At-large Jacksonville City Councilman Sam Newby padded his cash lead in his most recent campaign finance report. As of Jan. 25, Newby, a first-term Republican, had raised in total $44,274; he has nearly $41,000 on hand. Interesting donors in the period between Jan. 12 and 25 ($5,400 haul) include developer John Rood and JEA lobbyist/GOP veteran Mike Hightower. […]