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A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2016

Sen. Aaron Bean had a quiet month of fundraising, as the Fernandina Beach Republican runs unopposed in Senate District 4, yet one donation stood out in his $1,600 April haul. Tools for a Time, the company of Geoff Youngblood, a defeated candidate for Jacksonville’s City Council in 2015, gave $500 to Bean. Bean was the Senate sponsor […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida has a big-ticket fundraiser planned in Jacksonville May 25, and the special guests are Mayor Lenny Curry and RPOF chairman. Blaise Ingoglia. The event, held at the River Club, features a packed host committee. State Sens. Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, and Travis Hutson comprise part of the committee, as do State Reps. Janet Adkins, Travis Cummings, Jay Fant, Lake Ray, […]

Jim RosicaMay 5, 2016

Those vying for an open seat on the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) range from seemingly unqualified to having decades of regulatory experience. One of the contenders is Gov. Rick Scott‘s current deputy policy coordinator. Another comes recommended by a current state senator and a former University of Florida president. The state’s Office of Legislative Services on Thursday released copies […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2016

Among the most prized industry endorsements of candidates in Northeast Florida: those from NEFAR, aka the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors. FloridaPolitics.com has received a list of the endorsements made thus far. In the state Senate races, there are no real surprises. Incumbents Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, Audrey Gibson, and Travis Hutson got the nod in Senate Districts 4, 5, 6 […]

Jim RosicaApril 25, 2016

Nearly 3,000 needy people received $2.7 million worth of free dental care this weekend in Jacksonville. The event, Florida Mission of Mercy 2016, was sponsored by the Florida Dental Association Foundation. It was held at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center. This year’s event drew 2,400 volunteers, according to a press release, including almost 600 dentists […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2016

It’s appropriate that former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney is President of the University of North Florida. His time in public service in Jacksonville coincides nicely with the University of North Florida’s transition from a commuter school for working adults in the 1970s and ’80s to the thriving regional university it is today. The campus has been […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

A Jacksonville LGBT activist claims there was a backroom deal to spike the Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) in exchange for Sen. Aaron Bean supporting the pension tax referendum in Tallahassee. Meanwhile, local leaders, including Mayor Lenny Curry and Councilman Tommy Hazouri (sponsor of the HRO bill that was pulled), refute the claim. Hazouri said that his decision to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2016

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The narrative that seems to be emerging in the Congressional District 4 race has John Rutherford as the presumptive GOP nominee to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, especially with John Delaney out of the race. However, it’s not a done deal yet. Multiple sources say that Jay Fant is considering a run. The first-term Jacksonville state representative may seem like an […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2016

The big story in Jacksonville this week: the race to replace Ander Crenshaw in the United States Congress. One potential candidate, Mayor Lenny Curry, has ruled it out multiple times in the last twenty-four hours, including at a Wednesday media availability on Jacksonville’s Westside. “Ander let me know,” Curry said, calling Crenshaw a “friend and mentor” and saying […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2016

A year ago, Senators Audrey Gibson and Aaron Bean were part of the local Dancing with the Stars. This year, Representative Charles McBurney will trip the light fantastic for charity. The next Jacksonville’s Dancing with the Stars event will be June 4, at 8:00 p.m. at the Times-Union Center in Jacksonville. On Facebook, the Jacksonville Republican writes “The 2016 Regular Session […]

Tag: Aaron Bean

Geoff Youngblood’s business donates to Aaron Bean in April

Lenny Curry, Blaise Ingoglia to be special guests at May 25 RPOF fundraiser in Jax

Rick Scott budget official and others vying for PSC opening

Northeast Florida Association of Realtors announces endorsements

Free dental care event brings out thousands in Jax

Performance funding problems feature during Joe Negron’s University of North Florida tour

Did Aaron Bean kill the Jacksonville HRO?

Sources: Jay Fant, Aaron Bean looking at CD 4 run

Lenny Curry rules out House run, but John Delaney, Lake Ray consider it

HD 16’s Charles McBurney is ‘Dancing with the Stars’