Andrew Gillum

Andrew Gillum Returns

By editor • Jul 21, 2020

Former Tallahassee Mayor and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, made a return to the public eye with an Instagram post Monday afternoon. Gillum faced controversy after he was found in March in a hotel room where another man nearly overdosed.

“I know it’s been a while since we’ve had the opportunity to connect. But as many of you know, I decided to take some time away to work on myself," Gillum said.

Andrew Gillum To Enter Rehab After Being Tied To Overdose Incident In Miami Hotel

By • Mar 16, 2020

Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum says he’s entering rehab days after Miami Beach police were called to a hotel room where a man overdosed on what appeared to be crystal meth and Gillum was present.

Judge Weighs Democrats' Challenge To Florida Ballot Positions

By • Jul 15, 2019
A ballot in a voting booth.
Heather Katsoulis / Flickr

In a state where razor-thin election margins have become the norm in major races, Democrats are seeking to make inroads by trying to do away with a decades-old Florida law that requires candidates who are of the same party as the governor to appear first on the ballot.

Gillum Questions Could Focus On Campaign Money

By Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida • Jun 3, 2019
News Service of Florida

As federal prosecutors poke around at issues involving Andrew Gillum, they could be looking into potential “misuse or misreporting” of campaign money tied to the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, according to Gillum’s attorney, Barry Richard.

Andrew Gillum Agrees To Pay $5,000 Fine In Ethics Case Settlement

By • Apr 24, 2019
Andrew Gillum's Facebook page

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum agreed Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine in a settlement reached with a state ethics-commission attorney, who agreed to drop four of five charges of ethics violations related to trips to Costa Rica and New York, a boat ride around the Statue of Liberty and a ticket to the Broadway hit, “Hamilton.”

Panel Finds Probable Cause On Gillum Ethics Allegations

By • Jan 25, 2019
News Service of Florida

State ethics officials have found probable cause that former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost the governor’s race last year and continues to draw national political attention, violated Florida ethics laws by accepting gifts from lobbyists.

12/17/18: Safety Lawsuit Against Duval Schools; Andrew Gillum’s Impact; Cole Pepper

By • Dec 17, 2018
LINDSEY KILBRIDE / WJCT NEWS

The lawsuit against Duval County Public Schools for hiring armed staffers to patrol school grounds has been refiled, after the initial one was rejected on technical grounds. Local parents are arguing that the school system has gone outside the law in placing armed assistants on school campus who are not sworn police officers.

Money Continues Pouring Into Andrew Gillum Political Committee Post-Election

By & News Service of Florida Staff • Dec 13, 2018
Gillum talking to a group of people.
Andrew Gillum, Democrat, for Governor

In the weeks after Democrat Andrew Gillum lost the Nov. 6 Florida gubernatorial election, money continued to flow into a political committee that played a major role in his campaign.

Gillum Campaign: 'Ready For Any Outcome,' Including Recount

By & Bill Bortzfield • Nov 8, 2018

Based on Thursday afternoon unofficial election returns, it's looking like the governor's race is headed toward a recount along with the high profile U.S. Senate and Agriculture Commissioner races.

Gillum Carries Duval County, Where Supporters Saw Hope For Overlooked People

By • Nov 6, 2018
Abukar Adan / WJCT News

Ron Desantis has narrowly defeated Andrew Gillum to become the next governor of Florida. 

One of the counties that Gillum carried was Duval, with more than 51 percent of votes cast.

Gillum Vows Areas Won't Be 'Forgotten' If He Wins

By News Service of Florida • Nov 6, 2018

Most of the houses, the ones still standing, are crowned with blue tarps, and the heavy-duty trucks are still clearing massive trees snapped like matchsticks on the back roads surrounding the Sunrise Worship Center in Jackson County.

Gillum Travels To State's Southernmost City Less Than A Week Before Election

By • Nov 1, 2018

In Florida's high profile, tightly contested governor's race, the focus is squarely on South Florida. On Thursday, one candidate went as far south as he could go.

Gillum Hosts Fort Myers Town Hall One Week Before Election Day

By • Oct 31, 2018

With exactly one week left until Election Day, the democratic candidate for Florida governor visited predominantly-purple Southwest Florida on Tuesday.

Gillum Leads DeSantis In New UNF Poll; Rick Scott And Bill Nelson Senate Race A Toss-Up

By WJCT News Staff • Oct 30, 2018
mail-in ballot evelope

Andrew Gillum continues to lead in the latest governor’s race poll from the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida.

The poll of likely voters, released Tuesday, shows 49 percent of respondents plan to vote for Gillum, the Democratic nominee, while 43 percent plan to vote for the Republican candidate, Ron DeSantis. Seven percent of voters said they are undecided.        

DeSantis, Gillum Divisions On Display At Final Gubernatorial Debate

By Lloyd Dunkelberger - News Service of Florida • Oct 25, 2018
Wilfredo Lee / Associated Press, Pool photo

The first question in Wednesday’s second and final debate between Florida gubernatorial candidates Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis focused on the divisive nature of the country’s political discourse.

