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A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

A prominent national group supporting the election of military veterans to public office weighed into a Jacksonville City Council race Wednesday. VoteVets, a self-styled “progressive” group that touts endorsements of both Democrats and Republicans, backs Democrat Jimmy Peluso in Jacksonville City Council District 14. “Having our veterans represented in office could not be more critical than […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

With the Republican primary just six weeks away, candidate Wyman Duggan released the first television ad in the competitive three-way GOP primary in House District 15. Central to the ad: one of his key supporters, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. Curry vouches for “principled conservative” Duggan, stressing the importance of “having conservatives we can trust fighting for our […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

One of the most brutal mailpieces of the Republican primary for Attorney General is finding its way into likely voters’ mailboxes this week. United Conservatives, a political committee supportive of Pensacola Rep. Frank White, dropped a bombshell on White’s opponent, former Hillsborough judge Ashley Moody. The mailpiece hit: “Soft on crime … soft on child predators.” The […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson is in for the fight of his political career against Gov. Rick Scott in November, but Scott for Florida isn’t his only concern. On CNN Tuesday afternoon, the third-term Democrat expressed worries of Russian hacking playing a factor. “It was a year and a half ago that unanimous report of the American intelligence community, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

After two quarters, former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is behind incumbent U.S. Rep. Al Lawson in the money race in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. Brown announced Friday that he had raised over $165,000 in Q2, and had $144,360 cash-on-hand. Lawson, per his FEC report, kept pace with $136,514 raised — and more importantly, holds the COH edge […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

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As of July 6, former State Rep. Lake Ray continues to lead his three opponents in fundraising for the Duval County Tax Collector election to be held this August. The election, which will see the top two candidates move to the November ballot if no one gets a majority of votes, was necessitated by former tax collector Michael […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, representing Florida’s 3rd Congressional District that runs from Orange Park to Gainesville and Ocala, has amassed a strong cash on hand lead against primary challenger Judson Sapp. Yoho, a Republican seeking his fourth term, has $431,093 on hand, compared to $133,012 for Sapp. In Q2, which ended at the end of June, Yoho […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

It’s a measure of how dubious President Donald Trump‘s performance was at the Helsinki summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that even Republicans who proudly campaigned with the President in 2016 are distancing themselves from his remarks. Congressman Ted Yoho, who faces a primary challenge from Judson Sapp in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District, bemoaned a “missed opportunity” by the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

The latest campaign finance numbers in Northeast Florida races for state offices reinforced familiar narratives. Here’s the state of the races as of the July 13 filings. _____ In Senate District 4, incumbent Republican Aaron Bean continues to dominate the competition. He has $77,000 in his political committee (with a $20,000 two week period ahead of […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

In Jacksonville Monday to unveil his latest endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, Gov. Rick Scott had to answer for President Donald Trump‘s performance in a summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Gov. Scott joined the chorus of critics, though he did not mention the President by name. “Putin is not our friend. Putin is […]

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Vets group backs Jimmy Peluso for Jacksonville City Council

Who you know: Wyman Duggan ad highlights Lenny Curry connection

Mudslinging mailer drives ad hominem slams in GOP primary for Attorney General

Bill Nelson worries Russians will hack November election, have hacked Donald Trump

GOP money on both sides of CD 5 Dem primary between Al Lawson, Alvin Brown

Lake Ray continues to dominate Duval County Tax Collector money race

Ted Yoho holds 3-1 cash edge over primary challenger in CD 3 re-election bid

Northeast Florida Congressmen pan Donald Trump’s performance with Vladimir Putin

Familiar stories continue in Northeast Florida campaign finance reports

Bill Nelson says Rick Scott didn’t stand up to Donald Trump on Russia