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

A.G. GancarskiOctober 1, 2018

On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened up fire on the attendees of a music festival in Las Vegas, and in a matter of moments, it became the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The casualties: 58 dead, 851 wounded. The discussion in the immediate aftermath of the massacre was to ban bump stocks, which allowed […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

How involved was Democratic CFO candidate Jeremy Ring at Yahoo? Not as much as he says, claims a new political ad targeting him. Treasure Florida, a political committee supportive of Republican incumbent Jimmy Patronis, dinged Ring on Friday with a digital ad saying Ring padded his resume vis-à-vis Yahoo. Titled “Résumé” the ad questions Ring’s claims of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

The race to replace outgoing Rep. Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15 has become an air war, and the latest sortie from Republican Wyman Duggan means incoming for Democrat Tracye Polson. “Not with Us,” a 30-second spot from Duggan’s campaign, paints “political insider” Polson as too radical for the district. “Polson actually stands with out-of-state donors,” […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

On Friday, one incumbent Republican Senator and a Governor looking to join him in D.C. defended President Donald Trump‘s Supreme Court pick and decried the ongoing process regarding his unresolved sexual assault claims. However, their defenses of Kavanaugh read differently in light of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision to forestall a floor vote on the nominee, Judge Brett […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

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State Rep. Travis Cummings and Sen. Rob Bradley, two Clay County Republicans in power positions, continue to aggressively fundraise through committees despite not facing ballot challenges. First Coast Conservatives, Cummings’ committee, pulled in $78,000 between Sept. 15 and 21, with $60,000 coming from insurance company Florida Blue. Cummings chairs Health and Human Services in the Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

State Rep. Matt Caldwell, the Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, will feed and be feted by a collection of Clay County Republicans Friday morning. Caldwell, a Republican from Fort Myers, will address the group at Orange Park’s “Grumpy’s Restaurant” at 8 a.m. A list of Republican notables will be on hand, including Clay County Commissioners Mike Cella, Gayward […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s state-level political committee (Build Something that Lasts) has benefited greatly from the generosity of the Jacksonville Jaguars and owner Shad Khan in recent years. The committee has raised $1.79 million in total. Of that sum, Khan has ponied up $175,000 and the Jaguars have ponied up another $35,000. (That isn’t all they’ve donated: […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2018

Representatives of medical marijuana provider Surterra were joined by members of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday for a ribbon cutting that seemed implausible a couple of years ago. Clay County was cautious in allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to open, but the conservative Northeast Florida county eventually saw benefit. In October 2017, the city of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2018

Roughly two years ago, veteran Jacksonville political operative Susie Wiles took the helm of the Donald Trump Florida campaign, guiding that effort to a slim but still meaningful win. On Wednesday, Florida Politics broke the news that Wiles will assume the chair of the Ron DeSantis campaign for Governor during the final stretch. The campaign confirmed the reporting early […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis stopped by JAXPORT in Jacksonville on Wednesday, just hours before a major fundraiser on his behalf. During the media availability, DeSantis bemoaned “McCarthyite tactics” from the media, which he said unfairly paint him as an extremist by association while not applying the same scrutiny to Andrew Gillum, his Democratic opponent. Six […]

A.G. Gancarski

Ron DeSantis doesn’t mention bump stocks when memorializing Vegas mass shooting victims

Résumé inflation? Jimmy Patronis ad dings Jeremy Ring

Air war in HD 15: Wyman Duggan, Tracye Polson drop bombs

Marco Rubio, Rick Scott lament ‘political theater’ in Brett Kavanaugh hearings

Florida Blue means green for Travis Cummings, Rob Bradley

Cinnamon rolls and Matt Caldwell: Clay County hosts breakfast for candidate

A new accounting: Lenny Curry PAC pays Jaguars for a change

With future looking green, Surterra optimistic about medical cannabis

The takeover: Susie Wiles now in charge of Ron DeSantis campaign

Ron DeSantis bemoans ‘McCarthyite’ tactics from media