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A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2016

New 48-hour contribution reports show good news for two Northeast Florida political veterans. Corrine Brown brought in $4,500 recently for her cash-strapped campaign in Congressional District 5, according to her most recent 48-hour contribution report. Rep. Maxine Waters donated $1,000 of that, though the big donor in the most recent report was Irene Lazarra of the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

Much of the attention in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District is on incumbent Corrine Brown’s fighting 22 counts related to the One Door for Education charity. And, more recently, to challenger Al Lawson and his campaign taking money from traditional GOP sources. However, there is a third candidate in the race: the underfunded Lashonda […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2016

Tuesday at 2 p.m. sees yet another procedural hearing in the Corrine Brown federal case, regarding the motion to withdraw from her latest attorneys, Mark NeJame and David Haas. On Thursday, Corrine Brown’s lawyers in her federal case regarding One Door for Education — a charity she was associated with that functioned more as a slush fund, according to prosecutors — […]

Peter SchorschAugust 19, 2016

Congressional candidates Al Lawson and Annette Taddeo out-raised and outspent their Democratic Primary opponents over the last two months, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. Lawson is running against longtime Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, which was redrawn to run from Gadsden County in the west to Jacksonville in the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 19, 2016

After a debate Thursday night that focused on Corrine Brown and her legal issues, Congressional District 5 Democrat Al Lawson had to address issues of his own in the post-debate presser. Specifically, $14,000 in money from political committees since July 1 — many of which, such as U.S. Sugar, Associated Builders and Contractors, and I-PAC Jax … line up almost exclusively behind […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2016

“What if I said I thought you was a pedophile? You’d think something was wrong with me.” Those words, voiced on the debate stage Thursday night at Jacksonville University by incumbent 5th District Rep. Corrine Brown, recurred during a post debate presser where FloridaPolitics.com and other outlets asked Brown about her legal troubles, her financial troubles, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2016

There are rough weeks. And then there’s whatever Corrine Brown is experiencing this week, as she girds herself for a fourth change of counsel in her federal case and a re-election campaign where she entered the last three weeks with $25,000 in the bank … a number more appropriate for a school board seat than a run for […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2016

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A congressional candidate’s “pre-primary filing” is a good indication of how he or she will close, and compared to incumbent Rep. Corrine Brown (who has an anemic $25,000) as of Aug. 10, challenger Al Lawson reports $120,000 cash-on-hand ahead of the Aug. 30 primary. From July 1 to Aug. 10, Lawson raised $49,888, with $1,000 from Brian Ballard standing […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2016

Is Corrine Brown‘s political career over? Her bleak campaign finance report suggests that’s the case. The re-election campaign of Rep. Corrine Brown in the newly drawn Congressional District 5 is facing existential challenges. She faces 22 federal counts, the Florida Times-Union endorsed opponent Al Lawson, and her campaign has $24,700 on hand as of Aug. 10. Brown’s money has come […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2016

The Florida Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Al Lawson over incumbent Corrine Brown in the Congressional District 5 race, reports The Tallahassee Democrat. Democrat writer James Call said “the local chapters in the eight-county district running from Gadsden into downtown Jacksonville interviewed the candidates and recommended the endorsement to the statewide organization of law enforcement officers.” The F.O.P. decision makes […]

Tag: Florida’s 5th Congressional District

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Foreclosure, back taxes linger in congressional candidate L.J. Holloway’s record

Tuesday hearing slated for latest Corrine Brown lawyer withdrawal

Al Lawson, Annette Taddeo outraise and outspend opponents ahead of Dem primaries

Democrat Al Lawson downplays GOP donor interest in his CD 5 campaign

Uncensored: Corrine Brown talks pedophilia, Marion Barry in post-debate interview

Corrine Brown battles Al Lawson, accumulated scandal in CD 5 debate

Al Lawson reports $120K COH in pre-primary filing, GOP money in play

As of Aug. 10, Corrine Brown had under $25K on hand for re-election bid

Fraternal Order of Police backs Al Lawson in CD 5 race