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A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2015

In a statement released on Wednesday afternoon, 4th District State Attorney Angela Corey announced two more key endorsements: those of Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland and former Sheriff John Rutherford. The statement notes that “both of these men are well respected in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Holland is the former Jacksonville City Council President and former […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland posted a warning on Facebook Friday about someone claiming to be an appraiser prowling Atlantic Beach and preying on homeowners. “Today we had a call from a homeowner that someone came to their door saying they were from the Property Appraiser’s office and they wanted to measure inside their […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

One of the most active and consistent fundraising operations in Northeast Florida this cycle is that of HD 16 Republican Jason Fischer. The Jacksonville Republican, between his “Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville” PAC and campaign accounts, brought in $23,700 in total in September, with $20,000 of it on the PAC side, bringing that tally up to $60,000. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2015

We had a story this week about Donnie Horner continuing to lap the HD 11 field in fundraising, with a lot of that money coming from Jacksonville power brokers. Michael Munz and Peter Rummell in August. Ben Frisch, Chartrand, WW Gay, and the Fiorentino Group in July. Well, after that ran, local Republicans raised concerns. They brought up Horner’s recent party switch. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2015

At a Jacksonville City Council meeting on Tuesday night where most of the drama was in the public comments, the most interesting exchanges, both during the agenda meeting and the meeting itself, revolved around Councilman John Crescimbeni‘s introduction of ultimately unsuccessful legislation to force a review of the Property Appraiser budget and appeal $182K in raises […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2015

The highlight of the agenda meeting before Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting: a discussion of a potential appeal of the Property Appraiser budget (2015-616). “The success of this” sort of action is “nominal at best,” said Matt Schellenberg, referring to exchanges that he had with the Florida League of Cities. Schellenberg, of course, was not driving […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2015

The agenda meeting before Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting was, by and large, a quiet affair, except for an animated discussion of 2015-522, a disaster preparation bill that had proven controversial in committee, as an iteration of it would have required gated communities to keep their gates open for public works vehicles when a state […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

“City Council meetings are like Christmas twice a month. You know you’ll get a present. The question is whether it’s going to be a good one or a bad one,” Council President Greg Anderson said before the meeting The first City Council meeting of the new class was expected, going in, to be a quiet one. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

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Confirming statements he made exclusively to Florida Politics Sunday night, State Representative Lake Ray has made it official: He’s running for Duval County Republican Party chairman. “After much discussion with friends and family, I have made the decision to seek election as the Chair of the Duval County Republican Executive Committee (REC),” Ray said in a prepared […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

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 […]

Tag: Jerry Holland

Jerry Holland, John Rutherford endorse Angela Corey

Phony property appraiser preys on Atlantic Beach residents, raising specter of “appraiser danger”

Jason Fischer’s PAC banks big bucks in September as Dick Kravitz languishes

HD 11 Sheri Treadwell clears $35K, presents challenge to Donnie Horner

John Crescimbeni refutes Jerry Holland’s claim

Property appraiser budget emergency appeal falls at Jax Council meeting

Jax Property Appraiser budget dispute a personal matter?

Jacksonville City Council: July 28, 2015 recap

Lake Ray is all in for Duval REC chair race

Lake Ray mulls run for Duval GOP Chair