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A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels benefited from an egregious hit piece against her opponent in the open Democratic primary in House District 14. And though a correction was made, the damage was done, and did not address the concerns of the person slimed in print the week before. The Florida Star, one of Jacksonville’s leading African-American papers, ran […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2018

Just before the end of candidate qualifying, incumbent state Rep. Kim Daniels drew a primary challenge for her House District 14 seat from Duval County School Board chair Paula Wright. Daniels, a first-term lawmaker from Jacksonville, answered the challenge with her best fundraising of the cycle in the two weeks between June 22 and July 6: $26,412, bringing […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2018

February offered a unique opportunity for people running against incumbents, who can’t fundraise during the Legislative Session, to make up ground in fundraising. But — at least in competitive Northeast Florida races — they didn’t take up the gauntlet. Senate SD 4: Incumbent Aaron Bean couldn’t fundraise in February, and has $88,000 cash on hand in his […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels, an iconoclastic Jacksonville Democrat, has the area’s political establishment behind her. Among her January donors: members of the Rummell family, the Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters, and local dog track interests. Daniels has nearly $16,000 cash on hand; however, her NPA opponent, Darcy Richardson, believes that he can be competitive in the November […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels is going to face an electoral challenge this year after all — and it will come from an unexpected NPA candidate, Darcy Richardson. “I’m running to win,” Richardson says, spitting in the face of the long, if not prohibitive, odds faced by almost every independent candidates. Richardson, an author of multiple books on […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2017

State Rep. Kim Daniels, an iconoclastic Jacksonville Democrat representing House District 14 in Northwest Jacksonville, filed for re-election last week. Daniels’ filing means that every member of the Duval Delegation has filed for some 2018 office, as Rep. Jay Fant filed to replace termed-out Pam Bondi as Attorney General last week also. Daniels’ major legislative […]

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. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 23, 2016

The Democratic primary election in House District 14 revealed, again, that nominee Kim Daniels operates by a different set of political rules than more traditional candidates. The nationally-known evangelist fronted her campaign $65,000 during the primary period, then refunded almost $30,000 of it once she realized she wouldn’t need it for Aug. 30. Now, in a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2016

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The Democratic primary for House District 14 got even more interesting Monday, with Donald Gaffney getting into the race. Gaffney’s entry into the race was first reported by the Florida Times-Union. Gaffney, a former Jacksonville Councilman and state legislator, had his legislative career truncated in 1988 when he was convicted of four counts of mail fraud. The […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

In the middle of January, former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels filed to run in state House District 14, already a crowded race. It’s just past mid-February and those who might be curious about Daniels’ January numbers are still waiting. The relevant state statute is clear: Numbers must be filed by the 10th: Each campaign treasurer […]

Tag: House District 14

‘Florida Star’ takes a week to walk back hit piece against HD 14 hopeful Paula Wright

GOP interests, donors power Democrat Kim Daniels fundraising in HD 14

Slow February in Northeast Florida legislative race fundraising

Kim Daniels’ NPA challenger touts fundraising in House race

NPA spoiler Darcy Richardson seeks to topple Kim Daniels in HD 14

Kim Daniels files for re-election to Florida House

Fundraising slowed in NE Florida as Hurricane Matthew approached

HD 14 Democrat Kim Daniels shows modest fundraising in first post-primary period

Democrat Don Gaffney dives into HD 14 battle

HD 14 hopeful Kim Daniels fails to file January fundraising numbers