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A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2018

Republican state Sen. Aaron Bean, whose Senate District 4 encompasses all of Nassau and part of Duval County, continued to pad his campaign account during the last full week of September receipts. From Sept. 15-28, Bean raised $22,200 between his campaign account and that of his political committee, Florida Conservative Alliance. Among the donors on the committee side: Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

Republican state Sen. Aaron Bean, whose Senate District 4 encompasses all of Nassau and part of Duval County, is already starting to spend big money on his re-election bid. And — because it’s all about cash flow — that means the fundraising hasn’t stopped. From Sept. 1-14, Bean raised $11,800 between his campaign account and that […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Al Ferraro, a first-term Republican who aligns with Mayor Lenny Curry on issues, continued his slow but steady re-election fundraising last month. Ferraro brought in $5,500 off nine contributions in May, the lowest total of the four months he has been a candidate. However, Ferraro’s donations, typical of a reliable incumbent, include contributions from […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland turned heads in April with $100,000 raised. In May, he added another $10,550 to the mix. He has over $110,000 on hand, and has yet to spend money. Holland, a popular Republican in his first term on the job, faces nominal opposition in Democrat Kurt Kraft, who is largely self-financed and has […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 9, 2018

Working for Florida’s Families, the political committee of Senate Appropriations Chair Rob Bradley, raised more than $100,000 for the third straight month in January. The first month of 2018 saw $114,050 of new money come into committee coffers off 37 contributions, bringing it up to $1.650 million raised, with roughly $795,000 on hand. Among those who […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2017

Correction: A previous version of this post misidentified a consultant for Sen. Travis Hutson. We regret the error. Northeast Florida’s State Senators continued strong fundraising in November. Three of them for re-election, and another on the committee level only. ____ Sen. Aaron Bean brought in $14,600 in new November money to his campaign account, pushing the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

Sen. Aaron Bean faces no 2018 ballot opposition for his Jacksonville area Senate seat, yet the Republican continues raising money anyway. October saw $36,000 come into Bean’s coffers: $24,000 to his campaign account, and another $12,000 to his committee, “Florida Conservative Alliance.” All told, Bean has roughly $78,000 of hard money, and $102,000 in committee coffers: […]

Aaron Bean beefs up cash lead in re-election bid

Big spender, but Aaron Bean also raises nearly $12K in one week

Jacksonville Councilman Al Ferraro’s re-election bid gets Aaron Bean committee cash

City website (inadvertently) promoted Jacksonville property appraiser’s re-election bid

Rob Bradley panel rakes in $114k, leads Northeast Florida Senatorial committees

Incumbent NE Florida Senators pad campaign war chests in November

$36K October fundraising for unopposed Aaron Bean