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Melissa RossFebruary 7, 2015

On the heels of Lenny Curry’s announcement that he’s passed the $2 million mark in campaign contributions, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is announcing he’s edging very close to the same figure. Brown Deputy Campaign Manager Fabien Levy says the mayor’s re-elect effort has now raised a total of $1,903,370. January donations directly to Brown’s campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 4, 2015

On the same day that Lenny Curry scored the pivotal NEFAR endorsement in the Jacksonville Mayor Race, he received an endorsement every bit as important from JAXBIZ, the non-profit, non-partisan political organization affiliated with the influential JAX Chamber. The JAXBIZ endorsement, arguably one of the most coveted organizational endorsements in Jacksonville politics, came after the customary due diligence from the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 4, 2015

Endorsements are flying fast and furious in the Jacksonville Mayoral Race, and Lenny Curry today scored a pivotal one — that of the politically active and influential Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, whose Board of Directors voted today to formally endorse Curry well ahead of the March 24th election. “As a small business owner, Lenny Curry […]

Melissa RossFebruary 4, 2015

Dark horse mayoral candidate Bill Bishop is banking on an underdog appeal and policy wonk specificity as he mounts an insurgent’s challenge to incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and extremely well-funded GOP establishment favorite Lenny Curry. Bishop, an architect and former president of the Jacksonville City Council, has peeled off a few GOP endorsements in recent days, and says he has a strategy to […]

Melissa RossFebruary 3, 2015

Jacksonville’s GOP mayoral candidates will vie for votes Saturday at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob and straw poll. The Republican event will be moderated by outgoing Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland, who astute readers might recall, had a few headaches overseeing another recent party affair that ended ugly, but with former GOP […]

Melissa RossFebruary 3, 2015

Jacksonville’s GOP mayoral candidates will vie for votes Saturday at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob and straw poll. The Republican event will be moderated by outgoing Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland, who astute readers might recall, had a few headaches overseeing another recent party affair that ended ugly, but with former GOP […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

Lenny Curry‘s Jacksonville mayoral campaign has drawn support throughout the community, but the most surprising support to some outside observers may be Curry’s support among female voters. Our poll last week had Curry up 7 points in a hypothetical head-to-head election against his Democratic opponent. Central to the appeal Lenny is making to female voters […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

The Lenny Curry campaign scored four more key GOP establishment endorsements for his Jacksonville mayoral bid today, as the Republican frontrunner continues to build strength ahead of next month’s general election. U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, State Sen. Aaron Bean, and State Reps. Janet Adkins and Charles McBurney have, in the words of the Curry campaign, […]

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Alvin Brown now at $1.9 million in campaign contributions

Alvin Brown’s no-win situation: inside the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry

Alvin Brown's no-win situation: inside the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry

JAXBIZ endorses Lenny Curry for Jacksonville Mayor

Northeast Florida Association of Realtors endorse Curry for Jax Mayor

Plainspoken underdog Bill Bishop takes shot at Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry

Alvin Brown spox: "You're going to see him everywhere"

Alvin Brown spox: “You’re going to see him everywhere”

Lenny Curry campaign announces women’s coalition fundraising Luncheon

Lenny Curry scores more endorsements: Ander Crenshaw, Aaron Bean, Charles McBurney, and Janet Adkins all backing mayoral run