A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2019
2min382
The Jaguars' $20,000 contribution made up the bulk of a $31,000 week for Hazouri's Let's Stay Together political committee.
Tag: Shad Khan
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2019A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2019
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A former Republican Party of Florida chair is facing a serious challenge in his mayoral re-election bid, in a local story with statewide reach. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s donors continued to come through in the two weeks after the qualifying deadline. Figures released Wednesday afternoon show that Curry raised a million dollars in two weeks, with […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2019
3min681
In the latest sign that Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will have the resources he needs to message his re-election, a fundraiser helmed by Jaguars’ owner Shad Khan was announced this week. The Feb. 6 funder will be for Curry’s campaign, meaning contributions will be capped at $1,000 per person. Khan will host the event at TIAA Bank Field, […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 20, 2018
6min314
Legislation that would introduce a number of transparency reforms to Jacksonville’s city government went down in the Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee Tuesday, despite bill sponsor Anna Brosche requesting a deferral. Rules, the sole committee of reference, is chaired by Councilman Tommy Hazouri, who asserted that the deferral request was too close to the meeting to be […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2018
3min413
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, the best fundraiser in Northeast Florida history, delivered a statement month in September, with the second best haul of his re-election bid. The first-term Republican raised $789,500 for his political committee (Jacksonville on the Rise), and another $26,600 for his campaign account. Curry, a former chair of the state GOP, is now […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018
4min314
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s state-level political committee (Build Something that Lasts) has benefited greatly from the generosity of the Jacksonville Jaguars and owner Shad Khan in recent years. The committee has raised $1.79 million in total. Of that sum, Khan has ponied up $175,000 and the Jaguars have ponied up another $35,000. (That isn’t all they’ve donated: […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2018
2min258
State Rep. Jason Fischer, a first-term Republican from Jacksonville, faces a general election challenge — and judging from the first week of post-primary fundraising, he takes it seriously. Between his campaign account and that of his political committee, Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville, Fischer brought in $11,000 in the week leading up to Aug. 31, giving him roughly […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018
4min802
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan‘s vision for the Jacksonville Shipyards redevelopment was unveiled Thursday morning, via a news release from the team. A 490,000-square-foot riverfront convention center (a long-standing local wish list item) and a 350-room hotel will be included on the site, according to the release. In April 2017, Khan’s Iguana Investments was approved to […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2018
3min186
Last fall, the Jacksonville Jaguars (a footnote in the NFL for years before) became globally famous for reasons that had little to do with the game on the field. While in London for a game, roughly 20 Jags knelt during the anthem, and owner Shad Khan locked arms with players in a show of unity. Khan, who […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 12, 2018
3min457
A common thread in uncompetitive Jacksonville City Council races: June checks from the owner of a certain local NFL franchise. In District 2, challenger Jack Daniels has $115 on hand. The perpetual challenger is not exactly keeping pace with incumbent Republican Al Ferraro. Ferraro, a Mayor Lenny Curry ally, brought in $5,825 in June alone, with donations from Shad Khan […]