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A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

In the hottest primary race of all of the Jacksonville area state House battles, lawyer/lobbyist Wyman Duggan won Tuesday over yacht broker Mark Zeigler and Joseph Hogan (son of Elections Supervisor Mike Hogan), in the GOP primary to succeed Rep. Jay Fant in House District 15. Duggan, supported by the Jacksonville establishment (including multiple ads featuring […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

Mercifully, primary Election Day is upon us in Northeast Florida, the culmination of months of spirited campaigning, big time spending, and the occasional calumny or two. And now that it’s finally Tuesday, we will see the resolution of a number of narratives that have percolated for these many months. Moving from the top of the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 24, 2018

The three-way Republican race in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15 between Wyman Duggan, Joseph Hogan, and Mark Zeigler started slowly. But with Early Voting wrapping up this weekend, the race has devolved into a series of recriminations and character assassinations, with two relatively underfunded candidates scoring some hits against the candidate backed by pillars of the Jacksonville Establishment ranging […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2018

While the vast majority of Jacksonville-area state House and Senate races see either uncontested or nominally contested primaries, two exceptions remain. The Democratic primary in House District 14 and the Republican race in HD 15 offer a soupçon of drama as early voting begins Monday in Jacksonville. In HD 14’s Democratic two-way, challenger Paula Wright finally […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2018

A familiar scenario continues to unfold in the race to succeed state Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15. Democrat Tracye Polson, unopposed in August, continues to lead the overall money race. And Republicans, who have to worry about August, are beginning to spend ahead of the primary. Polson, who raised $6,188 in the most recent […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

With the Republican primary just six weeks away, candidate Wyman Duggan released the first television ad in the competitive three-way GOP primary in House District 15. Central to the ad: one of his key supporters, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. Curry vouches for “principled conservative” Duggan, stressing the importance of “having conservatives we can trust fighting for our […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2018

Democrat Tracye Polson will carry the party’s flag against one of three Republicans in a November race for exciting state Rep. Jay Fant‘s Westside Jacksonville seat. The bookkeeping through the first three weeks of June reveals a tightening financial picture between Polson, a well-funded first-time candidate, and Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville lobbyist. Polson brought in $3,647 to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

Lawyer/lobbyist Wyman Duggan, yacht broker Mark Zeigler, and Joseph Hogan (son of elections supervisor Mike Hogan), the three Republicans looking to succeed Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15, squared off in a forum Monday night. Consultants described this forum, held at a church deep in the Westside (“the most conservative church in Jacksonville,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

With state Rep. Jay Fant opting not to pursue re-election in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, the three Republicans hoping to replace him are just beginning to gear up their campaigns. And voters will have their first exposures to the trio’s talking points at a Monday night candidate forum, Lawyer/lobbyist Wyman Duggan, yacht broker Mark Zeigler, and Joseph Hogan (son […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 21, 2018

The race to succeed Rep. Jay Fant, a departing Jacksonville Republican who hopes to be commissioner of the Office of Financial Regulation, continues apace. The sole Democrat in the contest continues to receive meaningful endorsements, while the trio of Republicans vying for the party’s nomination in August is just beginning to dialogue with voters. On the […]

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