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A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2016

The Republican primary in Florida’s Congressional District 2 features an active money race between Neal Dunn and Mary Thomas, with Ken Sukhia behind both. Thomas is winning the cash on hand race in the expansive district that sprawls eastward from the eastern part of Florida’s panhandle: as of June 30, she had $458,750 on hand, compared to $313,499 for […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2016

Rep. Ron DeSantis was the fundraising king of the Senate race before he stepped aside for Marco Rubio, and the 6th Congressional District Republican showed another robust period of campaign finance in Q2 of 2016. $486,096 of new money didn’t quite keep up with $558,873 of expenses, but at the end of the period, the incumbent DeSantis still […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2016

The campaign finance reports for Hans Tanzler and John Rutherford are in, as both candidates compete for the GOP nod in Florida’s Congressional District 4. Tanzler is ahead of Rutherford in total funds taken in: $558,055 to $373,570. But that topline number can be deceiving. Tanzler has put $200,500 of his own money into the campaign … this […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2016

The most recent campaign finance numbers for Al Lawson, seeking the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 5, show him with $171,000 on hand. While $101,000 of that number is from loans, Lawson is showing that he has sufficient resources for a credible campaign in the new CD 5, which sprawls from Jacksonville to Tallahassee with a lot […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

The 4th Circuit State Attorney race has gotten very ugly for incumbent Angela Corey, as low-dollar fundraising and big spending depleted her campaign bank account. The most recent period, from June 25 to August 8, saw Corey bring in an anemic $5,392, against a whopping $112,481 spend. Corey, who has raised $327,173 and spent $243,681, now […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

The highlight of the most recent campaign finance report for “Yes for Jacksonville” was on the spending side. The political committee is promoting a yes vote on the Aug. 30 referendum to extend a current half-cent sales tax to address the unfunded pension liability. There was $150,000 committed to media advertising, part of a $193,000 spend that […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels gave her campaign $45,000 June 28, the second large donation she’s given herself in her candidacy for the House District 14 Democratic nomination. Daniels, seemingly in response to a FloridaPolitics.com article saying her opponent, Leslie Jean-Bart, is winning the money race, had this to say on Facebook earlier in the week: […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Fourth Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey debated fellow Republican challengers Wes White and Melissa Nelson Friday at the First Coast Tiger Bay meeting. Among the topics addressed: administration of the death penalty; the backlog of appeals in the public defender’s office; Nelson’s diverse base of donors; Stand Your Ground defenses; Corey’s alleged penchant for “overcharging” defendants; and the right approach […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Brunswick, Georgia pastor Ken Adkins is best known for opposing the Human Rights Ordinance expansion and, after the Pulse massacre, tweeting that “homosexuals got what they deserve.” Some would call that morally bankrupt. Adkins, meanwhile, has been trying to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy in a Georgia court, but his latest attempt was rejected by a judge […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

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In the two weeks from June 25 to July 8, 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Melissa Nelson raised $166,000 in hard money combined with political committee money. The political committee, “First Coast Values,” brought in $150,000 of that sum, with $25,000 donations from Wayne Hogan, Wayne Weaver, Gary Chartrand, and Lawrence Dubow leading the way. The committee has $176,000 cash […]

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Tight battle between Mary Thomas and Neal Dunn in CD 2

Ron DeSantis takes in $493K in latest filing period for re-election bid

Self-financing the difference between Hans Tanzler and John Rutherford

Congressional candidate Al Lawson reports $171K cash on hand

Cash crunch for Angela Corey, as she falls under $85K on hand

Spending begins for Jax pension tax effort

Kim Daniels puts $45K more into her HD 14 campaign

State Attorney candidates tangle at Jacksonville Tiger Bay

Georgia court rejects Ken Adkins’ latest bankruptcy filing, claims perjury

Melissa Nelson brings in $166K in latest fundraising period