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A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2016

For House District 13 Democratic candidate Tracie Davis, her entire campaign comes down to one call to action. That call to action? Darken the oval next to Reggie Fullwood’s name on the ballot. Davis, who ran competitively against Fullwood only to lose by a few points in August, began her campaign anew in October, after […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 20, 2016

Duval County Democrats inclined to donate to down-ballot candidates have two opportunities to do so Thursday evening. House District 13 hopeful Tracie Davis and Duval County Clerk of Courts candidate Paula Bartlett each are giving Jacksonville Dems an opportunity to donate to their efforts. Davis’ event begins first at 5:45 p.m. at the Zodiac Bar and Grill […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016

The race in Jacksonville’s House District 13 has been an oddity since April, when then-incumbent Reggie Fullwood was indicted on federal fraud charges. At first, Fullwood maintained his innocence, beating Tracie Davis and others in the Democratic primary before pleading guilty to two charges, renouncing his candidacy, and resigning his seat. The Duval Democrats chose Davis to replace […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

With Northeast Florida focused on the approach of Hurricane Matthew last week, fundraising for state-level races and political committees slowed throughout the Jacksonville region. **** In House District 11, which includes the hard-hit areas of Jacksonville Beach and Nassau County, Republican Cord Byrd raised $2,000 from two PACs: the Florida Conservative Alliance and the Beer Distributors Committee. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 7, 2016

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The sole competitive race for the state House in the Jacksonville area is the House District 13 battle. Democrat Tracie Davis was selected by acclamation of the Duval Democratic Executive Committee on Tuesday, replacing Reggie Fullwood, who resigned from the Legislature and abandoned his re-election race after pleading guilty on two federal counts in late September. Republican Mark […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2016

On Wednesday afternoon, it became official: Tracie Davis, chosen by acclamation Tuesday evening as the Democratic replacement for Reggie Fullwood in the House District 13 race, filed her paperwork and qualified as a candidate. Davis had run against Fullwood, finishing a strong second to the then-indicted incumbent in the Aug. 30 primary. When Fullwood dropped his candidacy late […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 30, 2016

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When State Rep. Reggie Fullwood pleaded guilty to two felony counts in his wire fraud trial Thursday, there were some in Jacksonville who might have been surprised by the Democratic stalwart’s fate. Clearly, those observers didn’t know Jacksonville. Fullwood’s guilty plea was more notable for being in the midst of his re-election campaign than it […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016

State Rep. Reggie Fullwood pleaded guilty to two felony counts in his federal fraud trial Thursday, offering an ignominious coda to his campaign for re-election. Because of his legal woes, Fullwood faced a competitive campaign for re-election, battling three experienced pols in the Democratic primary, then drawing a Republican opponent in the general. That GOP opponent […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2016

Most years, the House District 13 race in Jacksonville would be considered a slam dunk for a Democrat … especially if that Democrat were the incumbent. This year? The incumbent Democrat, Reggie Fullwood, is staring down an October trial for 14 federal counts related to using campaign funds for personal expenses. And in that context, HD […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 6, 2016

The only truly contested race for the state House left in Northeast Florida is between incumbent Democrat Reggie Fullwood and Republican challenger Mark Griffin in House District 13. Last week, Fullwood expressed confidence he will win re-election in his heavily Democratic district, citing his work with constituents and the reluctance of Democrats to cross over and vote Republican […]

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