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A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, a candidate for Congress in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, is promoting what he calls on Twitter a “big fundraiser” Wednesday evening. He will be accompanied by Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Congressional Black Caucus member who endorsed Brown over incumbent Democratic Rep. Al Lawson. Lawson, a Democrat from Tallahassee, is seen by many Jacksonville […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

Bolstered by frequent appearances on cable TV news programs, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis has shot his way into the top tier of the GOP primary for Florida governor. According to a recent Mason Dixon poll, DeSantis is now trailing establishment favorite Adam Putnam by just four points — an easily surmountable difference for a candidate […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018

Another day, another issue for Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney as he attempts to build a campaign website for his re-election bid. Wednesday saw Gaffney list Jacksonville City Hall as campaign headquarters, and his office phone as the campaign phone number, contravening municipal code prohibiting the use of city property for campaigning. By Thursday morning, that issue […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney has already launched his re-election campaign — and that campaign made its first mistake this week. Gaffney’s campaign website, as of Wednesday afternoon, listed City Hall (117 W. Duval Street) as the address for his campaign headquarters. Compounding the error: Gaffney listed his office phone as the phone number for his […]

Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017

A testy Sen. Jack Latvala, Republican candidate for governor, had earlier turned questions about sexual harassment in the Senate to his advantage, saying the Legislature needs wholesale ethics reform. “An entire package of ethics reforms is probably overdue,” he told the crowd at Thursday’s Associated Press pre-Legislative Session planning meeting. Latvala also said that former […]

Peter SchorschOctober 6, 2017

State Rep. Jay Fant, a Jacksonville Republican vying to become Florida’s next attorney general, Friday said he had personally put in $750,000 toward his election. The loan to his campaign, made last month, brings his total campaign funds raised to just over $958,000, his campaign told Florida Politics. Without it, Fant’s campaign account shows just […]

Scott PowersJuly 5, 2017

Democrat Anna Eskamani kicked off her 2018 campaign for House District 47 with a Wednesday rally at Orlando City Hall, several major endorsements, thousands of social media hits and $6,000 in donations, all gathered, she said, in the less than two days since she filed to run on Monday. Eskamani, the first in from any […]

Scott PowersJuly 3, 2017

Firebrand progressive activist Anna Eskamani intends to file Monday to run for the House District 47 seat in the Florida House. The seat is expected to be vacated next year as Republican incumbent state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park runs for Congress instead. Eskamani, director of external affairs for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2017

Florida’s largest LGBT advocacy group Equality Florida is launching a #HonorThemWithAction campaign in advance of the June 12 commemoration of people killed, wounded and affected by the Pulse nightclub massacre. The effort at this point aims at creating online rallying opportunities for people interested in contributing time and action to the myriad events being planned for June […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2017

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is kicking off his 2018 campaign with a rally in his hometown Bartow Wednesday, followed by a bus tour that will take him to 22 cities in 10 days. Putnam, who entered the race May 1 – and is the only major Republican to file thus […]

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Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Image via Visit Florida.

Congressional hopeful Alvin Brown promotes ‘big fundraiser’ in Jacksonville Wednesday

Ron DeSantis’ first fundraising report feels just short of Goldilocks

Second gaffe emerges on Reggie Gaffney campaign website

Reggie Gaffney campaign website lists Jacksonville City Hall as campaign HQ

Jack Latvala says legislative ethics reform is ‘overdue’

Jay Fant lends campaign $750K toward AG bid

Anna Eskamani hits trail with quick start in HD 47 race

Democrat Anna Eskamani to file to run in House District 47

Equality Florida launches Pulse commemorative action campaign

Adam Putnam kicking off governor’s race campaign in Bartow, then bus tour