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Staff ReportsJuly 13, 2018

The race to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District is going to be an expensive one, with multiple candidates touting eyepopping receipts. Mike Waltz, one of three Republican hopefuls, announced Friday that he has raised more than $1 million through Q2 2018. Waltz has raised $1,011,987 this year. “Notable quarter 2 donors […]

Drew WilsonJune 18, 2018

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a lengthy endorsement Monday for former state Rep. Fred Costello’s bid to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. “It is my pleasure to endorse Representative Fred Costello in the Republican primary for U.S. Congress. Representative Costello served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and […]

Staff ReportsJune 14, 2018

Republican Mike Waltz, embroiled in a competitive primary to succeed Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, dropped a biographical ad Thursday spotlighting his “conservative values.” “Growing up in Florida and serving 20 years as an Army Green Beret,” Waltz asserted, “I learned respect for our conservative values and fought to uphold the Constitution.” In the 30-second spot, […]

Drew WilsonJune 1, 2018

Republican John Ward is continuing to stake out the Trump lane in his bid to succeed exiting U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. In support of that effort, his campaign announced Friday that it’s freshening up its previously announced six-figure ad buy with a new 30-second spot slated to start running on […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry are honorary hosts for a fundraiser Wednesday for Republican Mike Waltz’s run in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The host committee for the reception, to be held at the home of JEA Board member Husein Cumber and City Council hopeful LeAnna Cumber, features a number of interesting names. Among the luminaries: Jeb Bush, Jr; […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2018

John Ward, a Republican running to succeed Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, is just beginning to get his campaign into top gear. Ward released his first television ad this week, a 30-second spot in which he branded himself as a “constitutional conservative.” And before that, the Massachusetts transplant showed a clear willingness to put resources […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2018

St. Johns County Commissioner Jimmy Johns scored a significant endorsement Wednesday, from St. Johns Sheriff David Shoar, in the crowded GOP primary in Florida’s Sixth Congressional District. Shoar cited Johns’ “track record of supporting our public safety officers. He has done so on the St. Johns County Commission and will do so in Washington.” Shoar pivoted from […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 28, 2018

Mike Waltz, one of a group of Republicans vying to replace outgoing Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, rolled out two endorsements from law enforcement veterans Wednesday. “As a fellow veteran, I know Michael Waltz shares my commitment to conservative values and will do what it takes to keep us safe,” said Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 6, 2018

The hits keep on coming in the brass-knuckled GOP primary race in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The latest salvo was Monday afternoon when Florida Politics obtained records of candidate John Ward giving to a Democratic candidate in the 2015 Jacksonville mayor’s race. Ward, a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, was one of a number of Jacksonville Republican donors […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 2, 2018

Former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg represents one of the brightest hopes in Florida to flip a Republican seat Democratic. For the second straight quarter, her campaign in Florida’s 6th Congressional District shows real momentum with donors, as she prepares to face the eventual Republican nominee. Per a Tuesday night news release from Soderberg’s campaign, the candidate raised $207,949 […]

Tag: Mike Waltz

Big money in CD 6: Mike Waltz joins Nancy Soderberg over $1M raised

Pam Bondi endorses Fred Costello for CD 6

Mike Waltz ad spotlights ‘conservative values’

John Ward ‘unleashes’ new ad for CD 6 campaign

Lenny Curry, John Rutherford hosting fundraiser for Mike Waltz

John Ward stakes out the Trump lane in CD 6 primary

St. Johns County Sheriff backs Jimmy Johns for Congress

Congressional candidate Mike Waltz rolls out Jacksonville, Daytona Beach lawman endorsements

GOP operatives squabble over CD 6 candidate John Ward donating to Democrat Alvin Brown

Nancy Soderberg, John Ward dominate fundraising in race to replace Ron DeSantis