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A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

The Florida Elections Commission has scheduled a hearing May 18 regarding two questionable finance issues in the 2015 Jacksonville City Council campaign of Kim Daniels. Daniels, who lost that race, is currently running for the Democratic nomination in House District 14. The first matter in question: an expenditure of $4,000 from her campaign account to Shofar magazine, to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

Yes for Jacksonville, a campaign committee devoted to educating Duval County residents on the necessity of extending the current half-cent sales tax to address the city’s crippling unfunded pension liability, unveiled its bipartisan leadership committee Friday afternoon. Mayor Lenny Curry will chair Yes for Jacksonville. Former Sheriff Nat Glover and City Hall legend Susie Wiles will serve as […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

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Melissa Nelson may have an uphill battle to unseat 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey. But former State Attorney Harry Shorstein backs Nelson without reservation. “I’ve been with a number of very prominent lawyers encouraging her to run the last four to five years,” Shorstein told FloridaPolitics.com Friday. “Melissa worked for me for around eight years,” […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

What do Marianne Aho, Russell Healey, Angela Cox, Steven Fahlgren, Jack Schemer, and Linda McCallum have in common? All six of them are running unopposed for re-election for 4th Circuit judgeships, as of Friday afternoon. There are just two competitive races in the 4th Circuit. Group 9 incumbent Bruce Anderson faces David Trotti, a Jacksonville lawyer specializing in family law and bankruptcy proceedings. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

The divorce of HD 14 Democratic candidate Kim Daniels, a legal imbroglio that loomed over Daniels’ failed Jacksonville City Council re-election in 2015, was finalized Wednesday. The agreement is sealed, and the divorce decree brings an end to one of the messiest chapters in recent Jacksonville political history. Under the umbrella of their shared Spoken Word Ministries, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

The theater of the State Attorney’s race in the 4th Circuit pivoted toward farce Thursday as “Men Only” divorce lawyer Kenny Leigh of Fleming Island filed as a write-in. Leigh’s entry closes the Republican primary, restricting it to incumbent Angela Corey and her two challengers, Melissa Nelson and Wes White. Before Leigh’s entry, only Republican candidates had filed for the race, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

House District 13 Democrat Reggie Fullwood has filed a motion for continuance in his pending federal trial, which would potentially push back the trial past the Aug. 30 primary. Fullwood, indicted April 15 for four counts of failure to file federal tax returns and 10 counts of wire fraud, was set for a June trial. However, Fullwood’s […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

The State Attorney race in the 4th Circuit got more complicated Thursday, with Melissa Nelson opening a campaign account in Tallahassee. Nelson will run as a Republican against Wes White and incumbent Angela Corey. Is Corey worried? Sounded like it when FloridaPolitics.com spoke with her last month. She referred to the potential for negative campaigning from opponents more than once […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

Hans Tanzler III, son of the first post-Consolidation mayor of Jacksonville, will enter the crowded GOP primary in Congressional District 4. Tanzler joins a crowded CD 4 field, including St. Johns County Commissioner Bill McClure, St. Augustine business consultant David Foxx, Jacksonville’s Rep. Lake Ray, perennial candidate Deborah Katz Pueschel, and former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford. Tanzler told FloridaPolitics.com in April that […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

Is this the endgame for Mincy Pollock? Action News Jax reported Wednesday that the former City Council candidate-turned Corrine Brown employee is accused of money laundering and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Pollock is being accused of laundering money through a bogus charity closely tied to Brown. Those accusations are coming from Pollock’s former business […]

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Kim Daniels faces FEC hearing for 2015 campaign finance issues

‘Yes for Jacksonville’ unveils bipartisan leadership team

Why Harry Shorstein backs Melissa Nelson for State Attorney

Not much drama in Jacksonville area circuit judge races

HD 14 Democratic candidate Kim Daniels’ divorce is finalized

Fleming Island divorce lawyer Kenny Leigh enters 4th Circuit State Attorney’s race as write-in

Reggie Fullwood looks to delay federal trial until after August election

Melissa Nelson in State Attorney race against Angela Corey

Hans Tanzler III joins the CD 4 GOP scrum

The political education of Mincy Pollock