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A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2016

Committee assignments are out for the Florida House. And in terms of leadership positions, the Duval Delegation is left out in the cold. The Duval County Legislative Delegation may have its time atop committees yet, but 2017 won’t be that time. With all but one member of the House delegation being a rookie, it follows […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Northeast Florida finally has clarity on what its legislative delegation for the next two years will look like, as a panoply of new faces, along with one holdover, won emphatic mandates for election. Many of the races — such as the ones won by Cord Byrd in House District 11, Clay Yarborough in HD 12, Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2016

As the final campaign finance reports of the 2016 cycle come in, three Northeast Florida Republican candidates for the state House finished strong. Despite not having any major party opposition on the ballot, House District 11’s Cord Byrd, HD 16’s Jason Fischer, and HD 18 incumbent Rep. Travis Cummings each raised over $10,000 between Oct. 22 and Nov. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2016

Despite running against Libertarian Ken Willey, who has raised just $2,331 during the whole campaign, Rep. Travis Cummings is taking no chances in his re-election bid. The Orange Park Republican, representing House District 18, raised $20,175 of his total $252,575 bankroll between Oct. 15 and Oct. 21. Meanwhile, he has just under $100,000 of that on hand. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

With Northeast Florida focused on the approach of Hurricane Matthew last week, fundraising for state-level races and political committees slowed throughout the Jacksonville region. **** In House District 11, which includes the hard-hit areas of Jacksonville Beach and Nassau County, Republican Cord Byrd raised $2,000 from two PACs: the Florida Conservative Alliance and the Beer Distributors Committee. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

House District 18 Rep. Travis Cummings has the safest of safe re-election bids: a Republican running in a deep red Northeast Florida district. Yet, since he has a general election opponent in Libertarian Ken Willey, Cummings continues to bank money he likely won’t need this cycle. In the last two weeks of September, Cummings brought in $5,500 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2016

As Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continues to make the case to extend the half-cent Better Jacksonville Plan tax from 2030 to 2060 to pay off the current $2.7 billion unfunded actuarial liability on the city’s pension costs, the marketing effort takes many forms. One is the most obvious: the media campaign that will be funded […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2016

State Rep. Travis Cummings, who represents northern Clay County, and Jay Fant, who represents much of Jacksonville’s Westside, have some things in common. Both are Republican incumbents. Neither faces a primary challenge. Both raised little money in May. And both got $500 checks from the “Duke Energy Corporation Florida” PAC. **** Cummings raised just $1,800, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida has a big-ticket fundraiser planned in Jacksonville May 25, and the special guests are Mayor Lenny Curry and RPOF chairman. Blaise Ingoglia. The event, held at the River Club, features a packed host committee. State Sens. Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, and Travis Hutson comprise part of the committee, as do State Reps. Janet Adkins, Travis Cummings, Jay Fant, Lake Ray, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2016

Clay County’s legislative delegation contains just three people: Sen. Rob Bradley and Reps. Travis Cummings and Charles Van Zant. At a Clay County Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Orange Park Tuesday, the three men celebrated successes across the board, both in terms of their performance during the Session and the county’s emergence as a force in its own right. During […]

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Duval Delegation left out of committee leadership in Florida House

New faces abound in Duval Legislative Delegation

Northeast Florida GOP State House candidates finish with fundraising flurries

$20K fundraising week for Travis Cummings in re-election bid

Fundraising slowed in NE Florida as Hurricane Matthew approached

Travis Cummings keeps raising money in HD 18 campaign

‘People are ready for the straight truth’ on pension costs, says Lenny Curry

Slow fundraising for Travis Cummings, Jay Fant in May

Lenny Curry, Blaise Ingoglia to be special guests at May 25 RPOF fundraiser in Jax

Clay County legislators discuss Session, Jax pension tax bill