Archive | June, 2008
Susie Wiles to leave her post
Susie Wiles, chief spokewoman for Mayor John Peyton, has annaounced that she is leaving her position to travel and spend more time with her family. Her husband and daughters are, presently, very heavily involved in the John McCain campaign. Wiles, the daughter oflegendary NFL/golf announcer Pat Summerall, has been with the Peyton administration for nearly [...]
Continue reading...GOP State Committee races competitive
24. June 2008
A surprisingly competitive race for Republican State Committeeman has developed with 13 candidates slated to appear on the ballot… Jon L. ANDERSON Fred ENGNESS Rick HARTLEY Michael A. HARRISON Deno A. HICKS Justin LOVETT Philip S. MAY, III Richard PAIT Neil B. POWELL Dave SHIELDS Aaron “Butch” SORRELL Victor L. WILHELM JR. Robert W. “Toby” WILLIAMS Hicks is the incumbent and Rick Hartley would seem to be the most [...]
Continue reading...Young fails to qualify in District 17
21. June 2008
Democratic state house candidate Regina Young apparently thought she had successfully qualified for a spot on the ballot last week. But that wasn’t the case. According to posters on the Jax Out Loud forum, Young had filed her paperwork and was told she had successfully completed the qualification process. But in reality she lacked [...]
Continue reading...Candidates set for local elections
21. June 2008
The following candidates have qualified by the deadline on Friday and will appear on the ballot in their respective races… Clerk of Courts: Jim Fuller (R), John Winkler (D) School Board 1: Stan Jordan, Jim Moser, Ken Manuel, Cathie Pittman Shimp. School Board 3: Chris Monti, Jack Daniels, W.C. Gentry School Board 5: Betty Burney, Vivian Wright School Board [...]
Continue reading...Constitution candidate challenges Hill
20. June 2008
No Republican stepped forward to run against Democratic State Senator Tony Hill this week. But a member of the conservative Constitution Party did file and pay the fee needed to appear on the ballot. His name is Louis Tart and he was previously planning to run against Congressman John Mica this year. But for [...]
Continue reading...Milner bows out of District 12 race
17. June 2008
Bob Milner, the Sheriff of Bradford County, has abandoned his campaign for State House of Representatives. Milner was running in the Republican primary against Janet Adkins and Bobby Hart. Adkins and Milner had each raised over $100,000 for their bids, while Hart just recently filed to run. With Milner’s depature from the [...]
Continue reading...Crescimbeni jumps into special election
16. June 2008
Qualifying for legislative and local races started today and runs until Friday. Candidates will need to pay their fees if they haven’t already filed enough petitions to secure a spot on the ballot. The first bit of interesting news I’ve seen so far is that former City Councilman John Crescimbeni has filed to run [...]
Continue reading...Ron Baker resigns from Port post
14. June 2008
JAXPORT Executive Director accepted the resignation of CFO Ron Baker on Friday, following weeks of media attention and an FBI investigation into questionable business dealings at the port. The focus of the investigation seems to be JAXPORT Board Member Tony Nelson, who is currently on a leave of absence. The negative press and [...]
Continue reading...Obama volunteers swarm into Florida
14. June 2008
The Barack Obama campaign is swarming into Florida this weekend for massive grassroots training sessions that are to take place in Tamarac and Gainesville. The Sun-Sentinel reports… It’s part of a massive mobilization of volunteers for Obama’s campaign throughout the nation. The 3,600 volunteers — the campaign calls them “fellows” — include 400 in the [...]
Continue reading...Tim Russert dead at age 58
13. June 2008
Tim Russert, host of “Meet the Press” and popular NBC News journalist, died suddenly today of a heart attack. He was 58 years old. Russert was considered one of the best informed interviewers on television and hosted numerous Presidential debates during his career. While covering the 2000 election results, Russert famously noted that it [...]
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27. June 2008
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