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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2015

The race between veteran Jacksonville Republican Dick Kravitz and Duval County School Board member Jason Fischer continues, in terms of fundraising, to be a one sided affair. The big donation of August, for Fischer’s Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville PAC, was a $10,000 haul from Tampa’s John Kirtley, who, like Fischer, is committed to educational reform. This brings Fischer’s […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2015

Since the beginning of his campaign, Jason Fischer has been the gold standard for fundraising in Duval County State House races. July has proven no exception to that rule. Fischer’s campaign account raised $6,800 in July, pushing that total close to $109K. And the big names love Fischer, such as Sleiman Holdings and Preston Haskell, who […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2015

Though the Red State Gathering and the Erick Erickson/Donald Trump contretemps commanded the movement conservative headlines over the weekend, in Jacksonville a couple hundred conservatives of the Tea Party type gathered at the Downtown Hyatt for the “Let’s Put US Back in the USA” rally. Sponsored by Grassroots 4 Victory and helmed by First Coast […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2015

If political veteran Dick Kravitz is looking to close the fundraising gap against Duval County School Board member Jason Fischer in the HD 16 race, he’d better get moving. His $1,600 July is the slowest fundraising month Kravitz has had yet. Despite being an active candidate since late 2014, he’s still raised less that $29,000. In what has […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

Message to Dick Kravitz (and possibly Matt Schellenberg): Jason Fischer may be the youngest candidate in the HD 16 race, but the School Board member is flexing serious fundraising muscle. According to a news release from the campaign, Fischer has raised more than $37,000 during June for the District 16 seat, which includes Mandarin, Baymeadows and most of southeast […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

As of now, the HD 16 race for 2016 is between two candidates: political veteran Dick Kravitz, who has held a variety of offices over the decades, and current Duval County School Board member Jason Fischer, who got started early and looks poised to continue his political rise with another run for office. This would be […]

Phil AmmannJune 23, 2015

Some of Jacksonville’s most influential Republicans will appear at a fundraiser next week to support Jason Fischer in his bid for Duval County House District 16. The afternoon reception begins Monday, June 29 at 5:00 p.m. at the Epping Forest Yacht Club, 1830 Epping Forest Drive in Jacksonville. With nearly 40 hosts listed, the event will […]

Phil AmmannJune 1, 2015

The Maverick Political Action Committee today named Florida Republicans Jason Fischer and Darrick McGhee to its annual “Future 40 Award.” Maverick PAC is the Republican-affiliated political advocacy organization of more than 3,500 young legal, business and civic leaders with 20 chapters nationwide. The group’s goal is to promote candidates and advance conservative issues. Future 40, now […]

Phil AmmannMarch 10, 2015

Jason Fischer, Republican hopeful for Florida House District 16, announced Tuesday he raised more than $84,000 in the first quarter since announcing his candidacy. The Jacksonville native added more than $18,700 in contributions from about 50 donors during February, which the candidate calls proof of “continued momentum and increasing grassroots support.” “The growing support our […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 10, 2015

Republican candidate Jason Fischer added over $11,700 in contributions from January 1-31, and has now raised more than $65,000 in two months since filing for the Florida House District 16 race. Donations to the jacksonville native came from a variety of notable Jacksonville sources, including executive Tom Petway and the firm of former House Speaker Dean […]

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