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A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2016

Congressional District 5 residents and interested parties will have to be in Tallahassee to party with Al Lawson on Election Night. However, to donate to the campaign, one can be anywhere. And Lawson, a veteran legislator and professional lobbyist, has proven adept at securing capital. From Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, Lawson has secured $59,400 in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2016

The race between Republican Glo Smith and Democrat Al Lawson in Florida’s 5th Congressional District has defied traditional partisan contours down the stretch. Smith, appearing on WJXT’s “This Week in Jacksonville” Sunday, positioned herself less as a Republican than as the sole impediment to Tallahassee controlling the traditionally Jacksonville-based seat. Smith alluded to having productive […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2016

With less than two weeks to go until the last votes are cast in the race to replace Rep. Corrine Brown in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, Democrat Al Lawson and Republican Glo Smith continue raising money. Of the two candidates, Lawson is showing more strength down the stretch. Lawson raised $21,000 between Oct. 20 and Oct. 24, highlighted […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2016

With time running short in the battle to succeed Corrine Brown as the representative from Florida’s 5th Congressional District, both Republican Glo Smith and Democrat Al Lawson continue to raise money. Smith, who had $11,908 on hand as of her October quarterly report, nearly doubled that sum via five donations made between Oct. 22-24 totaling $11,100. Lawson, meanwhile, had almost […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016

Al Lawson, a former member of the Florida House and Senate and onetime the “Dean of the Legislature,” appears financially well-positioned down the stretch in his race in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. As of the October quarterly report, Lawson had $79,309 on hand. Lawson’s $79,309 is well ahead of the cash-on-hand of his GOP opponent, Glo […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2016

It looks quite possible that Democrat Al Lawson, who dispatched incumbent Corrine Brown in the primary in Congressional District 5, will win the election against Republican Glo Smith in the end. With that in mind, a review of Lawson’s financial disclosure form shows if Lawson does go to Washington, he’s going to lose out on a number of lobbying and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2016

As Rep. Corrine Brown prepares for her life after elected office, a role she’s been in since 1982, she offered meditations in a blog post Wednesday. Brown, who lost her primary in the reconfigured 5th Congressional District by nine points, framed the electoral loss not as a “defeat,” but a “setback.” Brown was not able to completely […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2016

The Corrine Brown era is over in Congressional District 5. Brown won two counties: Duval and Columbia. Lawson won everywhere else. Former State Sen. Al Lawson defeated the 12-term incumbent and L.J. Holloway on Tuesday, with a margin of 47 percent to 40 percent. This seemed to be a race that could go either way, with the […]

Gary FineoutAugust 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, who more than two decades ago became one of the first blacks elected to Congress from Florida since reconstruction, is battling to stay in office amid a criminal indictment and a revamped district that includes thousands of new voters. Brown’s fate will likely be decided during the Aug. 30 primary when […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

The Lord moves in mysterious ways. And he’s betting on more than one candidate in the Congressional District 5 race. Earlier in August, Republican nominee Glo Smith told a Baker County crowd that she heard God’s audible voice tell her to run (though apparently not to fundraise yet). On Thursday, meanwhile, Corrine Brown (who has had some problems […]

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