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A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2016

Despite being termed out, HD 19 Representative Charles Van Zant, will hold a town hall in Middleburg The meeting is 4 p.m. Saturday at the MorningStar Church. “The objective,” claims the Facebook invite, “is to inform the constituents of what is going on in Tallahassee: updates in the legislature, progress made, progress to be made, political issues […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2016

Monday evening’s meeting of the Duval County Republican Executive Committee features Senate candidate Carlos Beruff. The homebuilder from Manatee has been in the Jacksonville market since beginning his campaign during a tour of media markets, doing an interview with FloridaPolitics.com in which he asserted that if he got a chance to “talk to taxpayers,” he could get […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2016

Friday, former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford told the Florida Times-Union that he was running to replace Ander Crenshaw in CD 4. “Someone has to go up there and restore values and defend our nation,” Rutherford said to the T-U. “We have to create an environment where business can grow and thrive.” Rutherford has backing of the major players […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2016

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The first Republican to file to run to replace Ander Crenshaw is not high-profile: former write-in candidate Deborah Pueschel is again in the CD 4 GOP Primary. She has run for this seat many times before. In 2000, Pueschel ran as an Independent in the general election, and got 1.8 percent of the vote. In 2010, she […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2016

In a move that will surprise the casual observer, Jacksonville City Councilman Tommy Hazouri pledged to support Doyle Carter for VP Friday. Hazouri, a Democrat, had been mulling the choice between Carter, a Republican, and John Crescimbeni, a fellow At Large Democrat. Crescimbeni, in a meeting with Hazouri and Councilwoman Katrina Brown last week, took hard questions about […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2016

When former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels filed earlier this year to run in HD 14, many political observers and media members wondered why. They thought that, after losing a bruising City Council re-election campaign, she wouldn’t want to run for office again. Or that she wouldn’t be viable. Daniels sees it differently. “House District […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2016

One of the primary policy initiatives of the Lenny Curry administration in Jacksonville has been the reinstitution of the Neighborhoods Department. As of April 15, however, the search is on for a new permanent head, as Acting Director Derek Igou has tendered his three sentence resignation letter. Igou wrote Curry that while he wanted to thank Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2016

In a month of momentum for HD 11 GOP hopeful Sheri Treadwell, a key endorsement was conferred Thursday by Jacksonville City Councilman Sam Newby. Newby, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County and chairman and co-founder of the Florida Assembly of Black Republicans, endorsed Carlos Lopez-Cantera for Senate already this election cycle. Newby, a social […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2016

Though John Rutherford has the backing of the Lenny Curry/Michael Munz/Peter Rummell political machine if he should decide to run to replace Ander Crenshaw in CD 4, it doesn’t mean that he will have a clear field. Among the potential candidates exploring a run: two Duval Council Constitutional Officers, Tax Collector Michael Corrigan and Jerry […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2016

GOP Senate candidate Ron DeSantis scored a major national endorsement Thursday, in the form of Dr. Ben Carson, whose name was linked with a potential Senate run weeks back. “I am pleased to endorse Ron DeSantis for U.S. Senate. Ron is a thoughtful man of strong character and faith who has served our country in the military […]

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Charles Van Zant holds Middleburg Town Hall Saturday

Carlos Beruff to address Duval County Republicans

Former Jax Sheriff John Rutherford is instant frontrunner in CD 4 race

Republican Deborah Pueschel, a perennial candidate, files in CD 4

Tommy Hazouri backs Doyle Carter for Jax Council VP

Don’t call it a comeback: Kim Daniels returns to Jacksonville politics in HD 14’s Democratic Primary

Derek Igou out as acting head of Jax Neighborhoods Department

Sam Newby endorses Sheri Treadwell in HD 11

Jerry Holland, Michael Corrigan consider CD 4 runs, will decide soon

Ben Carson endorses Ron DeSantis for U.S. Senate