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A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Doyle Carter, one of three Republicans and four total candidates vying for the Duval County Tax Collector opening in August, rolled out an endorsement Thursday from Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams. This is the first major endorsement in this race. Carter is running against two other political veterans, Lake Ray and Jim Overton, in the GOP field. As […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2018

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With the impending exit of Duval County Tax Collector Michael Corrigan, a special election slated for August, and a field involving three veteran Republican politicians (and one seasoned Democrat), it stands to reason that candidates want to demonstrate seriousness. The first candidate to file a campaign finance report, former Jacksonville City Councilman and Property Appraiser Jim Overton, showed a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 9, 2018

Since current Duval County Tax Collector Michael Corrigan announced he was stepping down in order to lead Visit Jacksonville, the candidates to succeed him have lined up to run. Three Republicans (Doyle Carter, Jim Overton, and Lake Ray) are already in the race. Soon, they will be joined by Democrat Mia Jones. Duval Democrats will now have a serious […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

As we reported last week, the position of Duval County Tax Collector is poised to open up in the coming weeks. Incumbent Michael Corrigan is moving on, to become CEO of Visit Jacksonville. His resignation letter suggests that he couldn’t serve his entire term before taking that position. Providentially, a group of Republican hopefuls, including Councilman Doyle Carter, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2018

Jacksonville political veteran Jim Overton became the first of what could be many candidates for Duval County Tax Collector. Overton, who filed this week, is no stranger to Duval County voters. With Tillie Fowler‘s blessing, he ran to serve her unexpired term on City Council in 1992, serving two full terms after that. Overton subsequently served three terms […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2016

File this under: “your tax dollars at work.” (Even as belts apparently fall short.) Jan Bartell, a greeter at the Cedar Hills branch of the Duval County Tax Collector’s Office, reached out to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry for some help with an issue of community comportment recently. That issue: an epidemic of “saggy pants” at her Westside […]

Mike SchneiderMay 7, 2015

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A Florida woman who was issued a driver’s license that mistakenly labeled her a sexual predator said Thursday that she plans to file a defamation lawsuit against a county tax collector’s office. Tammy Lemasters, 42, said she was denied service when trying to book a room at a hotel and has endured funny looks from […]

Tag: Duval County Tax Collector

Jacksonville Sheriff backs Doyle Carter for Duval tax collector

Jim Overton, Lake Ray stake Duval Tax Collector campaigns with $50K each

Mia Jones readies bid to be next Duval Co. Tax Collector

Duval Tax Collector special election poised for August, November votes

Jim Overton launches run for Duval County tax collector

Jax Mayor: Nothing to be done about ‘saggy pants’

Woman: Florida license mistakenly labeled me a sex offender