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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2016

Among the most prized industry endorsements of candidates in Northeast Florida: those from NEFAR, aka the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors. FloridaPolitics.com has received a list of the endorsements made thus far. In the state Senate races, there are no real surprises. Incumbents Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, Audrey Gibson, and Travis Hutson got the nod in Senate Districts 4, 5, 6 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

A big endorsement for House District 16 Republican candidate Jason Fischer, a member of the Duval County School Board, came through Monday, from Rep. Travis Cummings. “I am proud to support Jason Fischer because we need more principled conservatives in Tallahassee,” Cummings said in a statement from the Fischer campaign. “Jason will stand up for our […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 25, 2016

As part of a raft of bills signed Friday, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law the Discretionary Sales Surtax bill that passed the House and Senate by wide margins during the Legislative Session. The bill facilitates a referendum in August or November to extend the half-cent sales tax, currently earmarked for Better Jacksonville Plan project […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2016

A Monday email from state Reps. Richard Corcoran and Jose Oliva on behalf of the House Majority 2016 campaign outlined the five guiding principles of the 2016 State House campaign in light of the “volatility of this campaign season.” One such principle: staying out of the primary scrum. “We will not interfere in primary races in open House […]

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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

Northeast Florida Association of Realtors announces endorsements

Travis Cummings endorses Jason Fischer for HD 16 GOP race

Governor signs Jax Pension Tax bill; Now Lenny Curry has to sell it

House Majority outlines November strategy