Tag: Jay Farhat

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016
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While 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey may differ with the Florida Times-Union about whether text messages are “transitory” or not, less transitory is her fundraising lead over Wes White. Corey has roughly $207,000 cash on hand, after raising just over $7,000 in February. Among the donors this month: recent Sheriff candidate Jay Farhat and Tom Hackney, who is […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2015
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The worlds of law enforcement and of party politics are both predicated on loyalty. On a muggy Thursday night at his campaign headquarters in Jacksonville’s San Marco neighborhood, Mike Williams scored endorsements from two fellow Republicans he defeated — Jay Farhat and Lonnie McDonald — to make it into the runoff. The story, though, was the Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2015

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Walking into Memorial Park in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida, I encountered Jimmy Holderfield, who was walking into the park at the same time on Thursday afternoon, half an hour before Ken Jefferson‘s “major announcement.” I asked him about his expected endorsement of Ken Jefferson (a story we broke this morning), an endorsement which crosses party lines […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2015
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On Thursday evening, Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute held the  only televised debate with the seven candidates for sheriff. The conventional wisdom is that one Democrat (likely Ken Jefferson, who was ahead in  the University of North Florida poll a couple of weeks back) and one Republican (likely Mike Williams or Jimmy Holderfield) will advance to the runoff. The big drama […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2015
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The Jacksonville sheriff’s race has seen robust fundraising for many candidates, with three Republicans raising at least $250K before the runoff. Conventional wisdom is that two of those Republicans, Mike Williams and Jimmy Holderfield, are jousting for one runoff slot. Ironically, given their fundraising prowess, the race may pivot on an “overzealous” Holderfield supporter being arrested for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2015
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The Jacksonville sheriff’s race has seen robust fundraising for many candidates, with three Republicans raising at least $250K before the runoff. Conventional wisdom is that two of those Republicans, Mike Williams and Jimmy Holderfield, are jousting for one runoff slot. Ironically, given their fundraising prowess, the race may pivot on an “overzealous” Holderfield supporter being arrested for […]


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