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A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2018

Yacht broker Mark Zeigler entered what the GOP primary in House District 15 last month. Incumbent Jay Fant is currently running for Attorney General. Zeigler will face Joseph Hogan and Wyman Duggan. Florida Politics talked to Zeigler late last week about why he’s running, what differentiates him from the field and related issues. Zeigler, alone among the field, is known […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2018

The race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jay Fant, an Attorney General hopeful, in Jacksonville’s House District 15 got more crowded on the Republican side Wednesday. Joseph Hogan, the son of Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan, entered the GOP scrum. Hogan will face attorney Wyman Duggan and yacht broker Mark Zeigler in the primary. Hogan made an audacious play during the Mayor’s […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2018

The long-awaited competitive Republican primary in Jacksonville’s House District 15 is now a reality, with yacht broker Mark Zeigler entering the race Thursday. Incumbent Jay Fant is currently running for Attorney General. Zeigler’s rationale for running: “We need more people who understand the impact that the rules made in Tallahassee have on our small businesses. Every time a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

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The race to replace Rep. Jay Fant in House District 15 continues to be close in terms of cash on hand. Tracye Polson issued a news release Monday detailing her resources. “We will report today another $27,746 in January for my campaign. This is all in my campaign account and includes a $25,000 loan from me […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 12, 2018

Here we are now. Entertain us. EverBank Field was lit Sunday, as the Jacksonville Jaguars laid a smackdown on the Buffalo Bills, in a 10-3 defensive struggle that was best watched live and in the stands. Jacksonville hadn’t hosted a playoff game this century; the crowd was hyped. And mostly Jaguar fans. The media derided […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

Republican Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville lawyer seeking to replace departing Jay Fant in House District 15, hit six figures in fundraising last month, reporting $10,124 of new December money, which pushed him up to $103,674 raised (and over $92,000 on hand). Duggan’s likely Democrat opponent, highly touted Tracye Polson, is still running competitively in the cash chase. Polson […]

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 […]

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