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A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

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There were a number of complaints about Friday’s WOKV “Hob Nob” in Jacksonville. Among them, the $500 price for a table was prohibitive for some candidates, which undoubtedly skewed results. Lake Ray‘s win of the Congressional District 4 straw poll may have had something to do with John Rutherford not making a play. However, there were some races where the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

It’s “closing argument” time in the race in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, and to that end Hans Tanzler released a biographical ad Monday in which he describes himself as “conservative,” “tough,” and “ready to lead.” The spot, called “Harry,” traces “Tanzler’s biography as a federal prosecutor and highlights his endorsement from the former CIA director of counterterrorism,” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

Much of the attention in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District is on incumbent Corrine Brown’s fighting 22 counts related to the One Door for Education charity. And, more recently, to challenger Al Lawson and his campaign taking money from traditional GOP sources. However, there is a third candidate in the race: the underfunded Lashonda […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

Who’s the real Hans Tanzler? A political committee contends than Tanzler is no conservative. The evidence? Insider deals. Political contributions to Democrats and Charlie Crist. A high-priced lawyer play acting as a cowboy. These are the charges the latest salvo from “Conservatives United,” a committee backing John Rutherford in the race for the GOP nomination in Florida’s 4th […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

With a week left in early voting, Congressional District 4 Republican John Rutherford is working to ensure he has the money to compete against the better-funded Hans Tanzler, with some personal loans and donations over the last week totaling $18,000. All of these contributions came in after the pre-primary report on Aug. 10. Aug. 16 saw Rutherford give […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

2012 — the previous presidential year — saw Duval County with a 20.7 percent turnout among both parties. With a week left in early voting, the GOP turnout looks likely to exceed that number; as of the end of Sunday, 10.46 percent of all Republican registrants had voted. The real point of interest is what is driving […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2016

Tuesday at 2 p.m. sees yet another procedural hearing in the Corrine Brown federal case, regarding the motion to withdraw from her latest attorneys, Mark NeJame and David Haas. On Thursday, Corrine Brown’s lawyers in her federal case regarding One Door for Education — a charity she was associated with that functioned more as a slush fund, according to prosecutors — […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2016

Nothing lasts forever at Park and King in Jacksonville. Restaurants close. Local pharmacies close. And now, a campaign headquarters is gone. The Donald Trump “campaign headquarters” in Jacksonville was located at the intersection of Park Street and King Street, a trendy enclave known more for restaurants, bars, and hipsters than for Trumpublicans looking to build walls and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2016

On Saturday morning, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown attended a breakfast fundraiser for her re-election campaign headlined by Martin Luther King III. Unfortunately, not everyone who expected to be at the event was there. Virgie Coleman, a 99-year-old woman Brown met during a visit to the Lane Wiley Senior Center where Coleman volunteers three times a week, was […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2016

There are more than 300 candidates running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]

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One of several proposed designs for Florida's new Margaritaville license plates. Image via the office of Rep. Linda Chaney.

Melissa Nelson, Angela Corey talk campaign, family at WOKV Hob Nob

Hans Tanzler makes closing argument in biographical ad

Foreclosure, back taxes linger in congressional candidate L.J. Holloway’s record

‘Conservatives United’ says Hans Tanzler is a ‘liberal insider’

Cash infusions for John Rutherford, Al Lawson down the stretch

Duval GOP turnout exceeds 10 percent with week left in early voting

Tuesday hearing slated for latest Corrine Brown lawyer withdrawal

Hipster Jax neighborhood loses Donald Trump HQ

Corrine Brown promises 99-year-old woman breakfast, stands her up

Meet Clay Yarborough, Republican running for House District 12