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

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

Where did the money come from? That’s the question being asked about a Republican Attorney General candidate and his campaign finances. A complaint filed with the Florida Elections Commission this week casts doubt on the legality of the self-financing of candidate Frank White. The White campaign asserts there’s nothing to the complaint, which they deem a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

Liberal activist group American Bridge is contending that Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam may be sunk by his “summer of scandal.” “If you look at Putnam’s news coverage this summer, it isn’t hard to understand why this happened. While DeSantis has seen his support among likely Republican primary voters surge following President Trump’s ‘re-endorsement’ of his primary campaign, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King has yet to capture the imagination of surveyed likely voters, but he hopes recent forays into television advertising reverse that trend. His latest spot, “Mary Grace,” introduces a special guest star into the sunny and upbeat narrative of the Central Florida businessman’s campaign. The spot will air in Jacksonville (where King […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican from the Pensacola area, on Wednesday vowed to drop at least one outlet with which he conducts on-air interviews. “I would not go back on Alex Jones’s show,” reported The Hill. “Upon further reflection,” Gaetz added, “I think the things that Alex Jones has said and done are so hurtful to […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

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Political committees for powerful Northeast Florida Senate Republicans Travis Hutson and Rob Bradley stayed active as July heated up. Both of Hutson’s committees, First Coast Business Foundation and Sunshine State Conservatives, were active in the days leading up to July 6, the final day for which reports are available. First Coast Business Foundation moved $35,000 to Sun Coast Patriots, a […]

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 […]

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Complaint asks how AG candidate Frank White got $2.75 million

American Bridge spotlights Adam Putnam’s ‘summer of scandal’; Putnam World claims ‘fake news’

Chris King’s daughter takes star turn in new TV ad

Matt Gaetz says he’s done appearing on Alex Jones’ show

Cash moves through Travis Hutson, Rob Bradley committees in July; Elon Musk, biz interests pony up

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