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A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2017

Jacksonville’s House District 12 will see a competitive election next November between incumbent Republican Clay Yarborough and Democrat Tim Yost. Clearly not taking re-election for granted, Rep. Yarborough posted his strongest total since June: $21,750 of new October lucre. Big Pharma was a well represented interest group; $3,500 came from drug companies, including Pfizer and Merck. Local […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

September’s Hurricane Irma soaked Northeast Florida — and put a damper on state House race fundraising as well. Though the usual caveats apply here (mostly incumbents in safely-drawn seats), there wasn’t a lot of action in September fundraising. The exception: a big-money race in House District 15, where Republican Wyman Duggan brought in $10,650, and Democrat Tracye […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Renner‘s PAC, “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” exited September with less cash on hand than it had at the beginning. Renner’s committee raised $7,748, while spending $52,032; all told, the committee has roughly $232,000 on hand. The most interesting — and sizable — spend out of that $52,032 from the Palm Coast Republican’s PAC: […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2017

Jacksonville Republican state Rep. Clay Yarborough continued his consistent fundraising in his HD 12 re-election bid in September. The $7,500 he brought in last month was right in line with July and August contributions of $7,500 and $7,250 respectively, and pushed Yarborough up to $63,675 raised — with almost $53,000 of that on hand. Of Yarborough’s […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2017

August historically isn’t a hot month for political fundraising, and the Irma aftermath may make some readers forget about politics. However, politics goes on — and in that context, a look at Northeast Florida fundraising, broken down by candidate category. Attorney General Rep. Jay Fant continued to struggle raising funds in August, bringing in just over […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

July was the first month of fundraising for future State House Speaker Paul Renner‘s political committees since he won the honor in late June. Some observers may have anticipated an avalanche of activity, but in reality the committees had modest contributions and spends. “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” Renner’s primary committee, brought in just $25,500 in July […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

Rep. Clay Yarborough, a Jacksonville Republican representing State House District 12, hauled in $7,500 in July fundraising. Among the bigger names from the nine donors: Foley and Lardner and Florida Foundation for Liberty (the committee of future House Speaker Paul Renner). Yarborough has raised nearly $49,000 this cycle, and has just under $41,000 of that on hand, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2017

Jacksonville Republican Rep. Clay Yarborough drew a 2018 Democratic challenger in deep-red Florida House District 12 this month. The challenger: Timothy Yost, a self-described “Northeast Florida high school/college teacher, Jacksonville resident and proud Navy veteran.” Yost had previously filed for a run in U.S. Congressional District 4, a field that includes University of North Florida instructor […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2017

In 2014, Jay Fant beat Paul Renner in a special election in Florida House District 15. Improbably given the pitched nature of that campaign, Fant and Renner became friends thereafter — a friendship consolidated as Renner moved downstate from Jacksonville to Palm Coast, where he got elected to the House from there. Fait and Renner had different […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 12, 2017

As those in the political game are acutely aware, fundraising is the oxygen that sustains campaigns. June for Northeast Florida legislators and committees was no exception — virtually everyone in the region did some fundraising, and all of that was in a certain context — one that makes it possible to ascertain the success or […]

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Treasure coins from the 1715 fleet wreck. Image via FWC.

Cash gap spreads in HD 12 clash

Except for HD 15, slow September House fundraising in NE Florida

$50K+ September spend for Paul Renner PAC; Richard Corcoran benefits

Clay Yarborough clears $50K COH in HD 12 re-election bid

Northeast Florida candidates’ fundraising in August: Some sizzled, some fizzled

Quiet July on finance front for Paul Renner committees

Clay Yarborough rakes in $7500 in July for HD 12 re-election bid

Clay Yarborough draws Democratic challenger in HD 12

Once primary opponents, now Paul Renner is backing Jay Fant for Attorney General

June fundraising in Northeast Florida told many stories