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Scott PowersJuly 1, 2016

Democratic candidate Carlos Guillermo Smith got through the candidate filing period with no primary opponent and only an independent waiting in the November election for Florida House District 49, but still had a nice campaign finance haul in June. Smith’s campaign reported raising $9,051 in the June period ending June 24, and spent $5,690, leaving him with […]

Scott PowersJuly 1, 2016

Clinton Curtis lent his campaign $25,000 and Beth Tuura posted an impressive $10,500 fundraising total in June, sending the House District 47 Aug. 30 Democratic primary campaign into a three-way race heading into the final two months. Tuura, an Orlando television producer, had $45,649 in the bank at the end of the latest reporting period, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Warren Jones took control of the District 5 School Board race in Duval County in June. The $16,150 he raised gives Jones over five times the money raised of the other three candidates in the race, Bradford Hall, Brenda Jordan, and Hank Rogers. Jones, the longest-tenured councilman in Jacksonville history, raised money from the Jacksonville political establishment, […]

Jim RosicaJuly 1, 2016

Florida Grown, the political committee that likely will fuel Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam‘s bid for higher office, posted more than $218,000 in contributions for June. That’s up from about $185,000 in contributions in May. Committees face a deadline for reporting their latest numbers on Friday. Putnam’s committee released its figures early on its own website. The biggest contributor for June is Associated Industries of Florida PAC, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

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The 4th Circuit State Attorney race has been blown wide open, with challenger Melissa Nelson holding a massive advantage in resources over incumbent Angela Corey. Money totaling $356,000 — more than $72,000 hard money, and more than $283,000 to her political committee, “First Coast Values” — will be reflected on the June report, FloridaPolitics.com has learned. Among those maxing out […]

Mitch PerryJune 27, 2016

Although Eric Lynn never polled that well in his campaign for Florida’s 13th Congressional District against Charlie Crist, he proved to be a prodigious fundraiser, bringing in more than $650,000 to his campaign coffers. Lynn dropped out of the CD 13 race on May 3, announcing he would run instead for the House District 68 seat in Pinellas […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2016

Duval Clerk of Courts Ronnie Fussell is a beloved figure with Jacksonville insiders, even though outsiders know him best for ending courthouse wedding ceremonies a day before same-sex marriage was legalized. This year, Fussell faces two challengers: Democrat Paula Bartlett and Republican Mike Riley, both vowing to reinstate courthouse wedding ceremonies, which were a staple for close to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

In the race to replace termed-out Lake Ray in Florida’s House District 12, it looks increasingly more like Clay Yarborough will emerge from the scrum for the GOP nomination in the heavily Republican Jacksonville district. Yarborough has been consistent: through seven months of fundraising, he has brought in $74,445. In May, the former Jacksonville City Council president […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

In the competitive GOP primary for an open seat in State House District 16, former Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver was the most notable May donor, giving $5,000 to the PAC of Jason Fischer, “Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville.” Fischer’s political committee has raised $81,000, with almost $53,000 of that remaining as cash on hand. And his campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

Turns out a lot of people in Jacksonville are willing to open their wallets wide to get Angela Corey out of the 4th Circuit State Attorney office. In her first month of fundraising, Republican primary opponent Melissa Nelson had a game-changer month: $233,213. Combined with money raised by the First Coast Values political committee, Nelson has $341,000 raised and $289,000 on […]

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Carlos Guillermo Smith continues solid fundraising in HD 49

Beth Tuura’s donations, Clint Curtis’s loans make Dems HD 47 primary competitive

Former Jax Councilman Warren Jones takes over school board race

Adam Putnam fundraising committee, Florida Grown, raised $218K in June

Melissa Nelson raises $356K in June for state attorney race

Eric Lynn says his fundraising is doing quite well, despite his May report

Incumbent Ronnie Fussell extends lead in Duval Clerk of Courts money race

Clay Yarborough maintains money lead in HD 12 GOP race

Wayne Weaver gave $5,000 to Jason Fischer’s political committee in May

Melissa Nelson leads 4th Circuit State Attorney money race