A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2019
7min291
This late in the game, the narrative is all but set in most cases.
Tag: Ju’Coby Pittman
A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2019A.G. GancarskiApril 22, 2019
11min423
Some candidates rake it in; others self-fund as they can.
A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2019
8min305
Tommy Hazouri had the strongest fundraising in the field.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2019
4min370
Downtown money is playing both sides in this one.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2019
8min330
Expect Mayor Curry to "engage" in some of these contests.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2019
8min414
Jacksonville candidates up and down the ballot pitched Northside voters Monday.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 22, 2019
7min446
The first post-qualifying fundraising reports are in for downticket Jacksonville races in the March elections, and some trends are familiar while others are exciting and new. [Note: coverage of mayoral race fundraising is here.] The races for Sheriff and Property Appraiser see Republican incumbents Mike Williams and Jerry Holland with daunting leads over Democratic challengers. Williams has over […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 11, 20192min252
Last year, Democrat Ju’Coby Pittman was the less controversial of the two appointees selected to fill in for Jacksonville City Council members suspended pending fraud charges. Pittman, appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to fill in for Katrina Brown in District 8, launched a campaign for the office late last year, amid what was and is a crowded field. December […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2018
8min323
On Thursday, a Jacksonville City Council subcommittee continued what is billed as a “comprehensive crime reduction inventory.” However, crime reduction may not be the only law enforcement concern for the legislative panel: A Florida Department of Law Enforcement report this week revealed that Duval County ranks 66th in terms of crimes solved. Its clearance rate hovers […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2018
13min406
With Jacksonville’s leading Republican officeholders all in for the Ron DeSantis campaign, October fundraising for their 2019 campaigns was on the back burner. And why not? Though Jacksonville has a Democratic plurality, and statewide candidates Bill Nelson, Andrew Gillum, and Nikki Fried all won here, local Republicans have no reason to doubt their ability to hold serve based on […]