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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2016

Northeast Florida legislators have their share of local projects and asks in the House budget. Prominent areas, as one would expect, include education on all levels, as well as social services, and a couple of infrastructural projects. These aren’t splashy asks; they are quality of life requests, and in some cases (especially that of Lake […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 14, 2016

With the MLK Birthday Breakfast Friday calling him back to Jacksonville, Mayor Lenny Curry will wrap up his Tallahassee trip Thursday after meetings galore. One would surmise that those meetings are intended to create buy-in for his pension sales tax proposal, which some worry was advanced a bit late for this Legislative Session. Curry’s meeting schedule […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2016

Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, who announced a withdrawal of support for the Eric Eisnaugle 2020 Speaker bid on Thursday, showed impressive institutional support in her December fundraising report. $7,604 raised pushed the St. Johns County Republican close to $61,000 in total; her total spend, thus far, is just over $11,000, with $2,430 of that as December money. Corporate and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

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St. Johns County Republican state Rep. Cyndi Stevenson said Thursday she’s withdrawn her support for Eric Eisnaugle in the 2020-2022 Speaker race, throwing more doubt on Eisnaugle’s chances of one day leading the Florida House. “I informed Eric Eisnaugle that I was formally withdrawing my support of his 2020 candidacy for Speaker. My initial support was […]

Phil AmmannDecember 30, 2015

House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran is setting up a 15-member committee of Republican state lawmakers to help campaigns navigate the 2016 election cycle. As first reported by Legislative IQ powered by Lobby Tools, the Land O’Lakes Republican is starting his effort by requiring each Republican House candidate to qualify by voter petition, and not by paying the […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

House District 17 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson, on the strength of a $5,600 November, is up to $53,316 raised. Between expenditures and storage costs, Stevenson has spent just north of $10,300 in her currently unopposed re-election bid. Her three maximum contributions in November include $1,000 donations from ABC Fine Wine and Spirits, Alkermes (a biomedical concern), and […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2015

St. Johns County Republican Cyndi Stevenson didn’t have the easiest path into office, but the former St. Johns County Commissioner is fundraising like a boss, with a $17,828 October pushing her total haul to $47,712. Her cumulative churn is minimal: $7,656 spent thus far. The Disney folks were good to her in October: $3,000 raised […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

Former St. Johns County Commissioner Cyndi Stevenson, running in a safe Republican district, likely doesn’t have to worry about a challenger. Nonetheless, the HD 17 incumbent’s fundraising machine hums along, with September being her second month over $10,000 raised, and her strongest month yet. A $10,601 September pushes her just shy of $30,000 raised. She’s spent a […]

Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2015

Get your checkbooks ready: The Republican Party of Florida’s House Majority 2016 effort is highlighting a bevy of fundraisers this week in Tallahassee. The party sent an email listing all the events, coinciding with the October committee week. In chronological order, here are the events, subject to change and cancellation: State Rep. Elizabeth Porter of Lake […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 29, 2015

Florida State Sen. Jack Latavla‘s PAC, the Florida Leadership Committee, has raised a little more than $3.5 million in less than two years of existence. On Aug. 13, the powerful Largo-based PAC is poised to add to that tidy sum,via a fundraiser in Ponte Vedra Beach, a Jacksonville bedroom community that is a day’s drive away […]

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Education, social services top Northeast Florida House members’ budget requests

Lenny Curry wraps up Tallahassee junket Thursday with more pension tax meetings

Cyndi Stevenson has strong December in HD 17 fundraising

Cyndi Stevenson withdraws support for Eric Eisnaugle in 2020 Speaker race

Republican House candidates should qualify by petition, Richard Corcoran says

HD 17’s Cyndi Stevenson clears $50K cash raised

HD 17 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson nears $50K raised with strong October haul

HD 17 Cyndi Stevenson has 5-figure September

Email Insights: House GOP fundraisers continue

Jack Latavla/Florida Leadership Committee August fundraiser set in Ponte Vedra