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A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

“To the left, to the left,” went the Beyonce lyric, and so too goes the claim from the Republican Party of Duval County toward Mayor Alvin Brown, the self-styled “conservative Democrat“ whom they accuse of “reaching out to the radical left” in a “desperate act to save his faltering campaign.” Specifically, the email says, by inviting “super […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

One of the most important relationships of Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s political career has been his relationship with billionaire Willie Gary. The “Giant Killer” (pictured with Mayor Brown and his wife in 2008 at the Willie Gary Football Classic, which Brown was CEO of for a few years) has won his share of cases. But recently, […]

Melissa RossMay 5, 2015

Zack Whitson, the 29-year-old owner of TWG Technologies and the North Florida millennial whiz kid behind new election data software, says Jacksonville’s mayor’s race is on a knife’s edge, according to his numbers and methodology. Whitson’s business is behind iElectApp and is also building Sphere, a new online tool letting users know which of their […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

What had initially been proposed as a debate sponsored by Visit Jacksonville on Monday turned into a pair of separate mayoral candidate forums for Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown. The incumbent mayor, ever wary of Curry’s “partisan tricks,” declined again the opportunity to share a stage with his opponent. Florida Politics went to the event’s venue at the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

On Monday morning, the United Christians of Florida announced its endorsements in the 2015 Duval County, Jacksonville city elections. Missing from that docket: recommendations in the mayoral race and in At Large Group 1. The group endorsed Mike Williams for sheriff, Geoff Youngblood and Sam Newby for At Large Groups 3 and 5, and Mike Anania, Al Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, and Pat Lockett-Felder in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

As of Monday morning, the first early voting count trend, combined with voting by mail, remains Republican, which bodes well in theory for Lenny Curry and other Republicans down the ticket. With a little more than 29,000 votes recorded as of 10:45 a.m., GOP voters had cast almost half: 14,491. The remainder is split between Democrats […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

With Election Day on May 19, there are surprises to be found in the Jacksonville mayoral fundraising and spending reports for candidates and their PACs. Some surprises are there for the viewing The first big one: As of March 31, the most recent numbers available, Alvin Brown‘s Taking Jacksonville to the Next Level PC was close […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2015

After months of seeming ambivalence (or worse) toward the Lenny Curry campaign, Joseph Hogan, the son of 2011 mayoral candidate Mike Hogan, a Republican who is the Supervisor of Elections Elect after winning outright in March, is making it official. In a move worthy of Inigo Montoya, Hogan is endorsing Alvin Brown. This represents a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2015

Early voting in Jacksonville starts on Monday, and Lenny Curry made the decision to spend a big chunk of the weekend beforehand in Grand Park and NW Jacksonville, defying many of his most vocal critics who have told him, in no uncertain terms, that he might as well cede these areas to his opponent, Alvin […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2015

Party unity and outreach to Jacksonville’s burgeoning Hispanic community were the watchwords at an Alvin Brown rally at the Cuba Libre club on Friday afternoon. An intimate crowd of about 60, including candidates and staff, sampled hors d’oeuvres, sipped drinks, and got to hear the incumbent mayor make his case for re-election while flanked by […]

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Email insights: Duval GOP claims “Alvin Brown reaches out to the radical left”

Alvin Brown billionaire benefactor Willie Gary loses $2M property in foreclosure auction

Millennial data cruncher says Jax mayoral race on knife’s edge

Lenny Curry, Alvin Brown speak to Visit Jacksonville; incumbent bars media

United Christians of Florida don’t endorse for mayor in Jacksonville elections

Republicans lead in Duval’s early voting

Jacksonville mayoral fundraising, spending reports show GOP trend

Why Joseph Hogan endorsed Alvin Brown

Lenny Curry reaches out to, dialogues with Grand Park

Corrine Brown, Luis Gutierrez headline Alvin Brown early voting rally