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A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016

The race for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District has a candidate for most GOP demographics. There’s John Rutherford, the former Jacksonville Sheriff backed by many members of Jacksonville’s establishment. There’s Hans Tanzler, the son and namesake of the first post-consolidation mayor of Jacksonville, who is backed by the establishment members not behind Rutherford. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2016

Of late, the Twitter account of Rep. Lake Ray. a Republican candidate in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has been laden with veterans-friendly messages. Yet one since-deleted and revised Tweet from Saturday morning (which also shows up on his Facebook page) seems to have run afoul of a clearly-defined rule set forth by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 27, 2016

A lot of noise has been made lately by the candidates in the race for Florida’s 4th Congressional District. There have been some endorsements and a press release about a major fundraising haul for Hans Tanzler. Rep. Lake Ray touted how he qualified for the ballot by petition. Meanwhile, John Rutherford, the former Jacksonville Sheriff widely considered to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 27, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Richard Clark intends to withdraw from the race for House District 12. Clark made the decision after consulting with his family, the Republican said. His daughter is at home for two more years, and his son for four, said Clark. After a “decade in city hall,” the Clark family decided that it […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2016

State Rep. Lake Ray has officially qualified for the Congressional District 4 ballot by petition, claimed his campaign on Wednesday. “Our campaign collected over 3,300 petitions in just 16 days, the response from the community has been overflowing, from Nassau County, to the streets of Jacksonville, to the beaches of St. Johns County,” Ray said. “This […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2016

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The Republican Party of Duval County elected Cindy Graves to be its new chairwoman Monday night, filling the vacancy left by Lake Ray, who is running for Congress. Graves’ election was unanimous, and the press release from the Duval GOP notes that the vote “solidifies GOP unity.” Graves, GOP committeewoman since 2008, was elected earlier this year to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2016

A month after telling FloridaPolitics.com that he was going to run in Congressional District 4, St. Johns County Commissioner Bill McClure formally announced his campaign Monday via news release. Sounding populist themes similar in tenor to what he said last month, McClure, a Republican, opined: “Congress is broken. And electing the same kind of career politicians who are focused on […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2016

Many conservatives on the national level have strongly critiqued Barack Obama‘s decision to link Title IX school funds to a mandate for transgender bathrooms. At least one prominent conservative in Northeast Florida is equally piqued over the directive to require public accommodations for transgender students to allow them to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida has a big-ticket fundraiser planned in Jacksonville May 25, and the special guests are Mayor Lenny Curry and RPOF chairman. Blaise Ingoglia. The event, held at the River Club, features a packed host committee. State Sens. Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, and Travis Hutson comprise part of the committee, as do State Reps. Janet Adkins, Travis Cummings, Jay Fant, Lake Ray, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

Hans Tanzler III, son of the first post-Consolidation mayor of Jacksonville, will enter the crowded GOP primary in Congressional District 4. Tanzler joins a crowded CD 4 field, including St. Johns County Commissioner Bill McClure, St. Augustine business consultant David Foxx, Jacksonville’s Rep. Lake Ray, perennial candidate Deborah Katz Pueschel, and former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford. Tanzler told FloridaPolitics.com in April that […]

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Memorial Day mistake: Did Lake Ray violate Department of Veterans Affairs’ rules?

Poll of CD 4 race: John Rutherford 42%, Lake Ray 11%, Hans Tanzler 6%

Richard Clark to withdraw from House District 12 race

Lake Ray qualifies for CD 4 GOP primary ballot by petition

Duval GOP elects Cindy Graves as new chairwoman

Republican Bill McClure formally announces his CD 4 run

Lake Ray says Barack Obama’s transgender school bathroom position is unconstitutional

Lenny Curry, Blaise Ingoglia to be special guests at May 25 RPOF fundraiser in Jax

Hans Tanzler III joins the CD 4 GOP scrum