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A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

In the circles of those who care the most, there’s a lot of talk about Jacksonville’s HD 12 race to replace termed-out Lake Ray. Richard Clark, with just over $50,000 in fundraising (with no October numbers filed yet), assured FloridaPolitics.com that he’s still in the race, despite getting a six-figure job with JTA recently. Others are […]

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. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2015

Speculation is swirling among the plugged-in types in Jacksonville’s City Hall. Former Jacksonville City Councilman Richard Clark, they say, might be dropping out of the District 12 race against fellow former councilman Don Redman. They might look at his August fundraising, which is at zero again for a fourth straight month, and say that Clark isn’t running. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2015

Though the Red State Gathering and the Erick Erickson/Donald Trump contretemps commanded the movement conservative headlines over the weekend, in Jacksonville a couple hundred conservatives of the Tea Party type gathered at the Downtown Hyatt for the “Let’s Put US Back in the USA” rally. Sponsored by Grassroots 4 Victory and helmed by First Coast […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

June was another month of underwhelming fundraising for former Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman. He raised $1,020, bringing his not-so-grand total to $3,930. No big-name contributors donated and many contributions were less than $100. We await his opponent, fellow former Councilman Richard Clark, to report June numbers. He raised a little more than $48,000 through May Clark […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

One City. One Jacksonville. That was the theme Wednesday of the joint inauguration for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams. Those with memories longer than one news cycle might see the inauguration theme as a variant on the theme of the #UniteJax event in April that gave the Duval GOP an avenue to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

The most telling moment during Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s “employee appreciation event,” which served as a de facto farewell address was during the print gaggle afterward, when David Bauerlein asked the outgoing mayor about how he was coping with the loss. “I was surprised,” Brown said about the night of the election. “I thought I had it.” […]

Melissa RossJune 24, 2015

With resolutely positive messaging, outgoing Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is reflecting on his four years in office by noting the accomplishments that he says make him most proud: pension reform, downtown development, and the growth of the city as a sports and entertainment destination. On the pension deal: “I’m very happy for the hardworking taxpayers […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2015

Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford is not a declared candidate in Congressional District 6’s race to replace Ron DeSantis yet. The only declared candidate so far is Adam Barringer. If he does run, as is expected, he will have two problems to overcome. The first problem: He’s not actually a district resident. Nor has he represented voters in that […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

With the Mayor’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, and eight city council seats up for grabs on Tuesday evening, there’s no shortage of winners and losers emerging from Jacksonville’s elections. In some cases, they’re pretty obvious; in other cases, they bear explanation. Winners Robin Lumb — The Duval GOP chairman, who took over the local party […]

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For 4th month, HD 12 GOP hopeful Richard Clark raises no money

John Rutherford talks federal takeover of local police at Jax event

Don Redman struggles with fundraising in HD 12

One City, One Jacksonville: Lenny Curry, Mike Williams’ visionary inauguration

Alvin Brown’s farewell address: a last campaign speech

Alvin Brown says, “I kept my promises”

What John Rutherford could bring to the U.S. Congress

Winners, losers emerge from Jacksonville’s elections