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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

State Sen. Aaron Bean, whose district encompasses Nassau and part of Duval County, crossed the $200,000 cash on hand threshold as of his latest finance report. Bean brought in $2,525 to his campaign account and $6,666 to that of his Florida Conservative Alliance political committee between Aug. 24 – 31. He has just over $100,000 in his campaign […]

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. GancarskiJuly 2, 2018

In Northeast Florida’s Senate District 4, incumbent Aaron Bean continued to hold a commanding lead over three opponents as of June 22, the most recent reportage date for state candidates. The first three weeks of June, however, saw slow fundraising for Bean, who raised nothing for his political committee (Florida Conservative Alliance) and $4,500 in […]

Drew WilsonJune 21, 2018

Republican Sen. Aaron Bean, who faces challengers on all sides in his 2018 re-election bid, got a boost Thursday by way of an endorsement from the Florida Retail Federation. The retail trade group highlighted the Fernandina Beach lawmaker’s help voting down a bill to increase the “felony threshold limit” — the value of goods an […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2018

Aaron Bean will face a general election challenge in Senate District 4, a Duval/Nassau district that leans heavily Republican. Monday saw Joanna Liberty Tavares file for the seat as a Libertarian. Tavares, per SunBiz, is an officer for Sweet Freedom LLC. The business address, at River City Marketplace, corresponds with Smallcakes Cupcakery, a well-regarded pastry shop that has […]

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