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Drew WilsonSeptember 10, 2015

Former RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher beat out Republican House District 19 hopefuls Katherine Van Zant and Robert Payne for the second month in a row after posting nearly $10,000 in contributions for August. Dougher pulled in most of her $9,977 haul from a trio of real estate industry political committees as well as a myriad […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2015

Former RPOF Chair Leslie Dougher is the third entrant in a three way primary for the HD 19 Republican nomination, against Katherine Van Zant and Bobby Payne. Her first month in the race, July, showed that she may have staying power; Dougher raised $22,796, slightly outperforming Van Zant in the same period. Her broad donor base is largely […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 6, 2015

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The most interesting state House race in Northeast Florida is arguably the HD 19 race, which illustrates a real power struggle between Clay and Putnam County politicians, and more to the point, a battle between two formidable Clay County pols: former RPOF Chairwoman Leslie Dougher and Keystone Heights’ own Katherine Van Zant, wife of term-limited Rep. Charles […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2015

As we reported last week, on July 28, Clay County Republican Party Chair (and former RPOF Chair) Leslie Dougher is slated to hold a fundraiser in Orange Park. Dougher, the third entrant in a Republican primary involving establishment favorite Katherine Van Zant and Palatka’s own Bobby Payne, stresses her Clay County base in the video. “Are you a small business […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2015

In terms of star-studded lineups, the Katherine Van Zant fundraiser on Thursday night in Jacksonville at the San Jose Country Club cannot be beaten. Both the event chairs and the host committee are full of some of the biggest names in Florida GOP Politics. Event Chairs include House Speaker Will Weatherford, former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Senator Anitere Flores, former […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

One of the races to watch in the Florida House in 2016 involves Leslie Dougher, the former interim RPOF chairwoman and current chairwoman of the Clay County Republican Party. Dougher filed on July 1, so she has no fundraising reported yet. Her two Republican opponents, however, are slowly but surely building campaign funds. Bobby Payne raised […]

Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2015

Former Republican Party of Florida chairwoman and current Clay County Commission Chairwoman Leslie Dougher is running for state House District 19, becoming the third Republican to get into the contest. HD 19 encompasses southern Clay County and all of Putnam, Bradford and Union counties. “Today I am excited to announce my candidacy for House District […]

Phil AmmannDecember 3, 2014

Term-limited state Rep. Charles Van Zant could be replaced by his wife, Katherine Van Zant, in 2016. On Tuesday, the 53-year-old Keystone Heights Republican filed paperwork for House District 19, which covers Bradford, Putnam, Union and part of Clay counties. Katherine said she worked closely with her husband while in office and her experience on water […]

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HD19 Katherine Van Zant with $21K July

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Katherine Van Zant brings out the big guns for Jacksonville fundraiser on Thursday

HD 19 sees 2 Republicans with more than $30K banked

Former RPOF chairwoman Leslie Dougher running for House District 19 seat

Term-limited Rep. Charles Van Zant’s wife files for 2016 run