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A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

A poll released Thursday morning by the Public Opinion Research Lab of the University of North Florida shows incumbent Rep. Corrine Brown and challenger Al Lawson are running neck and neck in Congressional District 5. The poll of 400 likely Democratic voters shows Brown leading Lawson 30 percent to 27 percent, well within the 4.9 percent margin […]

Mitch PerryJune 28, 2016

After enduring his worst week as a candidate since declaring he was running for the Senate over a year ago, Jupiter Rep. Patrick Murphy has received a nice boost in his campaign to succeed Marco Rubio in Washington, procuring the endorsement of the Florida Police Benevolent Association. “The Florida PBA is proud to endorse Patrick Murphy because […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2016

As one of many Democrats participating in the Wednesday evening sit-in on the House floor, Rep. Corrine Brown urges a vote on what she called “commonsense gun legislation” before the House recesses. “Congress must not leave Washington, D.C. without voting on commonsense gun violence prevention legislation to save lives. Mass shootings have become unacceptably commonplace in our […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown likely wasn’t counting on National Rifle Association support in her campaign in the newly redrawn Florida’s Fifth Congressional District. That support, a statistical long shot to begin with, became even less likely in the wake of her fiery comments on News One Now, in which the veteran U.S. Congresswoman called on Congress to stand up […]

Mitch PerryJune 18, 2016

With South Carolina Democratic Representative James Clyburn and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker standing beside him, Jupiter Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy unveiled a package of criminal justice reform legislation on Saturday at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood. “Our criminal justice system has been out of balance for too long, and I look […]

Associated PressJune 16, 2016

Offering sympathy but no easy answers, President Barack Obama came Thursday to Orlando to try to console those mourning the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Air Force One touched down at midday in this grief-stricken community, where Obama planned to spend a few hours meeting in private with families of the 49 victims, […]

Scott PowersJune 13, 2016

Democratic U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown and Alan Grayson — whose districts include the Pulse nightclub and nearby neighborhoods — made renewed calls Monday for Congress to ban assault weapons. Brown, whose Jacksonville-based 5th Congressional District stretches to Orlando and includes the site of the Pulse massacre scene, said her office is in discussions with that of U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2016

Both Jacksonville U.S. Representatives addressed the massacre of 50 people in the Orlando nightclub Pulse on Sunday afternoon, though they messaged differently. Rep. Corrine Brown, running for re-election in a radically reconfigured 5th Congressional District of Florida, was very explicit Sunday afternoon in condemning the massacre of 50 people in the Orlando nightclub Pulse as an attack […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2016

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The Democratic primary for House District 14 got even more interesting Monday, with Donald Gaffney getting into the race. Gaffney’s entry into the race was first reported by the Florida Times-Union. Gaffney, a former Jacksonville Councilman and state legislator, had his legislative career truncated in 1988 when he was convicted of four counts of mail fraud. The […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016

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Questions have emerged about Siottis Jackson, one of the campaign workers for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown. Jackson has a troubled legal history with felony convictions related to financial transactions in 2011 while working at Ribault High School and in 2015 while working for a Clay County Realtor. Jackson says these are examples of “unfortunate lessons learned regarding […]

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Poll: Corrine Brown, Al Lawson in CD 5 dead heat

Patrick Murphy gets endorsed by the Florida Police Benevolent Association

Corrine Brown demands gun control legislation

Corrine Brown urges Congress to stand up to the NRA

Patrick Murphy unveils criminal justice reform package

Barack Obama offering sympathy but no easy answers in Orlando

Corrine Brown, Alan Grayson call for ban of assault weapons

Corrine Brown, Ander Crenshaw address Orlando Pulse massacre

Democrat Don Gaffney dives into HD 14 battle

Financial woes, consequences plague Corrine Brown consultant