By Julia Roberts on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Fernandina Beach News-Leader Joshua Hicks has been in politics since he was a teenager, running for the Tallahassee City Commission when he was 18 and losing to Andrew Gillum, who would become that city’s mayor as well as a candidate for governor of Florida. Now Hicks is running for Florida House of Representatives, District …
Continue readingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2020 JOSHUA HICKS CALLS ON STATE REP. CORD BYRD TO CONDEMN WHITE SUPREMACISTS & QANON CONSPIRACY JACKSONVILLE, FL – At the presidential debate last night, President Trump refused to condemn white supremacists, which the Department of Homeland Security identified as “the gravest terror threat to the United States.” Instead, he asked the Proud Boys – a violent white supremacist group – to “stand …
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Exciting news on this beautiful Friday: President Barack Obama just endorsed us! President Obama inspired all of us to be the change we seek, and I’m incredibly honored that he believes in our campaign to place community and families first again in District 11. Our campaign has ALL the momentum! We were endorsed by Commissioner Nikki Fried. We’re reaching out …
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried has endorsed Joshua Hicks in his race for the Florida House of Representatives in District 11, which covers all of Nassau County and the Beaches area of Duval County. Since entering the race in May 2020, Hicks has picked up major organizational endorsements, built momentum, and steadily chipped …
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Joshua Hicks Accepts Forum Invitation from Atlantic Beach Preservation and the Jacksonville League of Women Voters JACKSONVILLE, FL – Atlantic Beach Preservation and the Jacksonville League of Women Voters – both of which are nonpartisan organizations – have invited Joshua Hicks and State Representative Cord Byrd to participate in a community forum for candidates in the race for Florida House, …
Continue readingThe Democrat is playing in a majority GOP district. By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics While the likelihood of a district containing deep-red Nassau County going Democratic in a down-ballot race is remote, a candidate nonetheless is making a concerted fundraising push. Joshua Hicks, running in House District 11, has spent much of the summer chipping away at the sizable resource …
Continue readingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2020 Organizations endorse Hicks because he will be a strong voice for equality and working people when elected JACKSONVILLE, FL – LGBTQ Victory Fund and the North Florida Central Labor Council AFL-CIO have endorsed Joshua Hicks for the Florida House of Representatives, District 11. LGBTQ Victory Fund is the only national organization dedicated to electing …
Continue readingGOP Incumbent Cord Byrd holds overall cash edge. By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics June 1, 2020 The Florida Democrats are fielding candidates in every legislative district, and at least one candidate has fundraising strong enough to tout on the first day of June. Joshua Hicks, running in House District 11, dazzled with receipts from his first few weeks as a …
Continue readingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2020 Joshua Hicks Calls for Removal of Anti-LGBTQ Teacher JACKSONVILLE, FL – Today the Florida Times-Union reported that a Duval Schools teacher continued to post bigoted memes mocking the LGBTQ community after he was investigated for refusing to abide by a transgender teenager’s pronouns. The district is conducting a new inquiry into the teacher’s latest social media posts. Joshua …
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