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A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

On Tuesday, FloridaPolitics.com encountered HD 16 candidate Dick Kravitz working as a greeter at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office. We had heard from a tipster that “Mike Hogan, the Supervisor of Elections, has allowed an active candidate — Dick Kravitz — to work at the door greeting voters as they come in — […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2016

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee had an action-packed Monday meeting, highlighted by unanimous approval of two pension bills, FSCJ downtown housing, and Maxwell House incentives. Meanwhile, the Term Limit referendum proved more controversial. And the Safety Officer cure legislation discussion, as ever, was “delicate.” • • • 2015-422 would allow Police and Fire Pension Fund Board […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2015

In a crowded six-way race to be the Republican to succeed Janet Adkins in House District 11, former Duval County Supervisor of Elections employee Sheri Treadwell stands out for a couple of reasons. For one thing, she’s the only woman in the race. For another thing, she’s the only person in the race with experience […]

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 […]

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Dick Kravitz’s electioneering and Jacksonville’s permanent political class

Jax Council Finance OKs pension bills, FSCJ downtown housing, term limit expansion

HD 11 Sheri Treadwell: “I’m probably the most conservative candidate in the race.”

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?