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A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

House District 10 Republican incumbent Elizabeth Porter and Democratic opponent Rick Schutte are separated by party label, yet they have something in common: slow November fundraising. Porter raised just $500 in November, bringing her total raised to $20,265. Porter, meanwhile, spent $390 in November, and $6,730 overall. Schutte has yet to raise any money in the race; a $10,000 personal […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

It’s been a good month for House District 12 GOP hopeful Clay Yarborough. His November fundraising was the best by any candidate in that race in the past nine months. On Sunday, though, Yarborough got a gift that was more valuable by far than fundraising. His third child, 8 pounds and 10 ounces, was born: Barrett […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

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The resource war in the three way House District 19 GOP primary is being won by Katherine Van Zant, who has raised more than Leslie Dougher and Bobby Payne combined through November. Van Zant, the wife of the incumbent, raised almost $9,000 in November, giving her just north of $88,000 raised (against $22,284 spent). Notable: Only $750 of what […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

Ron DeSantis isn’t the only Republican congressman running for Senate, yet he’s the one getting the D.C. endorsements. Another in a series came through on Monday, from Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn. “Ron DeSantis is a principled conservative leader who can always be counted on to stand up for taxpayers, our national security and […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry just returned from his first JEA bond rating trip to New York; he says it went well, and that a lot of that had to do with the story of economic growth he could tell because of Governor Rick Scott. “I was able to tell a very succinct story,” Curry said at a […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

Florida Governor Rick Scott made another in an extended series of visits to Jacksonville Monday. The reason for the visit: job creation. The locale: Sweet Pete’s, the Cowford Confectionary just across the street from City Hall. Yet for Governor Scott, the draw is not the gourmet chocolate marshmallows, or is it the Grand Marnier cherry cordials, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

In a six-candidate House District 11 field to replace Janet Adkins perpetual GOP candidate Jack Daniels stands out in that he’s raised no money so far. In an email to FloridaPolitics.com, sent 1:34 a.m. Monday, Daniels says that’s his strategy. “I sincerely believe that I will make history by winning that seat without accepting any money. I […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

In a Tuesday letter to Mayor Lenny Curry, the Anti-Defamation League offered its “strong support of a comprehensive Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance.” “In the 21st Century,” the letter, signed by Florida ADL Regional Director Hava Holzhauer, asserts, “no person should be subject to employment, housing, or public accommodations discrimination on the basis of any immutable characteristic, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

On Friday, Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis announced the endorsement of Sean Jackson, leader of South Florida’s Black Republican Caucus. “Congressman DeSantis is a champion of economic opportunity, limited government and defending our nation against terrorism, and I’m proud to endorse him for the U.S. Senate,” said Jackson, who described DeSantis as “a leader on national security […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

The fundraising race in House District 11 is getting more interesting every month. Moderate Republican Donnie Horner, who started strong, raised less than $4,000 in November, bringing his total raised up to $84,400, leaving him with just under $73,000 cash on hand. Meanwhile, Sheri Treadwell, who has called herself the “most conservative candidate in this […]

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Mario Cristobal. Image via AP.

Slow November fundraising in HD 10 race

Clay Yarborough’s 3rd child is born

Katherine Van Zant dominates HD 19 fundraising

Marsha Blackburn endorses “principled conservative” Ron DeSantis for Senate

Lenny Curry: JEA bond rating trip was “positive”

For Rick Scott, nothing is sweeter than job creation

HD 11 Jack Daniels: “I just can’t be a political whore”

Anti-Defamation League backs expanded Jax HRO

Black Republican Caucus leader backs “conservative fighter” Ron DeSantis for U.S. Senate

HD 11 money race continues to tighten