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A.G. GancarskiDecember 3, 2015

The question around Jacksonville’s City Hall, from those who have worked with him for the preceding eight years, has been one of when does Don Redman get out of the HD 12 race against fellow former GOP Councilmen Richard Clark and Clay Yarborough. Redman’s still going, of course. October saw him raise $60, which may buy another tire for […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2015

The 2015 elections led to a lot of changes in Jacksonville’s city government. Alvin Brown and his appointees were, except for certain high-performers, out. Lenny Curry, and his appointees, in. Among those imports to the mayor’s suite: a number of City Council members from the previous class (Policy Director Robin Lumb; Blight Director Denise Lee; […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2015

House District 12 candidates Richard Clark and Don Redman have some things in common. Both are Republican. Both have been on Jacksonville’s City Council. And neither raised any money in October, even as speculation continues about the imminent entry into that race by Clay Yarborough. Clark has raised just $2,000 since April, and all of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2015

The talk from informed parties isn’t going away: former Jacksonville City Council President Clay Yarborough is leaning strongly toward taking a run at the House Distgrict 12 seat, to succeed Lake Ray. That would set up a three-way dance among three former two-term Republican district council people. Now in the race are Richard Clark and […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

In the circles of those who care the most, there’s a lot of talk about Jacksonville’s HD 12 race to replace termed-out Lake Ray. Richard Clark, with just over $50,000 in fundraising (with no October numbers filed yet), assured FloridaPolitics.com that he’s still in the race, despite getting a six-figure job with JTA recently. Others are […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2015

In 2000, the Better Jacksonville Plan, an ambitious initiative passed via referendum to institute a sales tax increase for various infrastructure improvements, passed by a comfortable margin. Though it now seems like a historical footnote, one might be surprised to know that even though all money has been encumbered for the BJP, there are still […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2015

The first Northeast Florida State House hopeful to file a fundraising report for September, HD 12 Republican Don Redman, had an easy time of it. Redman, a Jacksonville Republican who served two terms on City Council from 2007 to 2015, has raised just over $8,000 since launching his campaign in January, 2015. However, he had nothing to report […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2015

Speculation is swirling among the plugged-in types in Jacksonville’s City Hall. Former Jacksonville City Councilman Richard Clark, they say, might be dropping out of the District 12 race against fellow former councilman Don Redman. They might look at his August fundraising, which is at zero again for a fourth straight month, and say that Clark isn’t running. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2015

Mike Hightower, who resigned from the Jacksonville Electric Authority Board in December 2014, is back with them in a new capacity. Hightower is JEA’s new top lobbyist. As the Times-Union reported on Thursday, the job pays $199K. Competition for this position was fierce. Word is that former Councilman Richard Clark was interested. With Hightower, JEA gets […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman, in the House District 12 race to replace term-limited Lake Ray, has been slow to start his fundraising operation. July was similarly torpid, yet has been his biggest month thus far. Redman raised slightly more than $3,000 in July, pushing his aggregate total just a little more than $7,000. Two $1,000 […]

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Don Redman’s HD 12 fundraising express keeps chugging along

Confirmed: Clay Yarborough enters HD 12 fray

HD 12 hopeful Richard Clark raised no money in October

Clay Yarborough poised to enter HD 12 fray

End of an era? HD 12 Don Redman raises $0 for second straight month

Better Jacksonville Plan still alive at 15

HD 12 Don Redman fundraising flatlines in September

For 4th month, HD 12 GOP hopeful Richard Clark raises no money

Mike Hightower: JEA’s new top lobbyist

HD 12 candidate Don Redman has biggest fundraising month yet