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A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2018

One of the most competitive races on a Jacksonville ballot Tuesday: HD 14’s Democratic two-way between challenger Paula Wright and incumbent Kim Daniels. Notable: this is an open primary, so Republicans and NPAs can vote — and on both sides, GOP donors are expressing preferences. Wright, backed by establishment Democrats (Sen. Audrey Gibson, state Rep. Tracie Davis, and Jacksonville City […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2018

In yet another sign that establishment Duval Democrats want to bounce incumbent Rep. Kim Daniels in House District 14, the Jacksonville Young Democrats endorsed her primary opponent, Paula Wright, this week. The JYD nod continues a trend of establishment support for Wright over Daniels, with Democratic elected officials, including Sen. Audrey Gibson, state Rep. Tracie Davis, and Councilman Garrett Dennis […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2018

The Democratic race in House District 14 between incumbent Rep. Kim Daniels and Duval County School Board chair Paula Wright continues to get more interesting as the primary approaches. Wright, whose campaign account fundraising has been lackluster ($25,085 raised through Aug. 10; just over $12,000 on hand) is enjoying a television ad buy from the New Direction Now […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2018

While the vast majority of Jacksonville-area state House and Senate races see either uncontested or nominally contested primaries, two exceptions remain. The Democratic primary in House District 14 and the Republican race in HD 15 offer a soupçon of drama as early voting begins Monday in Jacksonville. In HD 14’s Democratic two-way, challenger Paula Wright finally […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

As of July 20, the last date for which campaign finance data is available, House District 14 incumbent Rep. Kim Daniels is still well ahead of Democratic challenger Paula Wright. In the money chase ahead of the open Democratic primary, Daniels raised $7,642, and spent $13,420, between July 7 and July 20. She has just over $21,500 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels benefited from an egregious hit piece against her opponent in the open Democratic primary in House District 14. And though a correction was made, the damage was done, and did not address the concerns of the person slimed in print the week before. The Florida Star, one of Jacksonville’s leading African-American papers, ran […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels, a first-term Democrat in Northwest Jacksonville’s House District 14, has been fined for filing a campaign finance report late earlier this summer. Daniels missed the deadline for the June 29 report, per the Division of Elections, with the report eventually filed on July 7, resulting in a fine of $450.96. That report […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2018

The Northeast Florida Builders’ Association released a raft of endorsements for state House and Senate Thursday, choosing incumbents in every regional race but two. NEFBA went with a Democratic primary challenger, Paula Wright, over incumbent Kim Daniels in House District 14. This could boost Wright’s insurgent bid, one where Daniels has a 10-1 cash on hand advantage […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2018

Just before the end of candidate qualifying, incumbent state Rep. Kim Daniels drew a primary challenge for her House District 14 seat from Duval County School Board chair Paula Wright. Daniels, a first-term lawmaker from Jacksonville, answered the challenge with her best fundraising of the cycle in the two weeks between June 22 and July 6: $26,412, bringing […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2018

Arguably, the most iconoclastic Democrat in the Florida Legislature, Rep. Kim Daniels appeared poised to sail to re-election. Now, she will have a primary challenge from Duval County School Board Chair Paula Wright. Wright qualified just before the noon Friday deadline and told Florida Politics that education issues are motivating her run. When asked to appraise Daniels’ […]

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