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Drew WilsonJune 27, 2023

Ballard Partners has snagged a top government affairs pro from one of the largest companies in the world. Jenny Busby, the former head of government affairs for transportation policy at Siemens, is joining the lobbying firm as a partner in its Jacksonville and Washington, D.C. offices. “We are delighted to have Jenny join our firm […]

Scott PowersMay 24, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham has hired Monica Rodrigues to be her campaign’s political director and also added , Ed Rodriguez, and Jenny Busby to head the policy, and operations teams, Graham’s campaign announced Thursday. Rodrigues, of Miami Beach, previously served as the communication director and development director for Enroll America, helping with the enrollment of 1.9 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2016

Katie Schoettler and Jenny Busby go way back. Specifically, to the same kindergarten class. Schoettler emerged into adulthood as a Republican, working for people like Aaron Bean and John Thrasher; Busby, as a Democrat who worked for the Florida Democratic Party. Despite that difference in party label, their paths have paralleled. Both women work as assistants to members of the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

Is this the endgame for Mincy Pollock? Action News Jax reported Wednesday that the former City Council candidate-turned Corrine Brown employee is accused of money laundering and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Pollock is being accused of laundering money through a bogus charity closely tied to Brown. Those accusations are coming from Pollock’s former business […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

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The HD 14 campaign of Jacksonville Democrat Leslie Jean-Bart may have finally hit its fundraising stride in March, as the trial lawyer had her best month yet. Meanwhile, Reverend Kim Daniels, a former Jacksonville City Councilwoman, showed strength in her first month of serious fundraising. $19,650 of new money in March brought Jean-Bart’s total up to $58,511, leaving her […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2016

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The money race in the HD 14 race has been slow compared to most Northeast Florida districts. Leslie Jean-Bart, the leader in money raised through February (and second to Terry Fields when it comes to cash on hand), plans a Young Professionals fundraiser for Wednesday night. The host committee includes Jenny Busby and Darren Mason, two Jacksonville City Council […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 25, 2015

If you’re reading this, you likely have a positive relationship with the Thanksgiving holiday. This should be especially true for the doughty stalwarts of the #JaxPol universe, where seemingly everyone, from the congressional level down to City Council, have tangible things for which they should be grateful. U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, for one, can be grateful […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2015

In another in what has become a series of interviews with incoming Jacksonville city council members, Florida Politics contacted Tommy Hazouri’s team. Instead of talking with the councilman because he was vacationing Friday, Jenny Busby, Hazouri’s millennial campaign manager who will be his city council assistant, spoke on his behalf. Hazouri received more votes than […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

With the Mayor’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, and eight city council seats up for grabs on Tuesday evening, there’s no shortage of winners and losers emerging from Jacksonville’s elections. In some cases, they’re pretty obvious; in other cases, they bear explanation. Winners Robin Lumb — The Duval GOP chairman, who took over the local party […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

Former Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Hazouri isn’t in danger of losing votes to his Republican opponent, social conservative Geoff Youngblood, in the progressive Jacksonville enclave of Five Points. Hazouri, though, has to make a sale to those younger voters nonetheless, many of whom were pre-embryonic when Hazouri was mayor. An avuncular figure whose opponent in the First Election, Mincy […]

Tag: Jenny Busby

Personnel note: Jenny Busby joins Ballard Partners’ Jax, D.C. offices

Gwen Graham adds political director Monica Rodrigues, two others to team

‘Future Leaders of Jax Coalition’ pushes pension tax to young voters

The political education of Mincy Pollock

HD 14 Dems Leslie Jean-Bart, Kim Daniels raise over $16K each in March

HD 14 Dem Leslie Jean-Bart to hold Young Professionals fundraiser Wednesday

Thanksgiving, the #JaxPol edition

Tommy Hazouri campaign focused on public safety

Winners, losers emerge from Jacksonville’s elections

“Captain Chaos” Tommy Hazouri meets, greets in Five Points