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A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2016

Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute and WJXT-TV have established a debate schedule for races of interest in Northeast Florida. Aug. 16 is the date for the 4th Circuit State Attorney debate, an event with an 8 p.m. start, which will be replayed at a later date. The two other debates, both covering congressional races, are to […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 12, 2016

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Television viewers in the Jacksonville area are seeing a lot of 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Melissa Nelson on television these days. And there’s a reason why. “First Coast Values,” Nelson’s political committee, spent $50,000 on ad buys in the last couple of days of June. Through July 1, the committee has spent a quarter-million dollars on […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 6, 2016

When Jacksonville City Councilman Aaron Bowman endorsed the re-election bid of 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey Tuesday, he cited Corey’s commitment to Veterans Court. “Veterans Treatment Court is designed to help veterans who have been honorably discharged, but who are charged with nonviolent felonies or misdemeanors, oftentimes stemming from substance abuse or mental health issues,” said the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

The 4th Circuit State Attorney race has been blown wide open, with challenger Melissa Nelson holding a massive advantage in resources over incumbent Angela Corey. Money totaling $356,000 — more than $72,000 hard money, and more than $283,000 to her political committee, “First Coast Values” — will be reflected on the June report, FloridaPolitics.com has learned. Among those maxing out […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2016

A new survey in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race reveals incumbent Angela Corey is in deep trouble and Melissa Nelson is poised to capitalize. The survey from St. Pete Polls, conducted on Saturday and Sunday by the data shop which got the Jacksonville mayor’s race right last year, sampled 590 likely Republican voters who had voted in either the 2014 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2016

The Mandarin Community Club in Jacksonville held a forum Thursday evening including two of the three candidates for 4th Circuit State Attorney in a 140-year-old building off Brady Road. The air conditioning? Insufficient. But given the heat between State Attorney Angela Corey and one of Corey’s challengers, Wes White, no amount of AC would have been enough. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 17, 2016

Score one for Angela Corey and her re-election bid for state attorney. On Friday, reports the Florida Times-Union, a suit challenging the validity of a write-in candidate, Kenny Leigh, whose entry closed the previously open primary in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, was thrown out of court in Jacksonville. Plaintiffs will appeal. But for now, it looks like […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

An Italian restaurant in Fleming Island was the unlikely venue for the first candidate forum in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race. Incumbent Angela Corey and challengers Wes White and Melissa Nelson participated in what turned out to be a heated discussion. Of the three candidates, Nelson seemed the most interested in making her case for why it was time […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2016

As Monday began, the press shop of 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey sprung into action, announcing endorsements from two Jacksonville mayors, and a new campaign leadership team, as the old one has been cleared out. John Delaney and John Peyton, two former mayors, endorsed Corey officially on Monday. “I wholeheartedly support and endorse Angela Corey,” said Delaney, a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi is in the news this week for soliciting a donation from Donald Trump concurrent with a considered, then scuttled, 2013 investigation of Trump University. Next week, she will be in the news for soliciting donations in a different context — the re-election campaign of Angela Corey, the incumbent Republican State Attorney in Florida’s 4th […]

Tag: 4th Circuit State Attorney

Congressional, State Attorney candidate debates slated for August at Jacksonville University

$50K ad buy from Melissa Nelson political committee in last days of June

Matt Shirk blasts Angela Corey on Veterans Court advocacy claims

Melissa Nelson raises $356K in June for state attorney race

Shock poll: Big trouble for Angela Corey’s re-election bid

Angela Corey, Wes White spar at Mandarin forum

Kenny Leigh a legit candidate for State Attorney, says judge

State attorney candidates spar at Fleming Island forum

Angela Corey announces two Jax mayoral endorsements, revamped leadership team

Pam Bondi to fundraise for Angela Corey next week