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A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2017

October brought big scores to some Northeast Florida campaigns and committees. Here’s the seat-by-seat rundown. State Senate Senate District 4’s Republican incumbent Aaron Bean brought home the bucks. October saw $36,000 come into Bean’s coffers: $24,000 to his campaign account, and another $12,000 to his committee, “Florida Conservative Alliance.” All told, Bean has roughly $78,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

The race to replace Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15 comes down, as of now, to Democrat Tracye Polson and Republican Wyman Duggan. Both have no primary opposition yet. And both are amassing strong nest eggs for the path forward. Polson presents a legitimate Democratic candidate in a seat that didn’t see a Democrat run in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2017

Years after a former Republican Jacksonville Mayor sold locals on the “Better Jacksonville Plan,” a Jacksonville Democrat has a “Better Jacksonville” vision of her own. Tracye Polson, a Democrat running to replace departing Republican Rep. Jay Fant in House District 15, now has the statewide Better Jacksonville committee on her behalf. The committee has been seeded with […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2017

Jacksonville Republican Wyman Duggan rolled out a swath of endorsements on Wednesday in his bid for the GOP nomination in House District 15. Councilmen Danny Becton, Matt Schellenberg, Greg Anderson, Aaron Bowman, Scott Wilson, Doyle Carter, and Sam Newby are newly on board. Also lining up behind Duggan: former Councilmen Jim Overton and Kevin Hyde. “I am humbled by so many community leaders stepping forward […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

September’s Hurricane Irma soaked Northeast Florida — and put a damper on state House race fundraising as well. Though the usual caveats apply here (mostly incumbents in safely-drawn seats), there wasn’t a lot of action in September fundraising. The exception: a big-money race in House District 15, where Republican Wyman Duggan brought in $10,650, and Democrat Tracye […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2017

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Jacksonville attorney Wyman Duggan started off his run for the GOP nomination in Florida House District 15 with strong August fundraising. Duggan, in what has to be read as a warning shot across the bow of potential competition, brought in $53,450 off 70 contributions in August — historically a slow month for fundraising. The donations — […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 1, 2017

The race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15 has its first Democratic entrant as of Friday. That candidate: Dr. Tracye Polson. Polson, a clinical social worker and psychotherapist by trade, has mulled a run since the spring. Her goal in running is to “give people in this district a real choice.” “I […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

Another day brings another endorsement to Jacksonville lawyer Wyman Duggan in the House District 15 race. Tuesday’s rollout: the endorsement of Duval County Clerk of Courts Ronnie Fussell. Fussell is “proud to endorse Wyman Duggan as our next State Representative in District 15 because he is the conservative we can trust to represent our values in Tallahassee.” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

The rollout of Jacksonville lawyer Wyman Duggan‘s campaign to replace Rep. Jay Fant in state House District 15 was bolstered Monday with an endorsement from Duval Tax Collector Michael Corrigan. Corrigan, a former Jacksonville City Councilman from 2003 to 2011, represented a district that overlaps much of the House district Duggan is seeking. He joins his successor, Councilman Jim […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

In Jacksonville’s House District 15, lawyer Wyman Duggan is making all the right moves in his bid to replace Rep. Jay Fant. The latest big reveal from the Jacksonville Republican: some of Jacksonville’s best and brightest — and most well-heeled — on his campaign finance committee. Co-chairing the committee: Jacksonville Republican legend John Falconetti (instrumental in getting Duggan to […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

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Tracye Polson establishes ‘Better Jacksonville’ committee

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Except for HD 15, slow September House fundraising in NE Florida

Wyman Duggan hauls in $53K to kick off HD 15 bid

Democrat Tracye Polson files to run in HD 15

Ronnie Fussell endorses Wyman Duggan in HD 15 GOP race

Michael Corrigan backs Wyman Duggan in House District 15

Big names abound on HD 15 hopeful Wyman Duggan’s finance committee