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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2015

One of the livelier stories of the #jaxpol week has been the ongoing saga of the REC chairman position. The week started with Property Appraiser Jerry Holland entering the race. Not long thereafter, a few insider types made the case that Holland’s candidacy was no sure thing. Holland then responded to the anonymous critics, some of whom […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2015

Since Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland announced his ambitions to be Duval Republican Executive Committee chairman, there have been two distinct types of reaction. The public reaction has been almost unanimous support. On Holland’s Facebook page, the recurring theme among comments is that Holland, who restored the credibility of the Duval County supervisor of elections office, […]

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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

As Jack Webb mulls run, Duval REC chairman election pushed to August

Jerry Holland addresses anonymous critics