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A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson was in Jacksonville Tuesday for a town hall, as he looks to repel a challenge in the Democratic primary from another moderate who hasn’t been afraid to blur party lines in former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. The question this campaign for Lawson: can he parlay incumbency and a primary opponent who […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

Comments that John Ward, a Republican running in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, made at a forum last month require his departure from the race said yet another opponent Monday. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg called for Ward to leave the race, in the wake of Ward saying that Puerto Ricans shouldn’t vote in Florida and would be better off voting […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

At last count, a member of the United States Congress makes $174,000 per annum. Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, a current candidate for the primary nomination in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, would stand to receive a serious pay raise in 2019 if he wins the nomination and is elected, per his financial disclosure form. Brown has […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry are honorary hosts for a fundraiser Wednesday for Republican Mike Waltz’s run in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The host committee for the reception, to be held at the home of JEA Board member Husein Cumber and City Council hopeful LeAnna Cumber, features a number of interesting names. Among the luminaries: Jeb Bush, Jr; […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

Jacksonville held another iteration of its yearly jazz festival over Memorial Day weekend, but a number of local politicians critiqued a scheduling decision for the well-attended event. City decision makers did not use the Jacksonville Landing as a location for a festival stage; a move not altogether surprising given the continued legal back and forth between […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2018

Before Memorial Day, Florida Politics caught up with Jacksonville’s Audrey Gibson, as the incoming Senate Democratic Leader negotiates a restive caucus and a primary challenge from City Councilman Reggie Brown. Thus far, 2018 has been interesting in ways that could not have been forecast less than a year ago, before Gibson replaced scandal-plagued Jeff Clemens. And the intrigue […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2018

Earlier in May, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson insisted his fundraising for re-election in Florida’s 5th Congressional District was on track. This despite reasons for skepticism, related to sluggish fundraising and a high burn rate. As of the end of March, the first-term Tallahassee Democrat’s campaign had just under $160,000 on hand — roughly half of the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2018

Though many of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who achieved prominence after a mass murder at their Parkland school have become activists for gun control, valedictorian Kyle Kashuv is a notable exception. Kashuv, in the months since the massacre, has become a voice for the other side — those who see gun control measures […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2018

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, seemingly emboldened by strong performances in recent Tampa and Miami polls, is focusing on North Florida as his next region to target in the four-way Democratic race for governor. In that context, he’s made a $40,000 ad buy for the avowedly centrist “Here at Home” ad, a spot that plays up […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2018

Chris King, an entrepreneur from Orlando running for Governort, returned to Jacksonville Thursday, his second straight day in Northeast Florida. Florida Politics caught up with the Democrat ahead of his closed press visit to a church in the Springfield neighborhood, where the progressive political neophyte pitched his policy positions to faith leaders from the region. […]

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In Jacksonville, Al Lawson tries to score wins on Alvin Brown’s turf

Nancy Soderberg calls for John Ward to end Congressional campaign

If Alvin Brown goes to Congress, he will get a pay raise

Lenny Curry, John Rutherford hosting fundraiser for Mike Waltz

Jacksonville courthouse stage for jazz festival draws heated criticism from pols

Audrey Gibson addresses Senate Democratic Caucus intrigue

Tallahassee supporters hosting fundraiser for Al Lawson on Thursday

‘DRAIN the FLORIDA SWAMP’: Kyle Kashuv endorses Ron DeSantis for Governor

Philip Levine ‘Here at Home’ ad pushes centrist themes to Panhandle Democrats

Underdog Chris King vows to compete for Northeast Florida votes