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A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Northeast Florida finally has clarity on what its legislative delegation for the next two years will look like, as a panoply of new faces, along with one holdover, won emphatic mandates for election. Many of the races — such as the ones won by Cord Byrd in House District 11, Clay Yarborough in HD 12, Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2016

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. GancarskiOctober 7, 2016

In the GOP primary in House District 19, nominee Bobby Payne was overshadowed, ironically enough, by his defeated opponents. Former RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher and Katherine Van Zant, the wife of the incumbent, got the bulk of the coverage. And Van Zant dominated the fundraising race. However, Payne ended up taking the election, and the Palatka Republican’s fundraising […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

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The resource war in the three way House District 19 GOP primary is being won by Katherine Van Zant, who has raised more than Leslie Dougher and Bobby Payne combined through November. Van Zant, the wife of the incumbent, raised almost $9,000 in November, giving her just north of $88,000 raised (against $22,284 spent). Notable: Only $750 of what […]

Drew WilsonNovember 11, 2015

October campaign finance numbers show Republican House District 19 candidate Katherine Van Zant is still the candidate to beat in the three-way primary for the seat held by her husband, termed-out Keystone Heights Rep. Charles Van Zant. Katherine Van Zant posted $9,601 in contributions last month and spent $3,779, leaving her campaign with about $56,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2015

When we reported that Hubert Snodgrass had launched his Democratic campaign for the House District 19 seat, much of the talk on Twitter was about how his name sounded like something from the 19th century. His fundraising total for October, were it the 19th century, might turn heads. His first fundraising report contained $460 in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2015

The crowded three way Republican primary in HD 19 now has company, at least in terms of one man, on the Democratic side, as Hubert Snodgrass, a 66 year old retiree from Crescent Beach who has served as Vice-Chair of the Putnam County Democrats, filed on October 15. In a Friday phone interview with FloridaPolitics.com, Snodgrass described […]

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New faces abound in Duval Legislative Delegation

Money finds former darkhorse candidate Bobby Payne in HD 19 race

Establishment money lines up behind HD 19 Republican Bobby Payne

Katherine Van Zant dominates HD 19 fundraising

October fundraising shows Katherine Van Zant the candidate to beat in HD 19 race

HD 19 Dem Hubert Snodgrass reports first fundraising numbers

Democrat Hubert Snodgrass files in HD 19