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Melissa RossApril 20, 2016

Jacksonville Republicans of influence are beginning to push back against what they call “the rush to anoint John Rutherford as Ander Crenshaw‘s successor.” A well-placed mover in moderate North Florida Republican circles tells Florida Politics that the group, consisting of both business and political leaders, is on the hunt for someone else to throw their […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2016

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Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney will not run to replace Rep. Ander Crenshaw. This means a significant barrier to the potential candidacy of former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford in CD 4 is out of the way. Delaney arrived at the decision after talking to his wife Wednesday night, a conversation that happened after he flew back to Jacksonville from California. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2016

When FloridaPolitics.com talked to former Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford Wednesday, he said he’d been “running with his hair on fire all day.” That was metaphorical. What wasn’t metaphorical: his interest in running to succeed Ander Crenshaw in Congress. Rutherford told us he’s taking a long, hard look at the race, having been strongly encouraged by supporters […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 27, 2016

Barring the unexpected, Lori Boyer will be Jacksonville City Council President. Wednesday meetings with Council members (Anna Brosche, Matt Schellenberg, and Tommy Hazouri) were intended to let her make her case, while finding out what her colleagues’ vision for Boyer’s presidential year might be. “We can change the face of this city,” Boyer said in the meeting with Brosche. […]

Melissa RossApril 9, 2015

Standing in the shadow of the city’s Tillie Fowler Memorial, a bipartisan group of female supporters endorsed incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown for re-election, saying Brown kept his promises and has empowered women and men alike to succeed. The group included former WNBA President and Generation W founder Donna Orender and Brown’s former Chief Administrative Officer Karen […]

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John Rutherford for CD4? Not so fast, say some Jax Republicans

John Delaney decides against congressional run in CD 4

John Rutherford strongly considering congressional run

Lori Boyer: “we can change the face of this city”

Leading women endorse Alvin Brown at Tillie Fowler memorial