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A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

The money race through July 22 in Northeast Florida State House races is starting to reveal clear resource gaps in some races and tighter contests in others. As candidates are starting to deploy their resources in earnest, an increasingly important metric is cash on hand. **** House District 11: Sheri Treadwell still leads Donnie Horner […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

On Monday evening, as the eyes of most Jacksonville Democrats were glued to their TV screens to see Philadelphia’s drama, a more local event, with more relevance in terms of local representation, was off television and in a local church. Candidates in Jacksonville’s House District 13, where incumbent Reggie Fullwood has drawn three primary challengers and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2016

House District 13 Democrats can look forward to a forum next Monday evening. Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church is scheduled to host the candidate event at 6:30 p.m. July 25. One candidate, Fleming Island’s J.R. Gaillot, has confirmed, saying the forum is “wonderful news.” House District 13, located in Jacksonville and typically regarded as a safe Democratic seat, is […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2016

With fundraising totals in for state House races through July 8, a little more clarity has been provided for the competitive contests in Northeast Florida. Having good weeks: Sheri Treadwell in House District 11, Clay Yarborough in HD 12, Tracie Davis in HD 13, Kim Daniels in HD 14, and Dick Kravitz in HD 16 Under […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2016

On Wednesday, Jacksonville Democrat Reggie Fullwood qualified to run for re-election in House District 13, ending weeks of uncertainty regarding whether he would run. Fullwood received 14 federal indictments on April 15, setting into motion a wave of speculation as to whether or not he would run for re-election. Ten of those indictments were for wire fraud, related to using […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

More evidence of the political vulnerability of Jacksonville Democrat Reggie Fullwood emerged Wednesday, when Lee Brown filed to oppose him in the House District 13 primary. Brown, a veteran who earned a Purple Heart, is a retired human resources director. He joins the incumbent and challengers Tracie Davis and J.R. Gaillot in the HD 13 battle royale. Brown laid out […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2016

A big unanswered question regarding Jacksonville races for the state House: When does embattled House District 13 Democrat Reggie Fullwood get legitimate competition? The time is now. Former Deputy Duval County Supervisor of Elections Tracie Davis, defeated by Republican Mike Hogan in her 2015 bid for the top job, announced her candidacy in HD 13 on Sunday. “After […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

On Tuesday morning, the 199 polling places in Duval County have given a new meaning to the term “stacking paper.” With electronic poll books down down, all of them are using paper precinct registers. First Coast News reports that the “elections office says it’s working to fix the issues but has no estimated time for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2016

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Home field advantage for HD 16 Republican Dick Kravitz? FloridaPolitics.com saw him greeting voters in the lobby at the main office of the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Tuesday. A tipster told us, “Mike Hogan, the Supervisor of Elections, has allowed an active candidate – Dick Kravitz – to work at the door greeting voters as […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2015

The binary Duval County SOE race between Republican Mike Hogan and Democrat Tracie Davis went Hogan’s way by about a 9-point margin. Despite Hogan besting Davis, who ran her first campaign after 13 years working in the Supervisor of Elections office, including four as deputy supervisor under Republican Jerry Holland, it’s hard to say there were any losers in […]

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A look at Northeast Florida State House campaign finance

Jax HD 13 Dems talk crime, pension tax, marijuana, LGBT rights, and biased media

House District 13 forum slated for next Monday

Sheri Treadwell, Clay Yarborough, Kim Daniels show life in NE Florida State House races

HD 13 Democrat Reggie Fullwood qualifies for re-election run

Reggie Fullwood draws a third Democratic challenger, Lee Brown, in HD 13

Democrat Tracie Davis files to run in House District 13

Technical issues plague Duval County electronic poll books

[Updated] HD 16 candidate Dick Kravitz working at Duval SOE as greeter

In Duval Supervisor of Elections race, there were no losers