengers, combined with a strong Republican plurality, have given him roughly 70 percent of the vote in his previous two general election efforts.
In the third quarter of 2019, Rutherford reported just over $70,000 raised, giving him $228,900 raised for the election cycle, and $443,376 on hand.
The vast majority of the funds raised in the quarter came from corporate political action committees (PACs).
Deegan trumpeted first-day fundraising of $85,000, though barring a popular groundswell, she likely will not have access to the institutional capital Rutherford has.
Two other candidates, Republican Gary Koniz and Democrat Monica DePaul, have also filed with the state of Florida. Neither has raised any money.
Other candidates, for now, only have accounts registered with the Federal Elections Commission.
Chris Eagle, another Democrat, has raised zilch as well. Republican Erick Aguilar has $52 on hand.
6 comments
Seber Newsome III
December 6, 2019 at 7:01 pm
We all know Deegan’s views. She supported Gillum, thats enough said. You will lose Donna, but, please run run run
Pedro
December 6, 2019 at 9:52 pm
And we all know Rutheford stands behind the currupt Russian traitor Trump.
Seber Newsome III
December 7, 2019 at 10:24 am
And Mr. Rutheford standing behind President Trump, is enough of a reason to vote for him by itself!!!!
Hints From Homie
December 7, 2019 at 11:08 am
Actually, aligning with Trump is not good optics considering he’s about to be impeached by the House, not a ringing endorsement for anyone’s character.
In reality its more akin to being “tarred with the same brush.”
What I have noticed this year is the rapid disappearance of TRUMP MAGA bumper stickers on display. My conclusion is that those unfortunate enough to have voted for Trump and his acolytes have come to their senses about having made poor choices and are doing their best to correct their mistakes.
There is nothing quite as painful as to be pointed and smirked at or being held to public ridicule for ones displays of ignorance.
With any luck Deegan will unseat Rutherford: other than his apparent love of all things TRUMP I’m sure he’s a nice gentleman but hey, he’s gotta go being part of the real corruption in DC which is the ineptitude and lockstep subservience to Trump exhibited by the GOP senators and congress people.
Seber Newsome III
December 10, 2019 at 12:35 pm
You are so ignorant “Hints From Homie”. President Trump will win by a landslide. The Democrat party is the part of social misfits: gays, black democrats, left wing democrats, socialists, communists, whites with white guilt, etc.
Understand the Process, Please!
December 18, 2019 at 1:37 pm
You think Trump has much to worry about in this impeachment? Don’t forget, he still get’s his say in court (Senate). These are just charges and when the Senate completes their investigations and will find him not guilty. This is the equivalent to a jury finding verdict of not-guilty in a normal court hearing.
So all you have is a bunch of democrats who wasted millions and millions of dollars and months and months of time they could have been doing something good. All of this because they are sore losers.
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