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Mitch PerryApril 19, 2016

Fresh off his trip to Israel, GOP Senate candidate Carlos Lopez-Cantera was in campaign mode on Tuesday, speaking with voters at a Brandon Cuban bakery as part of his “Florida First Tour,” the first stop of his month-long tour planned around the Sunshine State. The Lieutenant Governor scoffs at the notion that his trip overseas was intended […]

Ryan RayJanuary 15, 2016

Republican Rep. Mike Hill is hosting a reception after a “rally for unity” Friday night in his home district. The conservative “All Lives Matter” mantra is the theme of the event. The Herman Cain train is in town for the occasion, which coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend. The 2012 GOP presidential candidate will headline […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2015

At the Voting Rights Act celebration in Jacksonville on Thursday, former Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll was one of the fourteen Jacksonville black women who were honored as trailblazers in the political realm. Carroll, who is now a political analyst for WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, spoke with Florida Politics by phone on Friday about a wide range […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

Jennifer Carroll, lieutenant governor under Gov. Rick Scott and now one of his more staunch critics, will be honored as a “trailblazer” in Florida politics on Thursday at the Main Library in Jacksonville. “Without the passage of both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act, a black person and a Caribbean descent of […]

Associated PressJuly 24, 2015

The drama over Florida’s former lieutenant governor, who was forced to resign more than two years ago, may finally be over. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday unanimously approved a settlement with Jennifer Carroll where the one-time rising star in state Republican politics agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and admit she violated the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2015

Billie Tucker is one of the leading forces in recent years in Jacksonville, Florida’s right wing. The founder of the First Coast Tea Party and impresario behind the Leaderboard Luncheon series that saw Alvin Brown appear and make a doomed play for the right, Tucker reached out to invite Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry to two upcoming events: Thursday’s […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

Tuesday’s nuclear announcement between the U.S. and Iran will be the big story of the day and throughout the rest of the summer in Washington. Once the proposal is sent to Congress, the clock begins, with the House and Senate having 60 days to tear the thing apart, which they’re already doing. Once they reject […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2015

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A Jacksonville-based conservative group named Grassroots For Victory USA led by former First Coast Tea Party founder Billie Tucker will soon begin a national tour touting conservative values before the upcoming election year. Among its members is former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, who will be political and government affairs adviser for the group. Grassroots For Victory USA was […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2015

Jacksonville City Councilman Robin Lumb has been chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County since December. When he came in, he stood down for re-election in At Large Group 5, choosing instead to focus on getting Republican candidates elected in March and May. Lumb brought a unique skill set to that endeavor: vast experience […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2014

What did Jennifer Carroll think would happen after millionaire candidate Rick Scott plucked her out of obscurity to run for lieutenant governor? Readers will hope to get some of those answers to that four-year-old question from Carroll, who is back on the scene doing interviews in anticipation of the publication of her autobiography, When You […]

Tag: Jennifer Carroll

Carlos Lopez-Cantera begins his “Florida First Tour” in Hillsborough County

Mike Hill hosting “All Lives Matter” reception in Pensacola

Jennifer Carroll on the VRA, Corrine, redistricting, and the prison industry

Jennifer Carroll to be recognized as “trailblazer” on Thursday in Jax

Jennifer Carroll to pay fine, admit violations in ethics case

Billie Tucker events not in Lenny Curry’s near-term plans

Mitch Perry Report for 7.14.15 — Can Obama get 34 Senators to stay with him on Iran deal?

Former LG Jennifer Carroll going on road with Tea Party group’s national tour

Robin Lumb, architect of Duval GOP majority, talks strategy

Andrew Skerritt: What did Jennifer Carroll expect after Scott chose her as running mate?