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A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams both showed quiet February fundraising for their re-election bids. Curry, who filed this month for re-election, did not report fundraising yet for his campaign account. The same holds true for the local “Jacksonville on the Rise” committee set up to support the re-election (though with a six-figure ad buy, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 9, 2018

How to describe the January fundraising for political committees of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams? In a phrase: “Ho-hum.” Curry’s “Build Something That Lasts” brought in just $34,000, constituting the committee’s slowest month since May 2017. Except for $5,000 from Comcast, all of that money was local. The bulk of the $15,822 spent went to […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2017

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, despite running unopposed thus far, has a war chest to handle any potential challengers. In November, his first month as a filed candidate, Williams raked in $117,915 to his campaign account from 181 donors, the majority of them being JSO employees; over $117,000 of that is on hand. Couple that with $70,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2017

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams filed for re-election Tuesday, opening a campaign account and launching an operation well ahead of the 2019 vote. Despite the formal filing for re-election, it’s clear that Williams has been working in that direction for months. Williams’ political committee, “A Safe Jacksonville,” has raised $154,000, and has $131,000 on hand. The committee’s […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

Budget meetings of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee were rocked in August by a well-timed poll from the political committee of Sheriff Mike Williams. The poll, released to make the case that Jacksonville voters backed Mayor Lenny Curry in his push for 100 new police officers, was rare, in that Council members called it out as […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2017

“A Safe Jacksonville,” the political committee of Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, cleared $100K cash on hand in August. August, of course, was the first deployment of the committee’s muscle: a well-timed poll from the committee, dropped during budget hearings, helped the Sheriff make his case that his department needs 100 new officers. Williams’ committee brought in […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2017

In what has become a tradition in Jacksonville politics, a well-timed poll dropped Monday, just days before the City Council had a big decision to make. A difference this time: instead of dropping from the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, it came from “A Safe Jacksonville,” the political committee of Sheriff Mike Williams. The poll […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

July was the first month of fundraising for future State House Speaker Paul Renner‘s political committees since he won the honor in late June. Some observers may have anticipated an avalanche of activity, but in reality the committees had modest contributions and spends. “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” Renner’s primary committee, brought in just $25,500 in July […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 12, 2017

Get to know “A Safe Jacksonville.” That’s a new political committee set up in Tallahassee on behalf of Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, who only has to think back two years for a reminder of how competitive and expensive the race for Jacksonville Sheriff is. Williams plowed through six opponents in the first election before narrowly defeating […]

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Quiet February fundraising for Mike Williams, Lenny Curry

Quiet January fundraising for Lenny Curry, Mike Williams committees

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams amasses $300K+ for re-election bid

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams files for re-election

Controversial poll highlights Jacksonville Sheriff’s Sept. cmte. spending

Bail bonds money pushes Jacksonville sheriff’s political committee over $100K

Why Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams is playing political hardball

Quiet July on finance front for Paul Renner committees

Political committee set up for Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams