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A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

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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 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 […]

Melissa RossJune 22, 2016

On the heels of a damning new report, 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney candidate Wes White is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey and her office for what he calls a “systematic and systemic violation of the law.” White’s move comes as Folio Weekly reports Corey apparently kept it […]

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 17, 2016

As we reported last month, $354,000 of salary increases and bonuses were given out by State Attorney Angela Corey to employees recently. The justification laid out by Corey’s office was pretty linear: it was the culmination of a routine process. “The retention raises fit squarely within the Legislature’s intent of how this salary money is to […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2016

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 […]

Melissa RossJune 8, 2016

The fundraising continues apace for 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Melissa Nelson. A cluster of North Florida heavyweights is hosting a reception for Nelson in Atlantic Beach June 23 (and encouraging contributions of up to $1,000). Acosta’s Gary Chartrand and his family, JAX Chamber chief Audrey Moran, and former U.S. Attorney Paul Perez are some […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2016

The May numbers for “First Coast Values,” a political committee associated with 4th Circuit State Attorney Republican challenger Melissa Nelson, augur well for her campaign. The political committee’s first month of fundraising brought in $108,500, of which $50,103 was spent. Of that money, $80,000 came from three donors, all attorneys. Ellen Fitzsimmons, general counsel for railroad […]

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