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A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2016

At First Coast Tiger Bay Friday, the highlight of the program was a debate between HD 13 candidates Republican Mark Griffin and Democrat Tracie Davis. It was a well-reasoned and reasonable discussion between two people who were friends before they ran against each other … and hopefully will be after Nov. 8. In what is by far […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2016

The resource gap in the Congressional District 6 race between incumbent Republican powerhouse Ron DeSantis and Democratic challenger William McCullough defies belief. DeSantis, who was an energetic fundraiser during his discontinued campaign for the United States Senate, had $2,604,630 on hand as of his October quarterly filing. McCullough? He’s $1,269 in the red. In what seems like a […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2016

For House District 13 Democratic candidate Tracie Davis, her entire campaign comes down to one call to action. That call to action? Darken the oval next to Reggie Fullwood’s name on the ballot. Davis, who ran competitively against Fullwood only to lose by a few points in August, began her campaign anew in October, after […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

With Northeast Florida focused on the approach of Hurricane Matthew last week, fundraising for state-level races and political committees slowed throughout the Jacksonville region. **** In House District 11, which includes the hard-hit areas of Jacksonville Beach and Nassau County, Republican Cord Byrd raised $2,000 from two PACs: the Florida Conservative Alliance and the Beer Distributors Committee. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 7, 2016

A new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows Charlie Crist maintaining a double-digit lead over incumbent Republican David Jolly. Crist leads Jolly by a 50-39 percent margin. The 11 percent of undecided voters lean Democratic by a 37-20 percent margin. Despite this healthy lead, the Crist campaign would do well not to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 30, 2016

In the classic tradition of politics in Florida, some big news developed during Happy Hour on Friday. A day after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, Reggie Fullwood filed a letter Friday with Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner saying he is no longer a candidate in House District 13. Fullwood’s withdrawal, said the letter, was “effective immediately,” to “permit […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 30, 2016

On Thursday, House District 13’s state Representative, Reggie Fullwood, pleaded guilty to two counts in his federal fraud trial. This leaves the Duval County Democratic Party with one problem: how to go forward in replacing the fallen candidate. There is a relevant statute (100.111.3): “In the event that death, resignation, withdrawal, or removal should cause a party […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016

A sudden twist occurred in the trial of Jacksonville Democrat Reggie Fullwood, as he plead guilty to two felony counts in federal court Thursday. Fullwood had faced 10 counts of wire fraud and four counts of failure to file tax returns, which could have resulted in 204 years in prison as a composite maximum sentence if found guilty […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016

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State Rep. Reggie Fullwood pleaded guilty to two felony counts in his federal fraud trial Thursday, offering an ignominious coda to his campaign for re-election. Because of his legal woes, Fullwood faced a competitive campaign for re-election, battling three experienced pols in the Democratic primary, then drawing a Republican opponent in the general. That GOP opponent […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2016

Most years, the House District 13 race in Jacksonville would be considered a slam dunk for a Democrat … especially if that Democrat were the incumbent. This year? The incumbent Democrat, Reggie Fullwood, is staring down an October trial for 14 federal counts related to using campaign funds for personal expenses. And in that context, HD […]

Tag: House District 13

HD 13 Tiger Bay debate isn’t presidential — and that’s a good thing

CD 6 longshot candidate will stump at Jacksonville’s Tiger Bay Friday

HD 13 Democrat Tracie Davis is in a race against Mark Griffin — and time

Fundraising slowed in NE Florida as Hurricane Matthew approached

Latest polling should serve as a warning to ‘Mean David’ Jolly

Resigning from House, Reggie Fullwood withdraws from HD 13 race

Why the smart money is on Tracie Davis to be the HD 13 Democratic nominee

Reggie Fullwood pleads guilty in fraud case

Mark Griffin: ‘I’m staying in prayer for Reggie Fullwood’

Mark Griffin widens cash lead over HD 13 incumbent Reggie Fullwood