A.G. Gancarski
The money race between challenger Wes White and incumbent 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey has never been competitive, but March may be the starkest indicator yet of a gap between the two.
White raised just $1,000 in March, from Elizabeth White of St. Petersburg. Beyond that, he loaned his campaign $2,500.
Personal loans, now totaling $12,722, are all that’s keeping the White campaign afloat. White, in his 13 months in the race, has raised $30,260 and has spent $38,201.
Corey, with $203,000 cash on hand through March, has no such cash flow problems.
Corey raised $5,416 in March, bringing her total to $263,618, with donations from former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford and Undersheriff Frank Mackesy among her new money.
Corey, who throughout this campaign has dealt with aggressive attacks from White, a former employee of her office, has managed to amass a tremendous advantage in money and earned media during this campaign nonetheless.
Her next earned media opportunity: a Monday newss conference with Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams, kicking off Victims’ Rights Week.
