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A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

“First Coast Values,” the political committee supporting Melissa Nelson in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, has delivered a devastating mailer in Northeast Florida mailboxes. The subject? Angela Corey. The contention? That for the “career politician” who occupies the state attorney’s office, “eight long profitable years” is enough. The mailer describes Corey as a “failed prosecutor” and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

Incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey may be 26 points down in a recent poll, but she’s still fundraising like she’s ahead. Corey largely closed the hard money gap with challenger Melissa Nelson in the most recent reporting period, though Corey’s PAC is still far behind Nelson’s in terms of resources. The $24,750 in contributions raised during the […]

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 28, 2016

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The word in Duval County Republican circles is that Wes White, challenging Angela Corey in her re-election bid for state attorney, is dropping out. Not so, White told FloridaPolitics.com Thursday. “I’m in it to win it,” White said over the phone, before following up with text messages. “To make it absolutely clear, I will be going full […]

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 26, 2016

In the latest bizarre story from the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, Wes White is calling for a grand jury investigation of the Melissa Nelson campaign, based on a meeting where he says that Nelson’s camp was trying to intimidate him from running. State Attorney Angela Corey, meanwhile, is asking for this to be moved to a different […]

Peter SchorschJuly 26, 2016

A month ago, it was a “shock” to see Angela Corey trailing Melissa Nelson in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race. In that poll, Nelson was leading Corey, 38 to 29 percent. If those numbers were shocking, how do you describe the latest numbers out of Northeast Florida? According to St. Pete Polls, Nelson is almost […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2016

Two high-profile Jacksonville political committees had slow fundraising weeks in their most recent reporting periods. “Build Something That Lasts,” a political committee associated with Mayor Lenny Curry, and “First Coast Values,” associated with Melissa Nelson, a Republican candidate for state attorney in the 4th judicial circuit, each saw no fundraising during the most recent reporting period, between […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2016

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Fourth Circuit State Attorney candidate Melissa Nelson has a very interesting name on the host committee of her Aug. 2 fundraiser. Former Jacksonville mayoral candidate Audrey Moran, seen by many as the conscience of Jacksonville politics, highlights a stacked host committee for the women-only event. Also featured on the host committee: Ginny Myrick, a two-term former member of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2016

Much has been made of the political committee of 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Melissa Nelson. “First Coast Values,” Nelson’s committee, has advertised heavily on television in recent weeks. The committee has raised $541,000 and has $174,000 of it on hand thus far. However, “First Coast Values” is not the only political committee operating in the […]

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First Coast Values: ‘Eight is enough’ for Angela Corey

Angela Corey shows fundraising strength, but Melissa Nelson still ahead

Melissa Nelson political committee rakes in $89K in one week

Denying speculation of dropping out of state attorney race, Wes White is ‘in it to win it’

Melissa Nelson obliterates opponents in Orange Park straw poll

Wes White calls for grand jury investigation of Melissa Nelson campaign

Latest poll shows Angela Corey in worse shape than a month ago, trailing Melissa Nelson by 26 points

Fundraising lull for high-profile Jax political committees

Audrey Moran highlights host committee for Melissa Nelson fundraiser

Angela Corey political committee has $42K on hand