New Quinnipiac Poll Shows Gillum With 6 Point Lead In Increasingly Tight Governor’s Race

By • Oct 23, 2018
Gubernatorial candidates Andrew Gillum (D) and Ron DeSantis (R)

A new Quinnipiac Poll shows Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum with a six point lead over his Republican counterpart, former U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis, in the increasingly tight race to become Florida’s next governor.

Biden Rallies Democrats For Gillum, Nelson In Tampa

By • Oct 23, 2018
Via News Service of Florida

Likening the November election to “reclaiming America’s soul, for real,” former Vice President Joe Biden held a crowd of supporters spellbound Monday as he shared a stage with Florida’s top two Democratic candidates as early voting started in many parts of the state.

Former President Obama Endorses Andrew Gillum And Bill Nelson

By • Oct 1, 2018

Former President Barack Obama has announced his support for Democrat Andrew Gillum's bid in the Florida gubernatorial race along with endorsing Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson's re-election campaign.

Longtime Jacksonville Political Strategist Susie Wiles Takes Over Desantis Campaign

By David Cawton - Jacksonville Daily Record • Sep 28, 2018
Jacksonville Daily Record

On her way Thursday morning to meet with the Ron DeSantis gubernatorial campaign in Orlando, Republican strategist Susie Wiles said she was ready to dive in a day after the former North Florida congressman asked her to join.

Florida Governor Campaigns Accuse Each Other of Anti-Semitism

By • Sep 27, 2018
STEVE CANNON AND LYNNE SLADKY / Associated Press

With six weeks left before the gubernatorial election, Florida’s major candidates and their parties have been accusing each other of anti-Semitism.

UNF Poll: Gillum Leads In Governor’s Race; Nelson, Scott Tied

By • Sep 24, 2018
Campaign photos

Democrat Andrew Gillum has a slight lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in the upcoming Florida gubernatorial election while Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott are neck and neck in the Senate race, according to a new poll of likely voters from the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida.

Andrew Gillum: 'I Believe We're Going To Win Duval County In The General Election'

By • Sep 17, 2018

Following his success in the August primary, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum says he believes he’ll win Duval County in the general election.

9/7/2018: Media Roundtable; KD Lang; Great Expectations Auction

By • Sep 7, 2018

Our Friday Media Roundtable on First Coast Connect featured Andrew Pantazi of the Florida Times Union, blogger Fred Matthews, A.G. Gancarski from Florida Politics and Jacksonville Daily Record reporter David Cawton.

Topics included,

8/31/2018: Breaking Down The Florida Primary Results

By WJCT News • Aug 31, 2018

Co-hosts Melissa Ross and Tom Hudson spoke about Tuesday’s Florida primary elections and what to expect as we head to November with Diane Roberts, author, professor and columnist at Flamingo Magazine and contributor at NPR, and Republican strategist Rick Wilson, author of the New York Times bestseller Everything Trump Touches Dies.  

Jacksonville A Key Factor In Gillum's Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination

By • Aug 29, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum's Facebook page

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination for Florida Governor by well over 40,000 votes, and about half of those votes were cast in Jacksonville.

8/29/2018: Primary Reax; Gordon Law; Jacksonville Recycling

By • Aug 29, 2018
Steve Cannon and Lynne Sladky / AP

Wednesday on  First Coast Connect we spoke with Florida Politics reporter A.G. Gancarski about the results of the Florida Primary Election including wins by Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis in the race for Governor (01:16).   

Progressive Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum Seeks Path To Governor's Mansion

By • Aug 14, 2018
Gillum talking to group of people
Andrew Gillum, Democrat, for Governor

This is one of a series of profiles on the major candidates for Florida governor that we're running through the Aug. 28 primary election. 

Jane Fonda. Alec Baldwin. Tom Steyer. George Soros. Norman Lear.

The star-studded endorsements Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has snagged in his quest to become Florida’s first black governor go on and on, capped by progressive patriarch U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders Backs Andrew Gillum's Bid For Governor

By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida • Aug 1, 2018
City of Tallahassee and Wikimedia Commons

Throughout his bid for Florida governor, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has tried to appeal to the progressive voters who rallied behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ insurgent presidential campaign in 2016.

7/19/2018: Governor's Race Update; Go 365; 'In The Heights'

By • Jul 19, 2018
WINK-TV

Thursday on First Coast Connect in the wake of Wednesday night’s debate with the five major Democratic candidates for Governor we heard an update on how both the Democratic and Republican races are faring with FSCJ political science professor Daniel Cronrath (01:15).

Gov. Candidate Andrew Gillum: Democratic Candidates Should Embrace Their Progressive Beliefs

By • Mar 29, 2018
Kevin Meerschaert / WJCT

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for Florida Governor Andrew Gillum said his life and elected experience makes him the most qualified candidate running for the position.

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