Jacob OglesOctober 16, 2023
3min0
That includes plenty out of pocket, but outside donations still dwarf hauls from all competitors.
Tag: House District 19A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Jacob OglesOctober 16, 2023
Drew WilsonJune 7, 2023
4min0
St. George is one of three Republicans vying to succeed House Speaker Paul Renner.
Jacob OglesMay 11, 2023
4min0
The former Paul Renner travel aid has the endorsement of Webster Barnaby.
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2022
3min0
Renner is running for election in the new House District 19.
Scott PowersOctober 24, 2017
9min1445
The Libertarian Party of Florida is struggling again with its own principal of inclusion, this time leading to the protest resignation Sunday night of Paul Stanton, last year’s U.S. Senate candidate. Stanton submitted his resignation in a letter alleging that one of the rising stars in the state party is a white supremacist leader who […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017
2min302
GOP state Rep. Bobby Payne, whose district encompasses parts of Union, Clay, Bradford, and Putnam Counties, has drawn both primary and general election opposition in recent days. Green Cove Springs Republican Boyce Royal filed on July 31 to run against Payne in the GOP primary. Royal is a real estate agent by trade. The winner of that […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 16, 2016
2min348
Yet another freshman legislator from Northeast Florida beat the Christmas rush and filed for re-election in 2018. House District 19 Rep. Bobby Payne, a Palatka Republican who cruised to a 45 point victory over Democrat Hubert Snodgrass in November, filed for re-election on Thursday. Payne, who survived a competitive primary against former RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher and Katherine Van […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 20162min224
Before Aug. 30, Palatka’s Bobby Payne was overshadowed in the HD 19 GOP primary by his two high-profile opponents, former RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher and Katherine Van Zant. Since the primary in the safely Republican district, establishment money has quickly consolidated behind Payne. In the period from Oct. 8 to Oct. 21, Payne received $35,250 of his total $161,240 […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 12, 2016
3min188
April’s fundraising story in the House District 19 GOP primary is familiar: Katherine Van Zant is well ahead, and Bobby Payne and Leslie Dougher trail. New money totaling $7,607 in April brought Van Zant, the wife of the incumbent Charles Van Zant, up to $137,740 raised. All told, Van Zant has just over $103,000 on hand. Much of Van […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 20162min473
In House District 19, it’s all but certain that the Republican primary winner will replace Charles Van Zant in Tallahassee. If a new survey of 582 likely voters is valid, that seat will stay in the family. An internal poll of HD 19 likely primary voters shows Katherine Van Zant, wife of the term-limited incumbent, well ahead of […]