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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 27, 2016

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis represents Ponte Vedra in Congress, and his wife Casey is a television chat show host. Carlos Lopez-Cantera has a campaign manager, Brian Swensen, who fulfilled a similar task for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. Yet it’s Todd Wilcox, the seeming dark horse of the Florida GOP U.S. Senate derby, who is best positioned (perhaps) to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2015

In another example of the Alvin Brown campaign’s recalibration ahead of the May 19 election, fundraiser Greg Goddard is moving on to a different role in the campaign, according to Joshua Karp, Communications Director of the Florida Democratic Party. Goddard is “transitioning to a smaller role in the campaign” and “moving on to seek other opportunities,” Karp told Florida Politics on […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, we saw Senator Bill Nelson come to town on behalf of Mayor Alvin Brown, and this won’t be the last such public endorsement designed to help the Mayor. Just a few hours after that endorsement, the Duval County Republican Party countered with an email (“Top 4 similarities between liberal Democrat Bill Nelson and liberal […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

Fabien Levy, communications manager for Mayor Alvin Brown’s re-election campaign the past couple of months, has left the campaign in the past 24 to 48 hours, according to two knowledgeable sources. It was a “amicable” parting, the sources said, as the campaign calibrates its message heading into the May 19 runoff election. The source stressed […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2015

As we’ve reported all day, the big news out of the Jacksonville mayoral race is the poll that we commissioned Wednesday concerning the runoff elections for mayor and sheriff. It’s the first poll to address the new reality of the two top-of-the-ticket races. The automated phone poll of 1,076 likely voters from St. Pete Polls, with […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2015

Running a few minutes late, as happens to someone with a schedule as crowded as the mayor’s, Alvin Brown and his family arrived to vote at an Arlington precinct Tuesday morning under a slate-gray sky. After emerging from the polling place, Brown spoke briefly to local media. For the most part, Brown’s remarks were consistent with his […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2015

At a media availability Thursday with a group of supporters on Jacksonville’s Northbank Riverwalk in the recently revitalized Brooklyn neighborhood, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown unveiled a list of 100 accomplishments during the the last four years in Jacksonville. He argued strenuously that he has been a nonpartisan mayor who has put Jacksonville first, a “conservative Democrat” […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

The Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown campaigns disagree about a lot of issues, with a central one being public safety and crime. The Curry campaign sent out mailers this week spotlighting the Republican’s public safety plan and reminding Duval voters that Sheriff John Rutherford backs Curry in this month’s election. Before that, though, Fabien Levy of the Brown campaign made claims that […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

In a new mailer, Lenny Curry touts his commitment to “reducing crime to make Jacksonville safer.” It features a quote from Sheriff John Rutherford asserting that “Lenny Curry is the guy that’s going to take us on the right road,” and spotlights his plan to prioritize public safety, support local law enforcement, and build connections between police and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2015

Just in time for Super Bowl weekend, Lenny Curry’s “Together for a Greater Jacksonville” PAC has put out a television spot attacking Mayor Alvin Brown’s administration for fiscal mismanagement — an ad that has drawn criticism from a local broadcaster for its inclusion of WJXT television newscasters talking about the Brown administration raising fees and taxes. The […]

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Todd Wilcox cultivates serious Jacksonville ties

Alvin Brown fundraiser Greg Goddard changing roles

Email Insights: Duval GOP charges Alvin Brown with impersonating a lawyer

Fabien Levy leaves Alvin Brown campaign

Alvin Brown campaign responds to first poll of Jax runoff voters

Alvin Brown votes in Arlington, has reached out to Bill Bishop

Alvin Brown touts his 100 accomplishments and thanks Bill Bishop

John Rutherford fires back at Alvin Brown crime claims

Lenny Curry mailer touts crime reduction plan, John Rutherford endorsement

Lenny Curry PAC ad too hot for WJXT TV-4