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Drew WilsonFebruary 15, 2016

Another Democrat has filed for the House District 14 seat held by termed-out Jacksonville Democrat Rep. Mia Jones. Gracie McCastler, a former elementary school teacher in Duval County, entered the race Feb. 11, making her the fourth Democrat vying to replace Jones, who has served in the Florida House since 2008. McCastler joins former Jacksonville City Council members […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015

After yet another month of lackluster fundraising, the House District 14 campaign of Democrat Leslie Scott Jean-Bart has officially spent more than it’s taking in, with a $1,000 loan in October the only thing keeping the campaign from being in a negative fund balance position. The candidate, through October, raised $19,491; she has spent $19,897, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2015

The HD 14 campaign of Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, the granddaughter of Jacksonville trailblazer Mary Singleton, officially kicked off late September. However, the kickoff has yet to translate into the kind of fundraising that might keep other potential candidates, including past and present Jacksonville City Council members, at bay. Jean-Bart’s September haul totaled a mere $1,635, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

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In some ways, northwest Jacksonville Councilman Reggie Brown is the most interesting member of the Jacksonville City Council right now. For one thing, talk that he might run for a State House seat (the gossip says HD 14, where the only competition at the moment is Leslie Scott Jean-Bart) persist. Brown, for his part, isn’t saying that […]

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