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A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2018

Crowded Democratic primaries for Northeast Florida Congressional seats have been resolved after Friday’s action. In Congressional District 5, a candidate has officially stepped aside. Rontel Batie, a former Corrine Brown staffer, officially announced his withdrawal from the race Thursday. “I’ve come to realize that the time for Florida to elect a young, African American progressive to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2018

Florida Congressional cosponsors abound for the National Park Service Legacy Act, a bill that would fund solutions to $11.6 billion in deferred maintenance at national parks. The bill has had a subcommittee hearing on the House side, and a committee referral on the Senate side, so there’s still a long way to go for the legislation. […]

Staff ReportsMay 4, 2018

Congressional candidates finish qualifying this week, setting the stage for a 3+ month sprint to nominations. Virtually every Congressional incumbent, save John Rutherford, will face a primary. Ted Yoho faces nominal competition for what could be his final term; Al Lawson faces more than a symbolic challenge in the form of Alvin Brown in Congressional District 5. We are a few weeks […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Current Duval County tax collector Michael Corrigan will become CEO of Visit Jacksonville June 1. Per Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche, there will be a special election to fill the spot, with the first election in August and the second in November, consistent with the primary and general election slots. Meanwhile, the race to replace Corrigan got […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson talked to Jacksonville media about his congressional campaign against former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. Lawson and Brown both qualified this week, setting up a primary election that matches up a Tallahassee politician against a Jacksonville pol in the race for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s sprawling 5th Congressional District. Lawson said […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown is challenging Senate Democratic Leader-Designate Audrey Gibson in the 2018 primary. Despite his run for higher office, Brown has not yet made moves to resign from the City Council. And he has no plans to as of this writing. Qualifying for state offices is in mid-June. Per statute, the written […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Informed sources confirm that Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry raised more than $250,000 in April, his second straight month of strong fundraising after a $1.5 million March. The breakdown: $46,000 for the campaign (bringing its total raised to just over $300,000) and $206,000 for the “Jacksonville on the Rise” political committee (pushing it over $1.45 million raised or […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Though $80,000 of it came via personal loan, Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland turned heads in April with $100,000 raised. Holland, a popular Republican in his first term on the job, faces nominal opposition … but, given the potential of more serious opposition getting into the race, he’s not taking chances. Among the donors: a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2018

The battle of the Als is now confirmed. Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown qualified Wednesday to run against incumbent Rep. Al Lawson in North Florida’s sprawling, east-west Congressional District 5. Lawson, who ended Corrine Brown‘s political career in 2016, seeks to “retire” Alvin Brown, maintaining his hold over the cartographically schizoid Jacksonville-to-Tallahassee seat. Brown announced his qualification Wednesday, via […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2018

JEA CEO Aaron Zahn is settling into his interim role. Florida Politics spoke with Zahn in light of recent criticism of the CEO. Navigating a tricky political climate, a neophyte to the world of municipal utilities (he was on the board weeks before he made the CEO bid), Zahn has faced a unique pressure. We discussed this and […]

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Qualifying deadline clears fields in Northeast Florida congressional primaries

Congressional remedy slow in coming for national parks funding shortfalls

Jacksonville Bold for 5.4.18 — Qualifying Week

Special election awaits Duval tax collector hopefuls, as incumbent moves to Visit Jacksonville

Al Lawson confident in campaign against ‘failed’ Alvin Brown

Reggie Brown dodges resign-to-run question at Jacksonville City Hall presser

As Anna Brosche mulls challenge, Lenny Curry hauls in $250K more for re-election bid

Duval Property Appraiser Jerry Holland banks $100K in April for re-election

Alvin Brown, Al Lawson qualify for primary, setting up Jacksonville/Tallahassee clash

Aaron Zahn sees being JEA CEO as a long-term gig