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A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

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With just days left before the Aug. 30 primary, two Northeast Florida candidates for the state House are launching new radio ads. Running in House District 14, Leslie Jean-Bart has an ad featuring the endorsement of incumbent Rep. Mia Jones. Jean-Bart vows to continue Jones’ legacy and fight for a $15 minimum wage, among other claims made in the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

On Friday morning, 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk made a curious decision: to send what appears to be a campaign email from his City of Jacksonville email account. Shirk wasn’t messaging in his own campaign, in which he is down by 22 points to Charles Cofer, according to the most recent poll of the race. Rather, he is […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

A new ad from “Conservative Outsider,” a political committee which supports Hans Tanzler in the GOP primary in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, contends the two opponents ahead of Tanzler in the latest public poll of the race are soft on immigration and “beloved by the establishment.” That trope, established within the first three seconds of the advert, is interesting […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

All told, 60,589 of Duval County’s 565,678 voters — or 10.71 percent of all registered voters — have cast ballots as of the end of Thursday. As has been the case, GOP stalwarts have outperformed Democratic partisans throughout vote-by-mail and early voting thus far. Of the 215,025 registered Republicans, 31,143 — or 14.48 percent — have voted. Of the 230,529 registered […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

The Lord moves in mysterious ways. And he’s betting on more than one candidate in the Congressional District 5 race. Earlier in August, Republican nominee Glo Smith told a Baker County crowd that she heard God’s audible voice tell her to run (though apparently not to fundraise yet). On Thursday, meanwhile, Corrine Brown (who has had some problems […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2016

A web ad touting 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey‘s use of Veterans Court has drawn scrutiny, both on and off the record. And Corey is pushing back against the assertions. Among the assertions: that Corey opposed the creation of Veterans Treatment Court and continues to oppose it. And that her web ad misrepresents her commitment […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2016

Fundraising continues in the Congressional District 4 race for Republicans John Rutherford and Lake Ray. New money totaling $14,600 of came into Rutherford’s campaign on Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, though some of that will be earmarked for the general election. Rutherford has been bringing in contributions and personal loans since the pre-primary filing, with those […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2016

Terrance Freeman, businessman? “I will use my business experience and common sense conservative principles as your State Representative. We need legislators who understand that small businesses are the backbone of our economy and who will fight to reduce the regulatory burden they face from government,” Freeman posted to his Facebook page this week. However, a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2016

Congressional District 5 Republican nominee Glo Smith was summoned by God to run for office. On Saturday, Smith summons voters, inviting them to the grand opening of her Jacksonville campaign headquarters. The location: 1859 E. Adams St. The event runs between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Smith will be competing for turnout with Sen. Marco Rubio, whose […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2016

What’s in a poll? When it’s a University of North Florida/Florida Times-Union poll that shows incumbent state attorney Angela Corey slated to lose by 32 points, quite a bit. In what could be framed as one of the most stunning primary upsets of an incumbent in Florida political history, Corey has just 20 percent of the […]

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House candidates Leslie Jean-Bart, Reggie Fullwood drop last-minute radio ads

Did Matt Shirk send a campaign email from his government account?

In new TV ad, Hans Tanzler camp makes last-minutes accusations against Lake Ray, John Rutherford

More than 60K votes cast in Duval at Thursday’s end

Corrine Brown: Serving in Congress is a ‘calling’

Angela Corey veterans’ court ad gets pushback; Corey counters

Lake Ray, John Rutherford report new fundraising

Terrance Freeman faces money questions ahead of HD 12 GOP vote

Glo Smith kicks off NE Florida campaign with HQ grand opening

UNF/TU poll: This is Angela Corey’s last campaign