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A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

Endorsements continue to pile up for Northeast Florida candidates as the Aug. 30 primary date in state House and U.S. House races approaches. — In the GOP race in Congressional District 4, Lake Ray scored an endorsement from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, along with the National Realtor Association and Florida Realtors. “Lake Ray is a proven […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2016

A new 30-second television ad from Bill McClure, a Republican campaigning in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, maligns three of his opponents. “The Washington insiders are hoping Florida sends another member to their exclusive club. They want Hans Tanzler, John Rutherford, or Lake Ray, career politicians that don’t care about Florida,” the ad, “Insider Party,” asserts. McClure, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016

Lake Ray, a Republican running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has over $142,000 on hand as of June 30, according to his Federal Election Commission filing. Of that total, $100,000 comes from a personal loan to his campaign. Beyond the loan, Ray has raised $68,750 and spent $26,321. Among the bigger names on his contributor […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 14, 2016

With the fatal crash of Tesla car on autopilot near Williston in May, Floridians already know the future of transportation is impacting the state’s highways. Exploration of that future will be one of the themes when the 2016 Floridians for Better Transportation Summit meets Tuesday and Wednesday at the Loews Don CeSar Hotel on St. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 6, 2016

A University of North Florida poll released Wednesday of likely Republican voters in the 4th Congressional District primary shows John Rutherford with a double-digit lead. Rutherford leads the race with 27 percent, setting the pace for the field. Behind him: Hans Tanzler in second place with 13 percent, and state Rep. Lake Ray in third place with 9 percent. Beyond those three, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2016

Four of the five Republicans in the primary race in House District 12 — Terrance Freeman, Mark MacLean, Stan Jordan, and Clay Yarborough — were on hand at a forum at the University of North Florida Tuesday evening. The fifth, Don Redman, broke his arm in an accident recently, and under medication, was not to attend. The debate began as a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2016

On Tuesday night, Republican voters in Jacksonville’s House District 12 will have an opportunity to hear from five candidates vying to replace termed-out Lake Ray. The forum, hosted by the Greater Arlington Republican Club, commences at 7 p.m. at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center. The cast of characters: former Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2016

Jacksonville political lifer Stan Jordan, 78 years young, qualified to run for the Republican nomination in House District 12 last week. However, the home in which Jordan has lived since 1971, on Grandview Drive, is actually in House District 13. Jordan, for reasons that have piqued the curiosity of seasoned political hands, did declare residency […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 21, 2016

There has already been plenty of unintentional comedy in the race in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. Yet one new write-in candidate is bringing the intentional comedy. Danny Murphy, whose previous political experience was on the Marc Little campaign for the U.S. Congress over two decades ago, qualified Monday as a write-in candidate. His slogan? “Make America laugh again.” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2016

The world was shaken by the mass shooting at Orlando nightclub Pulse, one of the mainstays for nightlife and cultural cohesion in Central Florida’s LGBT community. The body count, as of now, is 50. Undoubtedly, the number will go up at the next press availability. Reaction came from all over Florida and the world after […]

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Endorsements continue to pile up in NE Florida races

Bill McClure spot slams CD 4 frontrunners as ‘career politicians’

Congressional candidate Lake Ray has $142K on hand, $100K from personal loan

State leaders, experts to discuss future of mobility at Better Transportation Summit

UNF poll: John Rutherford holds double digit lead in CD 4 race

At forum, Jacksonville Republicans running for HD 12 agree on virtually everything

What to look for in Tuesday night’s HD 12 forum

Stan Jordan begins HD 12 run by saying he’ll move to HD 12 if he wins

CD 4 write-in Danny Murphy vows to ‘make America laugh again’

Jax pols decry massacre at Orlando Pulse; local candlelight vigil planned at 7 p.m.