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A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2018

Jacksonville City Council fundraising is picking up, less than a year before the March election. Below are ten insights (in no hierarchical order) into trends we are seeing in local races. —- Ron Salem holds serve: In the now-three-way race between Republicans Ron Salem and Bill Bishop and recently-filed Democrat Darren Mason in At Large […]

Drew WilsonApril 13, 2018

Democrat Stephen Sevigny said Friday that his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District brought in $250,000 in the first quarter. Sevigny, a Daytona Beach physician, entered the race in mid-February, giving his campaign about six weeks to raise money before the reporting period ended. According to the Federal Elections […]

Staff ReportsApril 13, 2018

In campaigns, there is always a watershed moment when all the gauzy, aspirational rhetoric fades — like so many temporary tattoos — replaced by the hard realities of campaign finance and infrastructure. For races on the 2018 ballot, we are there — even if some candidates haven’t figured it out. If one is looking to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2018

A new poll commissioned by the campaign of Tracye Polson, a Democrat running in Jacksonville’s House District 15, shows a strong lead for the first-time candidate against a Republican opponent. If this SEA Polling and Strategic Design survey translates to results, Polson may be able to flip a seat held by one of the most conservative legislators, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott rolled out his Senate campaign in the Jacksonville market Wednesday, with a stop at Ring Power on the Southside. Scott’s political committee has sent out prepared remarks for each local event that have been the same as those sent out for the launch in Orlando Monday. However, at least in the Jacksonville market, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

March was a tepid month of fundraising for most Jacksonville area candidates, with the exception of one state House race. In HD 15, on the Democratic side, unopposed Tracye Polson reports a combined March fundraising total of $30,821. She’s raised $174,103 between her campaign and political committee accounts, with $113,635 on hand. Jacksonville land use attorney […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

The Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, a cartographical anomaly that sprawls from downtown Jacksonville west to Tallahassee, saw some moves this week by both incumbent Al Lawson and challenger Alvin Brown. Lawson’s campaign showed its first signs of engagement, with the hire of self-styled “hip-hop lobbyist” Phillip Singleton as the campaign’s “senior advisor,” handling fundraising and outreach. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 10, 2018

Two bills of note passed by the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday evening. ____ Straw ballot for JEA sale: 2018-141 will prime a straw ballot referendum for November to test the voters’ mood on a JEA sale. The measure, sponsored by Garrett Dennis and John Crescimbeni (two skeptics of the need to sell), would, in theory, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 10, 2018

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche kicked off an “open government task force” Tuesday, with a conclave of community leaders exploring the concept of transparency. Featuring a host of characters ranging from co-chairs Hank Coxe and Sherry Magill to politicians Audrey Moran and Jim Overton to former Florida Times-Union columnist Ron Littlepage, the group will “undertake an in-depth review of Jacksonville’s legislative process and the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 10, 2018

The race to replace Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15 continues, and March showed evidence of more traction from Democrat Tracye Polson. Polson, the sole Democrat running to replace the Attorney General hopeful, reports a combined March fundraising total of $30,821.00. She’s raised $174,103 between her campaign and political committee accounts, with $113,635 on hand. “We have […]

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Politics and checkbooks: Fundraising trends in Jax City Council races

Stephen Sevigny raises $250K in six weeks

Jacksonville Bold for 4.13.18 — Infrastructure week

New poll show that Democrat Tracye Polson could take Jay Fant’s state House seat

Rick Scott brings Senate rollout to Jacksonville market

Slow fundraising in March for Northeast Florida legislative candidates

Al Lawson hires ‘hip-hop lobbyist’, Alvin Brown plays to right-wing radio

JEA straw poll, board reform bills clear Jacksonville City Council

Jacksonville ‘task force’ hones in on open government, transparency

Democrat Tracye Polson claims $30K March fundraising in HD 15