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A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

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The most interesting primary in Jacksonville-area state House races right now may be the Democratic scrum in House District 14, which appears to be narrowing down to a two-woman contest between former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels and trial lawyer Leslie Jean-Bart. There are similarities. Both have powerful backers. And both have meaningful endorsements: Daniels, who once proposed a 9 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

HD 14 Democrat Leslie Jean-Bart has all the momentum in that crowded Democratic primary right now. This month, she’s been endorsed by incumbent Mia Jones. She scored the AFL-CIO endorsement also. And, as of her latest campaign finance report, she still has $70,000 in the bank. Though Jean-Bart only raised $3,200 between June 24 and July 8, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2016

The biggest endorsement in the House District 14 Democratic primary, from termed-out incumbent Mia Jones, was conferred to Leslie Jean-Bart Monday. The Northwest Jacksonville seat tends to be a Democratic stronghold, and it is widely expected the winner of the Aug. 30 primary will win the election. “I am confident that Leslie Jean-Bart is the only candidate that […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2016

With the Aug. 30 Democratic primary in Jacksonville’s House District 14 approaching, Leslie Jean-Bart continues to lead the money race against Kim Daniels and Terry Fields. Jean-Bart brought in $7,500 of new money, mostly from the legal community, in May. The new money gives the trial lawyer $72,000 raised and $48,000 cash on hand. Terry Fields, a former state […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

Their divorce is final. But the marital squabbles continue on for House District 14 candidate Kim Daniels and her ex-husband. In 2015, the Jacksonville City Council re-election campaign of Kim Daniels featured the lurid narrative of explosive charges made against her in her divorce case against fellow minister Ardell Daniels. Ardell Daniels’ grievance against his ex-wife is still […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2016

While the divorce of House District 14 Democratic candidate Kim Daniels has been finalized, legal woes still dog the former Jacksonville councilwoman in the form of a foreclosure case. Daniels, ex-husband Ardell Daniels, and their shared business, Spoken Word Ministries, have a case management conference regarding that foreclosure case on July 12 at the Broward courthouse in Fort […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2016

House District 14 Democrat Kim Daniels looked to have her best month of campaign fundraising yet in April. A $20,000 month of contributions was the biggest one month haul in the HD 14 race for any candidate. But things weren’t as they seemed in Daniels’ campaign account. Daniels had just one contribution: a $20,000 check written […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

The Florida Elections Commission has scheduled a hearing May 18 regarding two questionable finance issues in the 2015 Jacksonville City Council campaign of Kim Daniels. Daniels, who lost that race, is currently running for the Democratic nomination in House District 14. The first matter in question: an expenditure of $4,000 from her campaign account to Shofar magazine, to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

The divorce of HD 14 Democratic candidate Kim Daniels, a legal imbroglio that loomed over Daniels’ failed Jacksonville City Council re-election in 2015, was finalized Wednesday. The agreement is sealed, and the divorce decree brings an end to one of the messiest chapters in recent Jacksonville political history. Under the umbrella of their shared Spoken Word Ministries, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2016

When former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels filed earlier this year to run in HD 14, many political observers and media members wondered why. They thought that, after losing a bruising City Council re-election campaign, she wouldn’t want to run for office again. Or that she wouldn’t be viable. Daniels sees it differently. “House District […]

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