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A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2016

The first TV ad in the race for Florida’s 4th Congressional District is taking a hit for being inauthentic. The ad in question is “Rawhide” by Republican Hans Tanzler. Operatives from opposing campaigns have suggested “Rawhide” was filmed at Tanzler’s Gainesville-area ranch rather than in CD 4. On Tuesday, Tanzler’s campaign fessed up. “You need a lot […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016

The first TV ad of the race to replace Ander Crenshaw in Florida’s 4th Congressional District is out; it’s called “Rawhide,” and it’s from Hans Tanzler. As the title suggests, it has a cowboy movie feel. It leads off with a Reward poster, with a rustic voiceover spotlighting “some bad guys in Washington,” including Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

The race for the GOP nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District is going strong, and candidate Hans Tanzler wants to establish ground rules. Tanzler wants three debates and a “clean campaign pledge.” The debates, writes Tanzler, would happen in each of the three counties in the district. “Northeast Florida voters deserve a substantive and thorough exchange on the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016

The race for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District has a candidate for most GOP demographics. There’s John Rutherford, the former Jacksonville Sheriff backed by many members of Jacksonville’s establishment. There’s Hans Tanzler, the son and namesake of the first post-consolidation mayor of Jacksonville, who is backed by the establishment members not behind Rutherford. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 27, 2016

A lot of noise has been made lately by the candidates in the race for Florida’s 4th Congressional District. There have been some endorsements and a press release about a major fundraising haul for Hans Tanzler. Rep. Lake Ray touted how he qualified for the ballot by petition. Meanwhile, John Rutherford, the former Jacksonville Sheriff widely considered to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2016

An important endorsement came through from Sen. Travis Hutson for Hans Tanzler in the crowded GOP primary in Congressional District 4 Wednesday. Tanzler, best known in Duval County where his father was mayor of Jacksonville for over a decade, will benefit from the important endorsement from Hutson, whose base is St. Johns County. “Hans Tanzler is the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

On Thursday evening, Hans Tanzler will hold a fundraiser that will tell a real tale as to his viability ahead of the Aug. 30 GOP primary in Congressional District 4. The “Friends of Hans Tanzler” event host committee includes people who are being called “leaders in the community,” including John Baker, Marty Fiorentino, David Hutson, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 16, 2015

On Wednesday, Jacksonville City Council members Lori Boyer and Bill Gulliford met with members of the Lenny Curry administration, including Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa and Chief Financial Officer Mike Weinstein, to discuss issues related to recommendations related to the Task Force on Consolidated Government. At least a few of the reforms discussed may find their way into the 2016 […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 29, 2015

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jon Steverson has reapplied for his job, agency staff confirmed Friday night. Before being named Secretary by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this year, Steverson served as the executive director of the Northwest Florida Management District. Steverson previously worked for DEP 2011-2012 as special counsel and acting deputy secretary for water […]

Bruce RitchieMay 26, 2015

DEP Secretary Jon Steverson says he has never fired anyone for enforcing the law. Yet his fingerprints – or at least tacit backing – are all over the ouster of top staff at the St. Johns River Water Management District. The resignations of Executive Director Hans Tanzler and four top staff members at the district, […]

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Travis Hutson backs Hans Tanzler in CD 4 GOP scrum

Hans Tanzler plans Jax fundraiser for Thursday

Jax Council members, administration members discuss potential government reforms

Environmental Protection Secretary Jon Steverson reapplies for post, staff says

Perhaps DEP’s Jon Steverson will tell Cabinet what’s going on in Palatka