Tristan WoodApril 13, 2022
6min0
The resolution received support from Black Congressional Caucus Executive Director and former Lawson campaign Political Director Vincent Evans.
Tag: 5th Congressional District
Tristan WoodApril 13, 2022
Renzo DowneyFebruary 22, 2022
5min0
'If that doesn't look like discrimination, I don't know what does.'
Renzo DowneyFebruary 17, 2022
6min0
'His major fight now is coming with Donald Trump — and I don’t think he can beat Trump.'
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2018
6min493
Federal holidays don’t stop the hard hits in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 5th Congressional District. On Monday, as has been the case for weeks, challenger Alvin Brown laid into Rep. Al Lawson. Then Lawson hit back. Then Brown hit back, yet again. All of this over a $2,500 donation from the gun lobby that Brown says […]
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 16, 2018
3min217
What’s clear: former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has a strategy to win the Democratic primary against Rep. Al Lawson in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. Brown is running a TV ad in Tallahassee, Lawson’s home base, proclaiming Lawson to be President Donald Trump‘s “favorite Democrat.” [SEE THE AD HERE] The ad juxtaposes Trump approving of Lawson applauding him during the State of […]
Jim RosicaOctober 18, 2016
3min219
A federal judge has shut down a request from the winners of the congressional redistricting case for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to pay their attorney and expert witness bills of nearly $250,000. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker also denied a request to levy sanctions against Brown, saying her case “was meritless” but not “frivolous.” His order was entered late last month. […]
Jim RosicaAugust 10, 2016
2min357
The winners of the congressional redistricting case are still waiting on a federal court to decide if U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown should pay their bills. Lisa Hall, spokeswoman for the plaintiffs, said “there has been no ruling … so our fee motions remain pending.” In May, the League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 16, 2016
4min255
North Florida U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham on Tuesday said she still hasn’t decided whether to run again for her 2nd Congressional District seat. Graham, a Tallahassee Democrat, spoke with reporters after a constituent-services recognition event at Tallahassee City Hall. She was surrounded by several she helped, saying her office “helped return more than $1 million owed to […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 29, 2016
3min195
First-term Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum took his name out of contention for the new 5th Congressional District that now includes part of Leon County, a Friday news release states. The state’s congressional seats were redrawn after a court challenge, with the 5th District now being east-west, from Jacksonville into the Big Bend region. Gillum had suggested he […]
Jim RosicaDecember 15, 2015
3min204
Former state Sen. Al Lawson on Tuesday said he will run for the state’s reconfigured 5th Congressional District that now stretches east-west from Jacksonville through Tallahassee to rural Gadsden County. The former state lawmaker said he “will officially announce and file for Congress in January,” according to a news release. “North Florida needs a strong, progressive […]