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A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2015

The second of three debates between Jacksonville Sheriff’s Candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams, held at Jacksonville University on Wednesday evening, is likely to be the most widely viewed of the three debates. The first one, held a week prior at First Coast News, saw Jefferson on the defensive quite often as the 30 minute discussion veered […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2015

One of the myriad weird moments in Monday night’s Mayoral Debate was when Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown both refused to say who they would vote for in the Sheriff’s race. Were they being nonpartisan? Or were they both looking to stay out of what has become the most personal and heated race on the ballot this […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

On Thursday afternoon in Springfield, Jodi Williams, the Republican sheriff’s candidate’s wife, was joined by Cindy Graves and what a Mike Williams campaign news release called “women from the community with a shared concern for the future of Jacksonville and our public safety issues.” The event was short and sweet, but the crowd was enthusiastic: About 100 […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

With the first debate between Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams in the books, the latter isn’t quite declaring victory. However, his campaign clearly is feeling confident about what played out on Jacksonville televisions Tuesday evening. It’s saying Williams “laid out the distinctions between his vast experience leading various units in the agency, which drew attention to Jefferson’s […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2015

According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls and commissioned by Florida Politics, Republican challenger Lenny Curry holds a four point (49 to 45 percent) lead over Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, the incumbent Democrat With Election Day less than two weeks away, just 6% of voters remain undecided. The party splits are vivid, with both candidates getting strong […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

Mike Williams and Ken Jefferson have seen a lot of each other during the past few months. They’re two driven men, with driven organizations behind them, who want the same thing. You knew it was going to get heated, you just didn’t know when or how or who would be first. After Tuesday night’s debate on First Coast News, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

The first of three televised debates between Jacksonville sheriff candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Coast News in downtown Jacksonville. As Florida Politics has reported, inside baseball has been the game at recent forums when the candidates have alluded to situations and scandals the average viewer would need footnotes to discern. The debate is […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

In a Jacksonville sheriff’s race where both sides have had plenty of dirty laundry from their personal lives aired in recent weeks, the latest is a lawsuit from 2002 that found Democrat Ken Jefferson to be in contempt of court for failure to pay child support. FloridaPolitics.com has obtained a copy of the 2002 court order, which […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2015

Some things are certain. Death and taxes. The sun coming up in the east and Chic-Fil-A being closed on Sunday. And that you can’t go more than a few days without hearing Jacksonville Sheriff candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams debate. As opposed to the race at the top of the ticket, which will see […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2015

Party unity and outreach to Jacksonville’s burgeoning Hispanic community were the watchwords at an Alvin Brown rally at the Cuba Libre club on Friday afternoon. An intimate crowd of about 60, including candidates and staff, sampled hors d’oeuvres, sipped drinks, and got to hear the incumbent mayor make his case for re-election while flanked by […]

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