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

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2018

Mixed signals are emerging from the Donald Trump White House regarding continued American military occupation of Syria. Last week, the president said American troops, of which there are 2,000, would leave Syria “very soon,” a position that accords with the Saudis. Defense Secretary James Mattis and other Trump subordinates, meanwhile, signaled an indefinite commitment. Since at least […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2018

A Starke Democrat entered the race for North Central Florida’s House District 19, where they will take on incumbent Republican Bobby Payne, as well as Libertarian Ryan Ramsey. Paul Still, an elected Supervisor for the Bradford County Soil and Water Conservation Board, was motivated to run by a water issue Payne supported that he sees as a “boondoogle.” The […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

Lisa King‘s tenure chairing the Democratic Party of Duval County has been marred by the aftermath of her husband, state committeeman John Parker, committing the gaffe of using the term “colored people” during a dinner in January. In the last week, Parker and King have dealt with some adverse press, related to an ongoing outcry both […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson met with Anheuser-Busch executives in Jacksonville Monday to address business concerns about the Trump administration’s plan for tariffs on foreign products. The beer execs were concerned that an imposed 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum would cost them millions of dollars and slow down […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

Monday saw two incumbent Jacksonville politicians file for re-election. At Large Group 5 Republican Sam Newby filed for re-election, as did Republican Property Appraiser Jerry Holland. Newby, who won a narrow race against Democrat Ju’Coby Pittman in 2015, thus far faces no ballot opposition. Holland, who was a popular Supervisor of Elections for two terms, faced no ballot […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

A political committee (Florida Committee for Infrastructure Investment) designed to stop the exploration of selling Jacksonville’s utility in its tracks rolled out its first radio ad in a mass email to media. The 30-second spot, which employs a child’s voice, includes a plaintive, heart-tugging script. “Mommy and daddy, they’re saying that Lenny Curry is trying to sell […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

Karyn Morton, chair of the Duval County Republicans, called Monday for the resignation or removal of the chair and committeeman of the Duval County Democrats. Committeeman John Parker used the phrase “colored people” at a dinner in January, leading to a complaint from party member James Morton in March. Soon afterward, calls for Parker to resign came from Lydia […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

A whistleblower action involving Community Rehabilitation Center, the non-profit of Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, continues to be hashed out in the 4th Judicial Circuit Court; it is now a discrimination suit. Former CRC employee Darlene Peoples contended in a late-May whistleblower lawsuit in Florida’s 4th Circuit that she was “unlawfully terminated” by the non-profit … after she was allegedly exposed to risk […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

A major controversy is consuming Duval Democrats. John Parker, a Democratic state committeeman from Duval County and husband of the current county party chair, allegedly made racist comments at a dinner in January (specifically, the use of the phrase “colored people”) that led to an official complaint from a member of the Duval Democratic Black […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

After Thursday’s explosive meeting of the Jacksonville City Council’s special committee on JEA, which saw Council President Anna Brosche and Finance Chair Garrett Dennis pillory CEO Paul McElroy over numerous inconsistencies in his testimony, what’s certain is that, at least for Brosche, the questions have only begun. In a 20-minute-plus gaggle Thursday evening, Brosche went into great detail […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Bill Nelson wants American forces to remain in Syria

Challenger emerges for Bobby Payne over Black Creek ‘boondoggle’

Lisa King won’t resign as chair of Duval Democrats, urged her husband to step down as committeeman

Bill Nelson says aluminum, steel tariffs could lead to recession

Jacksonville incumbents Jerry Holland, Sam Newby file for re-election

Political committee targets Lenny Curry, JEA sale with radio ad buy

Duval Republican chair calls for Duval Democrats’ chair, committeeman to resign

Discrimination suit continues against Jacksonville City Councilor’s non-profit

Duval’s Democrat state committeeman explains ‘colored people’ gaffe

Anna Brosche on collision course with Lenny Curry, JEA management over sale timeline inconsistencies