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A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2015

St. Johns County Republican Cyndi Stevenson didn’t have the easiest path into office, but the former St. Johns County Commissioner is fundraising like a boss, with a $17,828 October pushing her total haul to $47,712. Her cumulative churn is minimal: $7,656 spent thus far. The Disney folks were good to her in October: $3,000 raised […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2015

The next move for State Representative Janet Adkins: a run for Nassau County Commissioner of Schools. And as her husband and campaign manager, Doug Adkins, writes in an email, things are going well. Adkins, who served on the Nassau County School Board for a decade before running for the State House in 2008, has over a […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2015

October was yet another strong month for fundraising for Angela Corey‘s re-election campaign for 4th Circuit State Attorney. $13,691 raised in October takes Corey’s fundraising up to $227,333; expenditures, in total, have been modest: $24,869 in total. The most interesting October expenditure: $5,000 to Republic out of Wilmington, Delaware, for “campaign strategy/research/polling,” an indication that […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2015

State Sen. Audrey Gibson will face no meaningful competition in her re-election bid, and that likely explains the quiet fundraising for the Jacksonville Democrat in October. A $2,288 month pushes her total to $77,491. Of the five contributions Gibson got last month, three, totaling $1,500, were from medical concerns: Gilead Sciences, RTI Surgical, and the American Pharmacy […]

Melissa RossNovember 12, 2015

The HBO documentary film shot in Jacksonville that tells the story of the Jordan Davis shooting and the trial of Michael Dunn will screen on the Florida State University campus this weekend before it premieres on national television next week. In an e-blast, the group Generation Progress has announced the screening in cooperation with HBO, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015

House District 16 candidate Jason Fischer had another efficient month of fundraising in October, especially for his PAC, Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville. In October the Fischer campaign raised $2,090 to put the account up to $119,980, with a maximum contribution from HCA West Florida and $500 each from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (the textbook company) and […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015

As the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality continues its push toward an expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance, one component to the group’s strategy is marshalling the support of faith leaders. On Tuesday, the JCE brought together more than 50 of them to discuss updating the HRO to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015

After yet another month of lackluster fundraising, the House District 14 campaign of Democrat Leslie Scott Jean-Bart has officially spent more than it’s taking in, with a $1,000 loan in October the only thing keeping the campaign from being in a negative fund balance position. The candidate, through October, raised $19,491; she has spent $19,897, […]

Melissa RossNovember 11, 2015

As headlines across the state continue to pile up, documenting the horror show that is Florida’s mental health system of care, state Reps. Janet Adkins and Charles McBurney listened somberly to a litany of problems – and proposed solutions – at a public forum Monday at Jacksonville City Hall looking at the issue. The Community […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015

Jacksonville’s bigger-name Democrats seem to be lining up behind Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, Corrine Brown confirmed her support of Clinton to a media gaggle. And FloridaPolitics.com has learned that a $500 minimum per person fundraiser is planned on Clinton’s behalf on the evening of Dec. 2 at the home of Sallyn Pajcic. The Pajcics, of […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

HD 17 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson nears $50K raised with strong October haul

Janet Adkins builds a strong $ lead in Nassau County school commish race

Angela Corey continues fundraising dominance over Wes White

Quiet October for Audrey Gibson fundraising

Email insights: HBO to screen ” 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets” at FSU

HD 16 Jason Fischer approaches $190K raised for campaign and PAC

Jacksonville Coalition for Equality trumpets faith leader support

HD 14 Leslie Scott Jean-Bart campaign close to being in red

Pleas for reform heard at Jax mental health roundtable

Big-ticket Hillary Clinton fundraiser in Jacksonville set for December