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A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016

The race in Jacksonville’s House District 13 has been an oddity since April, when then-incumbent Reggie Fullwood was indicted on federal fraud charges. At first, Fullwood maintained his innocence, beating Tracie Davis and others in the Democratic primary before pleading guilty to two charges, renouncing his candidacy, and resigning his seat. The Duval Democrats chose Davis to replace […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 22, 2016

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville Vehicles for Hire committee resumed operation after a hiatus. An email from one of the cab company lobbyists, Josh Cockrell, to Council members expressed a sense of urgency. “Now that the legislative session is over and Uber and Lyft has failed to take advantage of our state lawmakers once again, we look forward […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2016

House District 18 Republican Travis Cummings raised over $44,000 in December, bringing his total very close to $180,000, a big number for the Orange Park incumbent. He has spent just over $39,000 in total, leaving him with about $140,000 cash on hand. From individual donors, such as lobbyists Mark Pinto and Joe Mobley and Russ Armistead (the head […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2015

A strong month of fundraising in October pushed HD 18 incumbent Travis Cummings up to $121,300 in his campaign account. Cummings has spent $30,000, giving him more than $90,000 cash on hand. Three companies associated with the late Jim Moran maxed out for Cummings, as did a lot of Jacksonville power brokers, such as the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 3, 2015

The newest chapter of the “4th Floor Files” features lobbyist Joe Mobley, principal at The Fiorentino Group based in Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Mobley previously was assistant vice president of legislative affairs at Fidelity National Financial, as well as an aide to former State Rep. and former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. Significant other? Children? Grand kids? […]

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Dog track and Republican interests play both sides in HD 13 race

Insurance concerns animate Jax Vehicles for Hire committee

Travis Cummings’ HD 18 fundraising surges in December

HD 18 incumbent Travis Cummings breaches $120K barrier

“4th Floor Files” talks to Joe Mobley about good mullet, growlers and Tally in the big leagues