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A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2016

In a move that will surprise the casual observer, Jacksonville City Councilman Tommy Hazouri pledged to support Doyle Carter for VP Friday. Hazouri, a Democrat, had been mulling the choice between Carter, a Republican, and John Crescimbeni, a fellow At Large Democrat. Crescimbeni, in a meeting with Hazouri and Councilwoman Katrina Brown last week, took hard questions about […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2016

Expectations that a controversial bill on increasing the value of property the city may donate to developers from $25,000 to $50,000, would be discharged for discussion came to pass, at the urging of Councilman Bill Gulliford, during Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting. Council had already promised further discussion on 2015-519 in the Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2016

Ten Council members, going into Tuesday, had made pledges in the Jacksonville City Council VP race: six for John Crescimbeni, and four for Doyle Carter. This left nine pledges to be fought over by the veteran Councilmen. After Tuesday, there were eight left. And Crescimbeni is closer to victory than he was at the beginning of the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

Headed into Monday, Doyle Carter trailed John Crescimbeni in the pledge count in their Jacksonville City Council VP race 6 to 4. And Monday closed with the same tally. Carter held a half hour long meeting with District 7 Councilman Reggie Gaffney, whose pledge would have been seen as a bellwether for support from the nine Council members […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2016

FloridaPolitics.com can’t be everywhere at once. And regrettably, we were not present for the almost two hours that Jacksonville City Councilman John Crescimbeni spent with Councilman Tommy Hazouri and Councilwoman Katrina Brown. We were, however, able to hear the audio recording. And it spoke to the problems Crescimbeni is having, regarding getting over 10 pledges in his run […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2016

Republicans and Democrats alike will tell you the same thing. In Jacksonville’s City Hall, there are few nicer or more personable people than Doyle Carter. The Republican Councilman lives and breathes Jacksonville. So does his latest backer in the Jacksonville City Council vice presidential race, Al Ferraro. Carter scheduled an open meeting for 8 a.m. Tuesday to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2016

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The Jacksonville City Council vice presidential race got more competitive Monday, as Councilman Aaron Bowman abandoned his bid and threw his support to Doyle Carter. Carter, who had difficulty getting traction early in the race, seems poised for an increase in said traction. Bowman’s backing, coupled with support from a surprising quarter (Democrats from the Minority Access […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2016

Is the Jacksonville City Council vice presidential race John Crescimbeni‘s to lose? Or could an ABC (Anybody But Crescimbeni) coalition emerge? Answers to that question may emerge Monday afternoon in a public notice meeting between Councilmen Doyle Carter and Aaron Bowman, two VP candidates who have yet to get meaningful traction. Monday may change that. Expectations are that […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2016

At the start of the year, I made 12 predictions for 2016 in Jacksonville politics. A fourth of the way through, revisiting them is useful. Some I got right. Some I got wrong. Some are still in progress. Predictions 1 and 2 revolved around the Human Rights Ordinance expansion, which was the issue du jour. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2016

The race for Jacksonville City Council Vice President is moving, commitment by commitment, toward coalescing behind John Crescimbeni. A conservative, budget hawk Democrat closer to the Charlie Bennett tradition than any other politician in the local party, Crescimbeni has been on Council off and on (mostly on) since 1991. To get the vice presidency (usually, but not […]

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Doyle Carter pitches Reggie Gaffney in Jax Council VP bid, but Gaffney doesn’t come through

John Crescimbeni works to overcome trust gap in Jax Council VP race

Al Ferraro all in behind Doyle Carter for Jax Council VP

Doyle Carter makes play for Jax Council VP

Sea change in Jax Council vice presidential race?

A.G. Gancarski: So far, so good on 2016 predictions

Slowly but surely, Jax Council VP race being decided