Jack Webb Archives

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

The always interesting race for the Duval County Republican Party Chair took a couple of turns in recent days. The campaign against Jack Webb started in earnest this past weekend, with a prominent member of the Jacksonville Christian right going in hard on the former Councilman. Breaking news, meanwhile: in the Duval GOP, not everybody […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

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The crowded field of Duval GOP chair candidates may get more crowded soon, as term-limited Representative Lake Ray has been “looking at running over the course of the last several weeks” and is “likely to step into this thing.” Rep. Ray sees his candidacy as a “chance to build unity in the party.” and he is […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2015

One of the livelier stories of the #jaxpol week has been the ongoing saga of the REC chairman position. The week started with Property Appraiser Jerry Holland entering the race. Not long thereafter, a few insider types made the case that Holland’s candidacy was no sure thing. Holland then responded to the anonymous critics, some of whom […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2015

On Monday evening, Acting Chairwoman of the Duval County Republican Party Karyn Morton confirmed she will be running for a full term, against two better-known candidates. They’re Property Appraiser Jerry Holland and (according to multiple sources) former one-term Councilman Jack Webb, a smooth, well-connected politician who nonetheless lost a contentious race in 2011 to Matt […]

Melissa RossJune 22, 2015

Arguing that Jacksonville is becoming an increasingly diverse community, city activists who’ve long pushed for “inclusive prayer” to open city council meetings say they’ll make their voices heard again at Tuesday night’s session. Under the leadership of outgoing Council President Clay Yarborough, a Christian invocation typically has been recited to open the government meetings. That […]

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The Christian right aims for Duval GOP Chair candidate Jack Webb

Lake Ray mulls run for Duval GOP Chair

As Jack Webb mulls run, Duval REC chairman election pushed to August

Karyn Morton confirms run for Duval GOP chair

Activists to Jax City Council: Go back to “inclusive prayer”