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A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2018

For nearly three decades, the city of Jacksonville has been split between two congressional districts. One of them, what is now the 4th Congressional District, was represented for years by reliable and, by today’s standard, moderate Republicans: Tillie Fowler and Ander Crenshaw. The other district, currently the 5th Congressional District, was Democrat Corrine Brown‘s sinecure. The maps on […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

U.S. Congressman John Rutherford, if cash-on-hand is any indication, will cruise to re-election in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. The first-term Jacksonville Republican raised $106,447 in Q2, spending $46,730, and ended Q2 with $360,466 on hand. Rutherford got checks from a variety of Jacksonville businessmen, such as former Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver, as well as corporate citizens, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2018

In what is a major coup for Jacksonville, first-term U.S. Rep. John Rutherford is the newest member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee. “I am honored to join the House Appropriations Committee and take on a greater role in ensuring that precious taxpayer dollars are spent wisely,” said Rutherford. “Responsibly prioritizing our nation’s spending is […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2018

John Rutherford is a favorite to win re-election in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. After all, he was elected in 2016 with 70 percent of the vote. He already has $183,000 cash on hand. Yet Democratic candidates are lining up to run against him. A third Democrat in the CD 4 race, Joceline Berrios, filed to run […]

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Voter registrations numbers show that it’s still a tale of two congressional districts in NE Fla.

John Rutherford dominates Democratic challenger in CD 4 money race

John Rutherford gets plum spot on House Appropriations Committee

Joceline Berrios becomes third Democrat challenger to file against John Rutherford