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A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

The case of Carol Scott, et al v. Mike Hogan, et al — better known as the “sham candidate” case in Florida’s 4th Circuit state attorney race — has been requested to be added to the Florida Supreme Court docket by the lawyers for Carol Scott’s side. The plaintiff’s lawyers are invoking the discretionary jurisdiction of the court, which […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

Friday saw another setback for the “sham candidate” case in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, with the 1st District Court of Appeals issuing the following ruling: “Appellants seek review of an order dismissing their complaint with prejudice for failure to state a cause of action. We expedited review at Appellants’ request. Appellants’ complaint raised […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2016

The case of Carol Elizabeth Scott, Paul Bremer, et al. v. Mike Hogan, as Supervisor etc. et al., would have been an interesting test of the viability of a write-in candidate. But Thursday it was denied certification of cause to the Florida Supreme Court by the First District Court of Appeal. [First District Court of Appeal […]

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 10, 2016

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Turns out a lot of people in Jacksonville are willing to open their wallets wide to get Angela Corey out of the 4th Circuit State Attorney office. In her first month of fundraising, Republican primary opponent Melissa Nelson had a game-changer month: $233,213. Combined with money raised by the First Coast Values political committee, Nelson has $341,000 raised and $289,000 on […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2016

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Rumors of a shakeup at the top of the troubled re-election campaign for State Attorney Angela Corey this week permeated Jacksonville’s political circle. The rumors, it turns out, had some truth. Campaign manager Alexander Pantinakis, who controversially filed the paperwork for a write-in opponent Kenny Leigh in Tallahassee, “resigned a few days ago,” he told FloridaPolitics.com. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016

Is a write-in candidate actual competition? What if the paperwork for the write-in was filed by the incumbent’s campaign manager to close the GOP primary? Can a sham candidacy be defined? These were the questions posed Tuesday in a Jacksonville courtroom, regarding a challenge to the write-in candidacy of Kenny Leigh, an avowed supporter of incumbent […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

Reliable sources tell FloridaPolitics.com that First Coast Values, a political committee supporting Melissa Nelson, has launched a “six-figure” ad buy to introduce the former assistant state attorney to 4th Circuit voters as she challenges for the job of state attorney. The ads are said to be positive, introducing the candidate at the very time incumbent Angela Corey has […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2016

One might think, given the fact that 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk and State Attorney Angela Corey are in competitive GOP primaries, they might debate their opponents. While there’s still plenty of time for that to happen, it’s not happening Wednesday afternoon. The embattled incumbents, each facing challenges from members of their own party, will instead debate each other. […]

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4th Circuit State Attorney race ‘sham candidate’ case put up for Supreme Court consideration

Another setback for ‘sham candidate’ case in state attorney race

Supreme Court won’t hear ‘sham candidate’ case in 4th Circuit State Attorney race

Kenny Leigh a legit candidate for State Attorney, says judge

Melissa Nelson leads 4th Circuit State Attorney money race

Pam Bondi to fundraise for Angela Corey next week

Controversial Angela Corey campaign manager says he’s resigned

State Attorney write-in suit has ‘motion to dismiss’ hearing in Jax court

Melissa Nelson hits Jax airwaves with ‘six-figure’ ad buy

Matt Shirk, Angela Corey to debate Wednesday … will the right questions be asked?