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A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Jacksonville Beach restaurant owner Ed Malin was one of many Republicans to get in the race in Florida’s 4th Congressional District after Ander Crenshaw decided to stand down for re-election. Malin’s campaign account reflects a lack of traction from the donor class, at least through this week’s Federal Election Commission filing, which covers the period through June […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

On Friday at 9 a.m. at the Duval County Courthouse, the latest episode in the ongoing conflict between HD 14 candidate Kim Daniels and ex-husband Ardell Daniels, will be enacted in the courtroom of Judge James Daniel, with a pre-trial hearing ahead of an Aug. 4 non-jury civil trial. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels once worked together, under the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

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The most interesting primary in Jacksonville-area state House races right now may be the Democratic scrum in House District 14, which appears to be narrowing down to a two-woman contest between former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels and trial lawyer Leslie Jean-Bart. There are similarities. Both have powerful backers. And both have meaningful endorsements: Daniels, who once proposed a 9 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

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The latest filing for 4th Circuit Public Defender candidate Charles Cofer has him finally breaking the $150,000 barrier in money raised. New contributions of $13,535 brought Cofer’s total up to $150,045. Of that, he has roughly $67,500 on hand. Of the 61 contributors between June 25 and July 8, a lot were retired law enforcement members, along with […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

Addressing a group of human resources professionals in Jacksonville Thursday, state Senator. Aaron Bean addressed the hot-button issue of workers compensation, and the merits of “Blue Lives Matter“ legislation. Bean, who had attended an Associated Industries of Florida “town hall” in Jacksonville Wednesday, said it didn’t look good for those who want a special session to […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

With two seats up for grabs on the Duval County School Board, JAXBIZ (the nonpartisan political arm of the Jax Chamber) announced its endorsements Thursday. In Group 5, seven-term Jacksonville City Councilman Warren Jones got the nod. In Group 7, Greg Tison, general manager for Beaver Street Fisheries and property manager for Jacksonville Farmers Market, scored the endorsement. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

The Florida Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Al Lawson over incumbent Corrine Brown in the Congressional District 5 race, reports The Tallahassee Democrat. Democrat writer James Call said “the local chapters in the eight-county district running from Gadsden into downtown Jacksonville interviewed the candidates and recommended the endorsement to the statewide organization of law enforcement officers.” The F.O.P. decision makes […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

There are three candidates in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, but only one of their campaigns is operating in the red. LJ Holloway, who entered the race in 2015, has failed to get real traction, as her campaign finance report filing this week indicated. Holloway has raised just over $11,000 in the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

“Conservatives United,” a political committee associated with 4th Congressional District Republican John Rutherford, raised $54,400 from eight donors in the second quarter of 2016, according to its FEC filing. The donors list for the committee includes many of the usual suspects. However, the amounts weren’t what some observers might have expected. Ed Burr, chair of the Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

On Wednesday, former President Bill Clinton graced Jacksonville with his presence at Hillary Clinton‘s campaign office opening. Ahead of the event, some media sources were told it was closed to media … yet, in what some might call classically Clintonian prevarication, other media was in the house at the Southside Jacksonville locale. Clinton got a rapturous reception […]

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Congressional candidate Ed Malin shows anemic fundraising so far

HD 14 candidate Kim Daniels claims ex-husband stole $50K from her church

Leslie Jean-Bart makes the case against HD 14 opponent Kim Daniels

Charles Cofer breaks $150K barrier in public defender race

Aaron Bean addresses workers comp, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ bill

JAXBIZ backs Warren Jones, Greg Tison for School Board seats

Fraternal Order of Police backs Al Lawson in CD 5 race

L.J. Holloway’s congressional campaign is in the red according to latest filing

John Rutherford political committee brings in $54K in Q2

Bill Clinton christens Hillary Clinton Jax HQ