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A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

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Despite having raised more than $154,000, Jacksonville Republican Sheriff candidate Rob Schoonover is polling at a mere 4% in the latest UNF poll. As early voting began Monday, Jacksonville residents got a mailer from the Schoonover campaign touting his “courage in service.” Schoonover contends he has “risked his life in service to us for over 33 years, being […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

Despite having raised more than $154,000, Jacksonville Republican Sheriff candidate Rob Schoonover is polling at a mere 4% in the latest UNF poll. As early voting began Monday, Jacksonville residents got a mailer from the Schoonover campaign touting his “courage in service.” Schoonover contends he has “risked his life in service to us for over 33 years, being […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

As 5 p.m. rolled around on an unseasonably sultry March evening, those waiting to get into the Hob Nob straw poll hosted Thursday by conservative news station WOKV saw an interesting site sight: A couple of vans with the logo of the Rev. Kim Daniels, an incumbent At Large City Council member, rolled into the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

The MyVillage Project Sheriff’s Forum at the IBEW Union Hall on Jacksonville’s Eastside last night, moderated by Dawn Lopez, was the second attempt in a week for the field of Sheriff’s candidates to introduce themselves and field concerns from the local African-American community. The first was at the Supervisor of Elections sponsored St. Paul’s AME Church […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

The MyVillage Project Sheriff’s Forum at the IBEW Union Hall on Jacksonville’s Eastside last night, moderated by Dawn Lopez, was the second attempt in a week for the field of Sheriff’s candidates to introduce themselves and field concerns from the local African-American community. The first was at the Supervisor of Elections sponsored St. Paul’s AME Church […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2015

As is typical with Jacksonville straw polls this campaign season, the parking lot was full and the building brimmed with people at the WBOB “Stump” event, one that some people say is “Tea Party” and others say is simply conservative. I walked in from a cold, persistent rain and saw Sheriff’s Candidate Lonnie McDonald, and we greeted […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2015

As is typical with Jacksonville straw polls this campaign season, the parking lot was full and the building brimmed with people at the WBOB “Stump” event, one that some people say is “Tea Party” and others say is simply conservative. I walked in from a cold, persistent rain and saw Sheriff’s Candidate Lonnie McDonald, and we greeted […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2015

There are a lot of candidate forums in Jacksonville. But for sheer magnitude and importance, it’s hard to top the St. Paul AME Church forum. This is especially true for city wide candidates who hope to reach out to African American voters. Tonight, people tell me, was the liveliest yet. Hundreds of likely voters jammed […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2015

With final 2014 figures in for all Duval County candidates for public office, Lenny Curry seems to be lapping the mayoral field in terms of December numbers. His campaign treasurer’s report summary reports $46,370 in cash and checks received for December – a number not too far off from his campaign’s $46,596.01 in expenditures for the month. […]

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Rob Schoonover's Jax Sheriff's race mailer touts his "courage in service"

Rob Schoonover’s Jax Sheriff’s race mailer touts his “courage in service”

WOKV Hob Nob straw poll draws 900-plus to EverBank Field

Fireworks at Jacksonville Sheriff's forum on Eastside

Fireworks at Jacksonville Sheriff’s forum on Eastside

Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry discuss negative ads at WBOB "Stump" straw poll

Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry discuss negative ads at WBOB “Stump” straw poll

Alvin Brown and Bill Bishop no show St. Paul AME forum

Lenny Curry and his PAC lead the Duval fundraising charge as 2014 closes