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A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

House District 16 candidate Jason Fischer had a quiet month of fundraising in November. Some $3,350 raised brought Fischer’s total up to $123,330. Fischer, a Duval County School Board member, has spent just $2,715 thus far in the campaign. His PAC, Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville, has raised $70,000 thus far, but none in November. Fischer’s one significant […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

Leslie Jean-Bart told FloridaPolitics.com that she’d have the money she needed to win the House District 14 race. And November provides proof of that claim. Jean-Bart’s $5,135 November, all but $175 raised from the legal community, pushes her cash raised to $24,626. Meanwhile, she spent just $662 last month. Terry Fields, her opponent who filed […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

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House District 17 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson, on the strength of a $5,600 November, is up to $53,316 raised. Between expenditures and storage costs, Stevenson has spent just north of $10,300 in her currently unopposed re-election bid. Her three maximum contributions in November include $1,000 donations from ABC Fine Wine and Spirits, Alkermes (a biomedical concern), and […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 10, 2015

In November, HD 18 GOP incumbent Travis Cummings raised just over $14,000, bringing his total up to $135,350. Cummings has spent, in total, $35,650, giving him almost $100,000 to work with in a campaign without meaningful competition. Big Pharma brought Cummings big dollars in November, with $4,500 from that sector, including companies like Pfizer and Merck. PACs, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 10, 2015

Reading the tea leaves in the House District 12 fundraising race between Don Redman, Richard Clark, and Clay Yarborough has been interesting. Redman, though he’s raising money consistently each month, isn’t raising enough to be taken seriously; with $1,200 in November, his total sits just above $9,000. Clark, though he’s raised $50,500, has not raised money in November, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 10, 2015

In a crowded HD 11 race, every endorsement counts. And Sheri Treadwell got one on Thursday from Jacksonville political veteran Jim Overton. Overton, a three term Property Appraiser and former City Council member, said Treadwell was the “the kind of fresh voice we need in Tallahassee.” “With Jim Overton’s leadership experience in local government, he knows our […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 10, 2015

A referendum sunk the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance. And a group of 19 African-American Jacksonville pastors, at a Thursday afternoon news conference at the First Timothy Baptist Church on Jacksonville’s Northside, stated their opposition to an expanded Human Rights Ordinance, while saying that any ballot measure on such should be handled by popular referendum. In […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 10, 2015

On Wednesday evening, former Jacksonville mayoral candidate and current Jax Chamber Chairwoman-elect Audrey Moran, at Intuition Ale Works in North Riverside, made the case for expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance. Moran, who has been unstinting in this case for years, spoke at a Jacksonville Coalition for Equality “Happy Hour” event, opening her remarks with […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 9, 2015

Bruce Jones, the Senior Pastor at Southside United Methodist Church, is an imposing figure, standing over 6 foot tall and resembling a cross between Walter White of “Breaking Bad” and Gus Bradley. Reverend Jones is not the kind of man who seeks publicity, unlike some other Jacksonville pastors and preachers. He’s a thoughtful, introspective man, albeit one […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 9, 2015

In 2012, Jacksonville General Counsel Cindy Laquidara decided that JEA had the power to raise its employees’ pay. Laquidara was quoted in The Florida Times-Union at the time as saying “the city used to be the employer; the facts changed but the charter language did not.” Fast-forward to 2015. Jacksonville has a new General Counsel, […]

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Jason Fischer approaches $200K cash raised, including PAC

Could lawyer money decide HD 14 race?

HD 17’s Cyndi Stevenson clears $50K cash raised

Travis Cummings has 3rd straight 5-figure fundraising month in HD 18

HD 12 fundraising sending mixed messages

Jim Overton endorses Sheri Treadwell in HD 11

African American Jax pastors call for HRO expansion referendum

Audrey Moran issues Jax HRO “call to action”

Lenny Curry’s pastor: HRO passage is a “no brainer”

Jax General Counsel deems City Council “appropriative” body in JEA pay negotiations

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