A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2022
3min0
'Patronis has had five years to get in front of this.'
Tag: Democratic Party of Duval County
A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2022A.G. GancarskiDecember 18, 2020
4min639
Someone wearing a gas mask left the message.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 27, 2020
6min618
The right fit? Prediction markets say it's possible.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2020
9min1239
A former Jacksonville Mayor may be a key part of the incoming Joe Biden administration.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 14, 2019
6min323
The year 2018 allowed Duval County Democrats to flex, and why not? Though statewide candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson lost, they carried Duval. At the time, speculation was that was a springboard for a Democratic candidate to carry that momentum into the 2019 Jacksonville Mayor’s race. Whether it was Alvin Brown (back from wherever he goes between […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2018
5min410
Time ran out for John Parker as state committeeman for the Duval County Democrats. After over a week of media scrutiny and calls for him to step down, he did so Wednesday. “It is with deep regret that I offer my resignation, effective immediately, as the State Committeeman of the Duval County Democratic Party and as a […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 20185min359
Time appears to be running out for John Parker as state committeman for the Duval County Democrats, as another party officer on Tuesday called on Parker to step down after using controversial language during a January dinner. Parker, who used the phrase “colored people” during a dinner conversation with other party members and officials that offended […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018
4min709
Lisa King‘s tenure chairing the Democratic Party of Duval County has been marred by the aftermath of her husband, state committeeman John Parker, committing the gaffe of using the term “colored people” during a dinner in January. In the last week, Parker and King have dealt with some adverse press, related to an ongoing outcry both […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018
5min276
Karyn Morton, chair of the Duval County Republicans, called Monday for the resignation or removal of the chair and committeeman of the Duval County Democrats. Committeeman John Parker used the phrase “colored people” at a dinner in January, leading to a complaint from party member James Morton in March. Soon afterward, calls for Parker to resign came from Lydia […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 201810min609
A major controversy is consuming Duval Democrats. John Parker, a Democratic state committeeman from Duval County and husband of the current county party chair, allegedly made racist comments at a dinner in January (specifically, the use of the phrase “colored people”) that led to an official complaint from a member of the Duval Democratic Black […]