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Drew WilsonDecember 5, 2018

A newly minted state Senator and a quartet of fresh state Representatives opened campaign accounts for the 2020 election cycle this week. Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters, who took over for U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Steube in Senate District 23, filed his paperwork Tuesday. Gruters was a member of the House for a term before U.S. Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2018

Jacksonville will send a new Republican to Tallahassee next session. In the expensive and brutal race in House District 15, Republican Wyman Duggan defeated Democrat Tracye Polson 51 percent to 49 percent. Polson spent heavily in an attempt to flip the seat previously held by Jay Fant, but ultimately fell short. Duggan, a connected land-use lawyer backed by a wide […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2018

The million dollar-plus race to replace Jay Fant in House District 15 has concluded. And the Democrats — despite a herculean effort — could not flip it. On Tuesday, Republican Wyman Duggan defeated Democrat Tracye Polson by 51 percent to 49 percent. Democrats had not previously fielded a candidate for this seat for nearly a decade. However, this cycle […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2018

The axiom in Duval County (Jacksonville): Republicans vote before they go to work, and Democrats vote right as the polls close. If that’s the case, the Republican machine locally faces an existential turnout challenge. As of 2:20 p.m., Democrats hold a nearly 5,500 vote lead, with turnout at 52 percent. Democrats have 43.1 percent of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2018

The increasingly expensive race in Westside Jacksonville’s swingy House District 15 is all but over, but Republican Wyman Duggan has a final message for voters. That message, per his latest mailpiece: That “liberal” Tracye Polson has donated to “liberal politicians” like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Nelson. And, what’s more, that she “hosted campaign fundraisers IN HER OWN […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2018

The race to succeed Jay Fant in the House remains hotly contested between Republican Wyman Duggan and Democrat Tracye Polson. Every day, there seems to be a new drop. Here’s Friday’s: As both campaigns attempt to close in the plurality Democrat Westside Jacksonville district, new mail has been sent out by Duggan’s political committee in its recurrent quest […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2018

The most competitive race in Northeast Florida — the battle in plurality-Democrat House District 15 — continues to be an air war. Democrat Tracye Polson dropped her final bomb Wednesday. “When your opponent is a professional lobbyist, special interests can’t wait to falsely attack you,” Polson says in the broadcast spot. Polson, who’s felt compelled to respond to ads […]

Drew WilsonOctober 25, 2018

The Florida Retail Federation PAC, the political arm of the state’s retail trade organization, endorsed more than two dozen candidates seeking to earn their first terms in the state House next month. The bulk of the 26 candidates getting FRF’s seal of approval are seeking open seats in the state House, but a handful of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2018

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As early in-person voting begins in Duval County, money is rapidly being spent in the expensive race for an open seat in House District 15. Republican Wyman Duggan, per receipts that extend through Oct. 12, holds a cash on hand lead over Democrat Tracye Polson. Polson has aggressively fundraised and self-financed, and has led the money race […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2018

It’s the most competitive 2018 race in Northeast Florida — the battle to replace outgoing Republican state Rep. Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s plurality-Democrat House District 15. The air war continued this week: Republican Wyman Duggan dropped a contrast ad on Democrat Tracye Polson, comparing her alleged radicalism with his “common-sense” approach to politics. The 30-second ad from Duggan, a […]

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More freshman lawmakers file for re-election

Long-range vision: Wyman Duggan sees House seat as more than a stepping stone

Wyman Duggan takes Jay Fant’s spot in House

Will ‘blue wave’ drive gains for Duval Democrats?

Direct mail round-up: ‘Liberal’ Tracye Polson has ‘liberal’ friends and ‘liberal’ donors

Hot seat: Race to succeed Jay Fant exceeds $1 million in fundraising

In final ad, Tracye Polson confronts Jacksonville political machine

Florida Retailers recommend bundle of new state representatives

As HD 15 race gets pricey, Wyman Duggan holds cash lead

Contrast drives HD 15 race between Wyman Duggan, Tracye Polson