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A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2016

The circus of the Corrine Brown trial resumes Tuesday at the federal courthouse in downtown Jacksonville, with a status conference set for 3 p.m. In the balance: which attorney(s) will represent her through the duration of her federal trial on 22 counts related to the One Door for Education charity, as the Florida Times-Union reports. Brown, being tried in […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown opened her Jacksonville campaign headquarters Sunday, but the media was more interested in her federal trial and her other challenges. She delivered hot quotes on that, relating her situation to the trial of Marissa Alexander. “As horrible as this is for me, I’ve learned a lot,” Brown said, saying prosecutors were spending […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2016

“It’s my first day over here,” Rep. Corrine Brown said to our question on Saturday about the challenges of campaigning in Baker County, “but I worked with this region before.” In 1982, elected to the state House, Brown found herself battling Gov. Bob Martinez, who wanted to close the MacClenny hospital, which dealt with psychiatric issues. “We […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 6, 2016

What if you called a candidate forum and only one candidate came? That was the dilemma the Baker County Press forum encountered Saturday morning, when its forum of candidates in Congressional District 5 was no-showed by all three Democrats, leaving Republican nominee Glo Smith with the crowd of roughly 200 to herself. Rep. Corrine Brown was slated to attend, but with […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown is involved in two existential battles: a fight against 22 federal counts related to her allegedly fraudulent charity One Door for Education. And a fight for re-election in a district that has been radically redrawn since her last bid for re-election. Brown is fighting a two-front war. And, unfortunately for her, the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2016

Baker County residents have what is being billed as their only chance ahead of the primary to hear from Rep. Corrine Brown Saturday. The Baker County Political Forum features Brown and Republican nominee Glo Smith Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The morning session also features candidates for state representative, and local offices. There will be 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

Jacksonville supporters of Rep. Corrine Brown are promised music, refreshments, campaign T-shirts and more at the opening of her local campaign headquarters. The space is located at 1410 Edgewood Ave. W. and the opening is slated for Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. Headquarters for her campaign for re-election to represent the recently reconfigured 5th Congressional District will […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

In a press availability after her bravura performance in a Monday night forum in Jacksonville, Rep. Corrine Brown fielded questions from the local media. Among other insights, she vowed to release Quick Picks this month, but she did not say whether or not she would endorse the half-cent Jacksonville pension tax contained in County Referendum 1. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

On Monday night, Corrine Brown, incumbent Democrat in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, faced off with Democrats Al Lawson and L.J. Holloway and Republican Glo Smith, the only one of the four guaranteed to be around in November. Brown, losing the fundraising battle, facing 22 federal counts, and bedeviled by a radically remapped district, desperately needs to defend her home […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

Forums for candidates in Florida’s 4th and 5th Congressional Districts highlight Jacksonville’s political calendar Monday evening. The Jacksonville Young Republicans have confirmed four of seven GOP candidates in CD 4 will be at their Monday meeting, kicking off at 6 p.m. at the Mellow Mushroom in Avondale. The candidates confirmed as of now are John Rutherford, Ed Malin, Bill […]

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Corrine Brown makes her play in Baker County

Glo Smith says God’s ‘audible voice’ told her to run for Congress

Corrine Brown’s two-front war

Baker County forum Saturday to feature Corrine Brown, Glo Smith

Corrine Brown to open Jax campaign headquarters Sunday

Corrine Brown vows to release quick picks, discusses charitable endeavors

Fireworks fly at candidate forum as Corrine Brown defends her home turf

Two congressional forums in Jacksonville Monday evening