A.G. Gancarski, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Ordinance 2018-75, which would revise extant code relative to medical cannabis, finally cleared a Jacksonville City Council committee after a number of false starts with Monday’s approval in Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health & Safety. The code was formulated in response to “Charlotte’s Web” low-THC cannabis being the single legal strain, and after an extended period […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

On Monday, former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg rolled out the most high-profile endorsement for her congressional race yet, with former Vice President Joe Biden backing the Clinton administration alum. “I’ve known Nancy for three decades since she first started her work in the Senate,” Biden said. “She is a lifelong public servant who has served at the highest levels […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Jacksonville political watchers are beginning to wonder about the strategy of Reggie Brown. In August, the City Councilman opted to primary Democratic Senate Minority Leader Designate Audrey Gibson, but Brown has not yet actually raised any funds. Through April, Gibson was far in the lead fundraising wise with more than $132,000 banked, with Brown far behind, closing the month with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Jacksonville’s local Fraternal Order of Police went bipartisan with its latest swath of endorsements for the state House, including choosing a Democrat over a field of Republicans running to replace Jay Fant. In House District 15, the FOP endorsed Tracye Polson over Republicans Wyman Duggan, Joseph Hogan, and Mark Zeigler. The language of the endorsement lauded Polson’s “dedication to her […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2018

The campaign between Andrew Gillum and Gwen Graham is starting to get ugly, and “dark money” is helping it along. An attack on Graham comes from The Collective Super PAC, a group reportedly related to Collective Future, which had donated $235,000 to Gillum’s independent political committee, Forward Florida, through April. The Collective Super PAC is spending $782,000 in Florida, starting […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2018

With each campaign finance report, the race to succeed termed-out Republican Jim Love in Jacksonville City Council District 14 gets more interesting. Republican Randy DeFoor‘s fundraising started off strong but seems to have tapered off. And Democrat Sunny Gettinger continues to build momentum, chipping away month by month at DeFoor’s early advantage. April was Gettinger’s third month in the race and […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2018

Thursday saw Michael Ward of the Jacksonville Civic Council tell the Jacksonville City Council’s Special Committee on JEA how his group’s study should be received. In March, the Civic Council former a committee to ‘assess’ a potential JEA sale. Ward, a co-chair of the Civic Council‘s committee, discussed the influential civic CEO group’s analytic model with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a former three-term Jacksonville Sheriff and current first-term Congressman, endorsed Lt. Col. Michael Waltz in the competitive Republican primary in Florida’s 6th Congressional District Thursday. Rutherford and Waltz share some of the same political advisors; the endorsement makes clear that they share a kindred ideological vision as well. “Michael Waltz is a conservative […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2018

While weeks remain before qualifying, all appearances are that State Sen. Aaron Bean will run for re-election without opposition. Meanwhile, he continues slow and steady fundraising just in case. In April, Bean brought in $8,000 between campaign and committee accounts, pushing his total up to $180,000. Bean brought in $6,000 in April off six checks to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2018

19132_100120573354531_3636963_n-e1442256787557-1024x1024.jpg

With the impending exit of Duval County Tax Collector Michael Corrigan, a special election slated for August, and a field involving three veteran Republican politicians (and one seasoned Democrat), it stands to reason that candidates want to demonstrate seriousness. The first candidate to file a campaign finance report, former Jacksonville City Councilman and Property Appraiser Jim Overton, showed a […]

A.G. Gancarski

Jacksonville cannabis changes clear City Council committee

Joe Biden wades into FL 6th CD primary, backing Nancy Soderberg

Audrey Gibson stretches cash lead over primary challenger Reggie Brown

Jacksonville police union goes bipartisan with latest State House endorsements

Jacksonville Democrats slam Andrew Gillum over ‘secret money attacks’ on Gwen Graham

Sunny Gettinger makes up fundraising ground in Jacksonville City Council race

‘JEA will look different,’ per Jacksonville Civic Council committee chair

John Rutherford backs Michael Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District

Unopposed Aaron Bean nears $180K cash on hand for Senate run

Jim Overton, Lake Ray stake Duval Tax Collector campaigns with $50K each