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A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2018

Yacht broker Mark Zeigler entered what the GOP primary in House District 15 last month. Incumbent Jay Fant is currently running for Attorney General. Zeigler will face Joseph Hogan and Wyman Duggan. Florida Politics talked to Zeigler late last week about why he’s running, what differentiates him from the field and related issues. Zeigler, alone among the field, is known […]

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. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2018

The long-awaited competitive Republican primary in Jacksonville’s House District 15 is now a reality, with yacht broker Mark Zeigler entering the race Thursday. Incumbent Jay Fant is currently running for Attorney General. Zeigler’s rationale for running: “We need more people who understand the impact that the rules made in Tallahassee have on our small businesses. Every time a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

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The race to replace Rep. Jay Fant in House District 15 continues to be close in terms of cash on hand. Tracye Polson issued a news release Monday detailing her resources. “We will report today another $27,746 in January for my campaign. This is all in my campaign account and includes a $25,000 loan from me […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

Republican Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville lawyer seeking to replace departing Jay Fant in House District 15, hit six figures in fundraising last month, reporting $10,124 of new December money, which pushed him up to $103,674 raised (and over $92,000 on hand). Duggan’s likely Democrat opponent, highly touted Tracye Polson, is still running competitively in the cash chase. Polson […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2017

Years after a former Republican Jacksonville Mayor sold locals on the “Better Jacksonville Plan,” a Jacksonville Democrat has a “Better Jacksonville” vision of her own. Tracye Polson, a Democrat running to replace departing Republican Rep. Jay Fant in House District 15, now has the statewide Better Jacksonville committee on her behalf. The committee has been seeded with […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 1, 2017

The race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15 has its first Democratic entrant as of Friday. That candidate: Dr. Tracye Polson. Polson, a clinical social worker and psychotherapist by trade, has mulled a run since the spring. Her goal in running is to “give people in this district a real choice.” “I […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2017

Another day, another key endorsement for Wyman Duggan in the race in Jacksonville’s state House District 15 — Thursday’s is courtesy of state Sen. Aaron Bean. Bean joins U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, state Rep. Jason Fischer, and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry in backing Duggan, who very quickly is coalescing the entire establishment behind him. “Wyman Duggan is a committed conservative […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

Jacksonville Rep. Jay Fant is leaving nothing to chance in his HD 15 re-election campaign against a write-in candidate, fundraising until the end. Fant had a staggering $70,000 ad buy in October for his campaign against an unknown opponent. That ad buy depleted his campaign account. Yet, as hope springs eternal, so does fundraising capacity for […]

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. […]

Tag: House District 15

Business taxes drive Mark Zeigler’s run in House District 15

Slow February in Northeast Florida legislative race fundraising

Mark Ziegler becomes second Republican to enter race to replace Jay Fant in HD 15

Money race stays close in House District 15, but no contest in HD 12

Wyman Duggan scores Rob Bradley backing; HD 15 money race stays tight

Tracye Polson establishes ‘Better Jacksonville’ committee

Democrat Tracye Polson files to run in HD 15

Aaron Bean backs Wyman Duggan in HD 15

Jay Fant fundraises until end of uncompetitive HD 15 race

Fundraising slowed in NE Florida as Hurricane Matthew approached