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A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

State Rep. Baxter Troutman, in a competitive three-way race for Agriculture Commissioner, picked up a straw poll win at a meeting of the Jacksonville Young Republicans Monday — and scored five local endorsements while in town. Worth noting: all five endorsers were at the straw poll event, where Troutman and opponent Sen. Denise Grimsley both spoke. Troutman […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is facing increasingly long odds in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. Despite the backing of Tom Steyer and George Soros, Gillum is outspent on the airwaves, and can only watch as poll after poll shows undecideds breaking to Gwen Graham. It was 18 months ago in Jacksonville that Gillum said his race was […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho scored a key endorsement on Thursday in Republican primaries, that of President Donald Trump. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1027600571530969088 Yoho, who is a member of the House Freedom Caucus with Trump’s chosen gubernatorial candidate, Ron DeSantis, is running for his fourth term in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District — an inland North and Central Florida district running from Orange Park to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

Many unbiased observers of the Florida gubernatorial race would agree that if President Donald Trump had not endorsed Rep. Ron DeSantis, who unlike Adam Putnam is a regular guest on Fox News, the race on the GOP side would look different. Up until this week, the one debate the two Republicans had was on Fox News — a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

Nikki Fried, the Broward-based lawyer, medical marijuana lobbyist and Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, appears to be not only well-positioned to win in August, but to compete in November. She’s winning the endorsement game: the Tampa Bay Times backs her, as do almost two dozen Democrats in the Florida Legislature, the pro-choice Ruth’s List and the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams endorsed U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis for Governor late Wednesday, breaking with almost 50 elected sheriffs and police unions that have long since backed Adam Putnam. “I am pleased to endorse Ron DeSantis for Governor of Florida. I greatly respect his military service in the United States Navy in Iraq,” Williams asserted. “When I talk […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2018

Despite the best efforts of four opponents, Gwen Graham goes into a televised forum Thursday evening in Jacksonville looking like the Democratic nominee for Governor. The trend lines nationally point to a Graham win, another entrant to what is called in some quarters a sisterhood of gubernatorial nominees, in what seems like a year favorable to women […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2018

The second and final debate between Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Adam Putnam and Ron DeSantis was Putnam’s best chance to showcase his unique value add in a race where momentum has gone his opponent’s way since the President endorsed him, The debate in Jacksonville set up well: a friendly crowd, a local outlet determined to make the questions […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2018

Even as rumblings persist that Jacksonville City Councilwoman Anna Brosche is eyeing the 2019 mayoral race, incumbent Lenny Curry continues actively fundraising and running ads. July was Curry’s weakest month since announcing he wanted four more years, with Curry bringing in $85,000 to his Jacksonville on the Rise political committee and an additional $24,950 to his campaign account. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2018

Former Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Hazouri, a Democrat running for reelection to the City Council, showed strong fundraising from diverse sources for his second straight month, suggesting that any 2019 challenge will be futile. Hazouri pulled in $29,750 in July, pushing his total fundraising above $85,000, with more than $83,000 of that on hand. He is running […]

A.G. Gancarski

Five Jacksonville City Councilmen back Baxter Troutman for Ag Commissioner

Polls notwithstanding, Andrew Gillum still thinks he can win

Trump bump for Ted Yoho, as President endorses North Florida Congressman

Adam Putnam doesn’t ‘resent’ Fox News’ role in the gubernatorial campaign

For Nikki Fried, cannabis a key to the AG race — and public policy

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams endorses Ron DeSantis

‘Gwen and the Men’ and the narrative heading into tonight’s downhill in Jacksonville

Ron DeSantis, Adam Putnam trade blows during GOP primary debate for Governor

Lenny Curry re-election fundraising slows to $110K in July

Incumbent Tommy Hazouri, unopposed for Jacksonville City Council, wows with $29K July