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A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

The theater of the State Attorney’s race in the 4th Circuit pivoted toward farce Thursday as “Men Only” divorce lawyer Kenny Leigh of Fleming Island filed as a write-in. Leigh’s entry closes the Republican primary, restricting it to incumbent Angela Corey and her two challengers, Melissa Nelson and Wes White. Before Leigh’s entry, only Republican candidates had filed for the race, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

The State Attorney race in the 4th Circuit got more complicated Thursday, with Melissa Nelson opening a campaign account in Tallahassee. Nelson will run as a Republican against Wes White and incumbent Angela Corey. Is Corey worried? Sounded like it when FloridaPolitics.com spoke with her last month. She referred to the potential for negative campaigning from opponents more than once […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2016

In a Friday afternoon conversation with FloridaPolitics.com, State Attorney Angela Corey wanted to focus on the positive. Corey said she was “excited about the campaign” on multiple occasions during the conversation, reiterating her intention to bring the “same positive energy” to her race for re-election to a third term as she had to her time […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2016

Fourth District SAO Candidate Wes White can now officially be called embattled. White, running a shoestring campaign against State Attorney Angela Corey, has a message for the powerful forces he says are opposing him. “The Jacksonville Downtown Elite,” said a defiant White, “want nothing more than to gut me like a fish, to get me out of […]

Melissa RossJune 5, 2015

Even though the election isn’t until November 2016, the prognosticating around North Florida is already well underway as State Attorney Angela Corey files for a third term representing Clay, Duval and Nassau counties in the state’s 4th Circuit. The two questions political observers have are these: Can the other filed candidate, former Assistant State Attorney Wes White, […]

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Fleming Island divorce lawyer Kenny Leigh enters 4th Circuit State Attorney’s race as write-in

Melissa Nelson in State Attorney race against Angela Corey

Angela Corey prepares for a tough re-election campaign

Wes White has a message for the Jacksonville Downtown Elite

Angela Corey’s re-election campaign takes shape