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A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

On Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene made the rounds in Northeast Florida, a bus tour that included a number of Jacksonville stops. At one of them — a back-to-school backpack giveaway at Northwestern Middle School — we caught up with the candidate, who per at least one recent poll of the race is within six […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

A familiar scenario continues to unfold in the race to succeed state Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15. Democrat Tracye Polson, unopposed in August, continues to lead the overall money race. And Republicans, who have to worry about August, are beginning to spend ahead of the primary. Polson, who raised $6,188 in the most recent […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

The National Rifle Association has an interest in the four-way race for Duval County Tax Collector, with the gun lobby backing former state Rep. Lake Ray. A familiar orange mailer from the group trumpets Ray’s A+ rating on gun issues, giving the Jacksonville Republican another boost ahead of the August primary. Ray has maintained a cash […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

As of July 20, the last date for which campaign finance data is available, House District 14 incumbent Rep. Kim Daniels is still well ahead of Democratic challenger Paula Wright. In the money chase ahead of the open Democratic primary, Daniels raised $7,642, and spent $13,420, between July 7 and July 20. She has just over $21,500 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

With the Democratic gubernatorial primary fast approaching, some of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum‘s most controversial allies are pushing an ad attacking frontrunner Gwen Graham. Starting Monday: a $500,000 ad buy in Jacksonville, Tampa, and West Palm Beach via the Collective Super PAC. This is not the first ad buy hitting a negative message on Graham. The new spot, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels benefited from an egregious hit piece against her opponent in the open Democratic primary in House District 14. And though a correction was made, the damage was done, and did not address the concerns of the person slimed in print the week before. The Florida Star, one of Jacksonville’s leading African-American papers, ran […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

Rep. Jason Fischer, a first-term Republican from Jacksonville’s House District 16, continued to maintain a strong lead over his Democratic opponent Ken Organes in the latest filings. Neither face primary opposition; this is a race to November. In the two weeks between July 7 and July 20, Fischer brought in $7,800 to his campaign account, with an […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2018

In Florida’s 6th Congressional District, former state Rep. Fred Costello is losing the fundraising battle to opponents Mike Waltz and John Ward. However, Costello believes he has a unique value-add that his competitors don’t — an ironclad claim of residency. Costello’s campaign, via campaign manager Vic Baker, asserts (not for the first time since this race began) that neither […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, released his financial disclosure Friday, giving a peek behind the curtain of the “blind trust.” What was publicly available: a lot of diversified holdings, with an appetite for government bonds across the country. More tantalizing by omission: myriad funds that the Governor has investments in. And the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum spent his birthday Thursday in Northeast Florida. First in Atlantic Beach, accompanied by his wife R. Jai, for a “Women with Gillum” event at the Adele Grage Cultural Center that he said was “incredible.” Then, at a stately home in Avondale near the river, he opened his new campaign headquarters. These are good times for his […]

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Jeff Greene extols ‘excited’ electorate as primary enters final stretch

Tracye Polson leads HD 15 money race, while Republicans start spending for primary

NRA backing, cash lead buoy Lake Ray’s Duval County tax collector bid

GOP money keeps playing a role for incumbent Kim Daniels in open HD 14 Dem primary

Jacksonville Gwen Graham backers bemoan ‘dirty campaign’ from Andrew Gillum

‘Florida Star’ takes a week to walk back hit piece against HD 14 hopeful Paula Wright

Establishment support buoys Jason Fischer’s re-election bid

Residency issues occlude GOP primary in Florida congressional race

A peek at Rick Scott’s blind trust: diversified holdings, many hidden in funds

As third-party groups stump for Andrew Gillum, can he control the message?