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A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

On Monday morning, the United Christians of Florida announced its endorsements in the 2015 Duval County, Jacksonville city elections. Missing from that docket: recommendations in the mayoral race and in At Large Group 1. The group endorsed Mike Williams for sheriff, Geoff Youngblood and Sam Newby for At Large Groups 3 and 5, and Mike Anania, Al Ferraro, Reggie Gaffney, and Pat Lockett-Felder in […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 24, 2015

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Information found this week in Jacksonville Councilwoman the Rev. Kim Daniels, divorce filings raises questions about her finances and personal comportment, possible tax and nonprofit status irregularities, and her residency itself, which could affect her city council eligibility. The filings, obtained by FloridaPolitics.com, provide details in Daniels’ divorce from her husband of 18 years, the Rev. […]

Kevin MeerschaertApril 21, 2015

Jacksonville City Council member Kim Daniels is responding to critics who say she could have attended Monday night’s At-Large Region 1 debate at the Main Library downtown if she really wanted to. Daniels said she had a previous commitment and was unable to appear. She instead participated in an event at The Jacksonville Landing in […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

If you were looking forward to seeing Kim Daniels and Anna Brosche in their At Large Group 1 debate on Monday night at the Main Library, sorry. This “last-minute political event,” sponsored by the Board of Library Trustees and League of Women Voters, is not happening. Brosche will be there, debating an empty chair. Daniels dropped this message on […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

The Northeast Florida LGBT Leadership PAC issued its list of endorsements for the May 19 Jacksonville runoff election. The PAC endorsed Democrats in every race, except three. The PAC passed on both Mayor Alvin Brown, Sheriff’s candidate Ken Jefferson, and a certain At Large Councilwoman. In the At Large Group 1 race between Democrat Kim Daniels and Republican Anna Brosche, the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

Saturday found At Large Group 1 Councilwoman the Rev. Kim Daniels on Facebook trumpeting a less-than-surprising endorsement in her runoff election. It’s from close ally Reggie Brown, who was just re-elected in District 10. Campaign manager Bradford Hall was quoted as saying, “We are proud to have City Councilman Reggie Brown a part of the Kimberly Daniels’ Team. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2015

On most warm, sunny Saturday mornings at Jacksonville Beach, the sands were jam-packed. Equally jam-packed on this Saturday morning: the Lenny Curry Beach headquarters where Curry supporters convened and stood elbow to elbow as the space was transformed into what the Curry campaign hopes will be a “game changer” for their campaign. A leit motif of the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The monthly meeting of the Jacksonville Tiger Bay Club included an At Large Council candidate forum. Three races have runoffs, and five of the six candidates were on hand. Ju’Coby Pittman, of Group 5, was without her challenger, and therefore did not have much to say much. Both candidates in Groups 1 and 3 were on […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

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On Saturday morning, Lenny Curry plans to open a Beaches campaign headquarters to consolidate his strength from the First Election in Jacksonville’s beach communities. It takes place at 10 a.m. at 1708 Third St N. Ahead of that opening, Curry had an editorial in the Beaches Leader that assured Beaches voters that if he were elected mayor […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

March fundraising numbers for Jacksonville campaigns show surprises in the mayoral race and PAC accounts. Though the most interesting narrative is that of Alvin Brown‘s fundraising, there are other strands worth mentioning. The big story for some observers, such as David Bauerlein with the The Florida Times-Union, was Shad Khan dropping $100K into Brown’s Taking Jacksonville […]

Tag: Kim Daniels

United Christians of Florida don’t endorse for mayor in Jacksonville elections

Kim Daniels’ divorce filing yields questionable financial details

Jax City Council member Kim Daniels responds to debate critics

Kim Daniels won’t debate Anna Brosche Monday night

NE FL LGBT Leadership PAC endorses for runoff, snubs Alvin Brown and Ken Jefferson

Kim Daniels trumpets Reggie Brown endorsement, Tiger Bay performance

Beaches leaders slam “nonexistent” Alvin Brown as Lenny Curry HQ opens

Kim Daniels, HRO talk enliven Jax Tiger Bay council forum

Lenny Curry storms the Beaches with new HQ and op-ed

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises