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Drew WilsonJune 1, 2018

A second Democrat has entered the race for House District 10, currently held by term-limited Rep. Elizabeth Porter. Lake City resident Ronald Winston Williams II filed his paperwork for the North Central Florida seat on Wednesday, possibly setting up primary battle with fellow Democrat Evan Tharpe Leslie. Leslie filed for the seat in March, but […]

Drew WilsonOctober 5, 2017

Business owner Marc Vann announced Thursday he would run for the deep-red seat currently held by Republican Rep. Elizabeth Porter, who is termed out of the House. The Lake City Republican, who co-owns Vann Carpet One, said his campaign will focus on bringing jobs and education reform to the region. Vann earned a bachelor’s degree […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2015

A petition directed to the Baker County Board of Commissioners, from local lawyer John M. Phillips and other in his Florida Justice organization, on Change.org says it plainly: Remove the painting in the Baker County Courthouse depicting the Ku Klux Klan and other divisive imagery. “There is a mural in the Baker County Courthouse which depicts horse-backed, hooded […]

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Alice Weidel in Berlin, Feb. 21, 2025. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Second Democrat enters crowded HD 10 contest

Third Republican files for open HD 10 seat in 2018

Controversial Baker County courthouse mural depicts KKK, Confederate Flag