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Ryan RayFebruary 6, 2015

The Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA), a powerful consortium of Duval County-based homebuilders and contractors, has just come out in favor of Lenny Curry‘s bid to become mayor of Jacksonville. NEFBA announced its support for Curry on Friday. It comes amid a flurry of endorsements for Curry, including that of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce-backed group […]

Melissa RossFebruary 4, 2015

Dark horse mayoral candidate Bill Bishop is banking on an underdog appeal and policy wonk specificity as he mounts an insurgent’s challenge to incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and extremely well-funded GOP establishment favorite Lenny Curry. Bishop, an architect and former president of the Jacksonville City Council, has peeled off a few GOP endorsements in recent days, and says he has a strategy to […]

Melissa RossFebruary 3, 2015

Jacksonville’s GOP mayoral candidates will vie for votes Saturday at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob and straw poll. The Republican event will be moderated by outgoing Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland, who astute readers might recall, had a few headaches overseeing another recent party affair that ended ugly, but with former GOP […]

Melissa RossFebruary 3, 2015

Jacksonville’s GOP mayoral candidates will vie for votes Saturday at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob and straw poll. The Republican event will be moderated by outgoing Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland, who astute readers might recall, had a few headaches overseeing another recent party affair that ended ugly, but with former GOP […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 2, 2015

Former Jacksonville City General Counsel Jim Rinaman is supporting Bill Bishop in this spring’s mayoral race. Rinaman sat on the commission that proposed the elimination of a separate county executive or legislature, announced his endorsement of Bishop – an underdog in the race — in a letter last week. Initially, the prominent attorney threw his […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2015

The always interesting Jacksonville mayoral race took a turn towards the surreal (not for the last time) this week, with the two Republican candidates using their running prowess in their messaging. Just days ago, we took a look at Lenny Curry’s yoking of his messaging to his participation on road races, making the point that […]

Melissa RossJanuary 29, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry has some bayou bigwigs working on his campaign to oust Alvin Brown, with staff who worked on the Bill Cassidy senatorial campaign. That team beat longtime Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu. Turns out there may be some desire for payback, as Brown adviser Dave Beattie has just announced that former Landrieu […]

Melissa RossJanuary 29, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry has some bayou bigwigs working on his campaign to oust Alvin Brown, with staff who worked on the Bill Cassidy senatorial campaign. That team beat longtime Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu. Turns out there may be some desire for payback, as Brown adviser Dave Beattie has just announced that former Landrieu […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Conventional wisdom in Jacksonville for more than two years has been that Alvin Brown enjoys near invincible favorability. But a new survey from St. Pete Polls turns that notion upside down. The poll reveals the incumbent mayor is in deep trouble and is facing a political environment that is moving away from him as more voters see […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Conventional wisdom in Jacksonville for more than two years has been that Alvin Brown enjoys near invincible favorability. But a new survey from St. Pete Polls turns that notion upside down. The poll reveals the incumbent mayor is in deep trouble and is facing a political environment that is moving away from him as more voters see […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

JAX builders association endorses Lenny Curry for mayor

Plainspoken underdog Bill Bishop takes shot at Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry

Alvin Brown spox: “You’re going to see him everywhere”

Alvin Brown spox: "You're going to see him everywhere"

Former Jacksonville general counsel endorses underdog Bill Bishop

Will Jacksonville mayoral candidates have a road race soon?

Cajun competition in Jacksonville Mayor’s race as Alvin Brown names new communications director

Cajun competition in Jacksonville Mayor's race as Alvin Brown names new communications director

Shock poll in Jax: Alvin Brown’s re-election in serious doubt

Shock poll in Jax: Alvin Brown's re-election in serious doubt