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Michael MolineFebruary 28, 2017

The Florida Elections Commission found Tuesday that former state Rep. Reggie Fullwood had committed 17 violations of Florida’s campaign financial disclosure rules and fined him $1,000 on each count — a total of $17,000. The case involved failure to disclose more than $17,000 in contributions to Fullwood’s 2014 campaign, and to disclose contributions worth more […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2017

The narrative last April when 14 federal counts of wire fraud and income tax evasion hit former Rep. Reggie Fullwood was overheated to the point of frothing. Of course, he faced 204 years in prison then — if he had been found guilty of all charges related to using $60,000 of campaign funds for personal expenses. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2017

On April 15, 2016, Jacksonville state Rep. Reggie Fullwood was arrested and charged with 10 counts of wire fraud and four counts of failure to file federal tax returns on the money in question. Fullwood, who had diverted $60,000 of campaign funds into personal expenses, managed to work down the eventual plea deal to one count […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2017

Now that 2017 is all but upon us — after a tumultuous 2016 electorally — what’s next for Northeast Florida politics? One assurance: unlike in 2016, with a massive electoral turnover in the region’s Washington and Tallahassee delegations, as well as in both the state attorney and public defender offices, 2017 won’t see that. With […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2016

When 2016 kicked off, the world was different, and our political prognoses reflected those false assurances. We didn’t imagine President Donald Trump on a national level. We figured Hillary Clinton would end up taking on Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio in the general election. And we expected the rhetoric would sound like the previous two or three campaigns. Regarding #jaxpol, we had a pretty good […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2016

Former Jacksonville State Rep. Reggie Fullwood has already pleaded guilty to two of the felony counts he faced for campaign finance fraud. But despite the plea deal, there still is one last bit of drama left in the case. Judge Marcia Morales Howard recused herself due to a “matter brought to the court’s attention.” The case was […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2016

Two members of the Jacksonville City Council introduced a resolution last month urging a local bill this Legislative Session to further relax rules on drinking and dining in certain areas of the city. Councilmen Jim Love and Reggie Gaffney filed 2016-783, which would urge the Florida Legislature to amend relevant Florida statute, adding “special zones” in certain areas […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 21, 2016

Last March, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and members of the Duval delegation convened at Jacksonville’s City Hall, to discuss “what winning looks like.” The city got 90 percent of its appropriations goals. Jacksonville got money for public safety, such as the COPS program, and infrastructure needs, asking for $2 million and getting $1.8 million. And […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

Sen. Audrey Gibson has been looking at running for chair of the Duval County Democratic Party for months now, and this week she made her move. In an email sent out just after midnight to officers and members of the Duval Democratic Executive Committee Thursday, Gibson announced her candidacy, “a decision made after several months of thought, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Northeast Florida finally has clarity on what its legislative delegation for the next two years will look like, as a panoply of new faces, along with one holdover, won emphatic mandates for election. Many of the races — such as the ones won by Cord Byrd in House District 11, Clay Yarborough in HD 12, Rep. […]

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Former lawmakers Reggie Fullwood, Dwight Bullard fined for campaign violations

Reggie Fullwood gets time served, house arrest for wire fraud charges

Reggie Fullwood faces light sentence, wants to avoid prison altogether

A.G. Gancarski’s 10 predictions for Jacksonville politics in 2017

A.G. Gancarski surveys the wreckage of his 2016 predictions

New judge in Reggie Fullwood case as trial enters sentencing phase

Jacksonville City Council to consider local bill to make drinking and dining easier

New Duval delegation members face a learning curve

Audrey Gibson announces run for Duval Democratic party chair

New faces abound in Duval Legislative Delegation