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A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2016

“First Coast Values,” the political committee for 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Melissa Nelson, raked in $89,000 in its most recent week of fundraising, from July 16 to July 22. The money came from five donors, with three of them — former Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver, charter school magnate Gary Chartrand, and John Baker — giving $25,000 each. Nelson’s committee has […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

Is the 4th Circuit State Attorney race Melissa Nelson‘s to lose? Yet another poll suggests that’s the case. Tuesday night’s straw poll at the Orange Park Medical Center candidate event offered a snapshot of the race, says our source who was there. Nelson scored 88 of the 185 votes cast, doubling Wes White’s 44 votes, and well ahead of […]

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 […]

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The Apalachee Regional Park (ARP) Dog Park is officially open. Image via Leon County.

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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