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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

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In the House District 16 money race, rumors of the demise of Dick Kravitz have been exaggerated. December was his second straight month of five-figure fundraising. The $10,025 haul brings the Jacksonville Republican’s total up to $59,150, against $3,864 spent. Notable Kravitz backers include Councilman Jim Love, Jax Chamber Chair-elect Audrey Moran, and former Councilman Stephen Joost. Of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

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Florida first lady Ann Scott came to Jacksonville Thursday and read to students at Hendricks Avenue Elementary, the school where Jacksonville first lady Molly Curry volunteers and has children. Scott also visited and read to children at San Jose Elementary. Curry tells us that Florida’s first lady read “The Day the Crayons Quit.” “She has […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

On Wednesday, Jacksonville City Council President Greg Anderson sent a memo signaling that the Jacksonville HRO expansion discussion would be held in a Committee of the Whole on three Thursday afternoon meetings in February and March. On Thursday, Florida Politics spoke with Anderson, and he gave more details about why he chose that approach. Anderson, a […]

Melissa RossJanuary 7, 2016

Humbled, contrite, and saying he’s found Jesus, 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk is forging ahead with a campaign for a third term, despite a grand jury urging him to quit after scandal plagued his tenure in office. “I have a good record to stand on and intend to make that known to the public,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

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Jacksonville Democrat Terry Fields represented HD 14 for eight years from 2000-2008. He wants his title back. And his December fundraising haul will help. In a district bereft of big dollars, Fields’ first month of fundraising, bringing in $12,750 against just under $400 spent, is a head turner, both because of quantity and, more importantly, […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 7, 2016

A Volusia County school teacher has filed to run for House District 27 against current Republican Rep. David Santiago, who is eyeing a run for Congress. Republican Zenaida Denizac was elected to two terms on the Deltona City Commission, and served as the city’s vice mayor before an unsuccessful run for mayor in 2015. She lost that election to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

State House District 12 Republican Don Redman had another quiet fundraising month in December; $275 raised brings him ever closer to a five-figure total. Redman is still paying Brian Fallon for campaign consulting: $300 in December. All told, Redman has about $6,000 on hand. He has raised $9,665 and loaned his campaign $500, and he has spent […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 7, 2016

The chairwoman of the Florida Commission on Offender Review said Thursday that she will run to be the next Leon County Supervisor of Elections. Tena Pate joins supervisor of elections employee Mark Earley and termed-out Democratic Rep. Alan Williams in the race to take over for current Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho. In her announcement, Pate said she […]

Scott PowersJanuary 7, 2016

The University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees approved a plan Thursday morning to restrict its proposal for a downtown Orlando campus that had money vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott last year. But the trustees did so with no guarantees of support for the $20 million in state money it needs this year. UCF is on […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

The talk in Jacksonville politics this week has been the subpoena served to Corrine Brown at the Bono’s on Norwood Avenue, a place that for African-American politicians in Jacksonville is as much a gathering place as Two Doors Down was in Riverside. Brown says that this is a “tangential investigation” that is driven by her political […]

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HD 16’s Dick Kravitz shows fundraising strength in December

Ann Scott comes to Jacksonville, reads to kids

Greg Anderson explains Committee of the Whole approach to Jax HRO

Matt Shirk seeks 3rd term: “I’ve owned up to my mistakes … moving forward”

Big donors give HD 14 Dem Terry Fields a December bounce

Former Deltona commissioner enters race in David Santiago’s HD 27

HD 12 Republican Don Redman raises $275 in December

Tena Pate jumps into Leon County Supervisor of Elections race

UCF trustees approve limiting plan for downtown Orlando campus

Questions still swirling around Corrine Brown subpoena: Quick Picks related?