Stoneman Douglas

Earlier this year, Nevins generated attention for a response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland, where 17 people were killed and 17 injured.

Using the slogan, “It’s not about politics, it’s about Parkland,” Nevins solicited contributions in increments of $17, with an image of the school on the backdrop of the website.

Two days after his plea for donations to the “People Over Politics” political action committee, Nevins used the same committee to send an attack piece in a Fort Lauderdale campaign he was working on that had nothing to do with the massacre.

After learning about the situation, Warren Sturman fired Nevins as his campaign manager. Sturman eventually lost his campaign for Fort Lauderdale City Commission.

Nevins said at the time that request for donations had nothing to do with Sturman’s campaign in Fort Lauderdale, though he acknowledged the timing wasn’t ideal.

Nevins’ website did not disclose that donors’ money ultimately might be spent on a candidate’s run for office. It urged people to “donate $17 to show your support for this community that was shattered by gun violence.”

Nevins said he’d been involved in Parkland political races in the past and saw a nexus between the shooting and campaigns he might be involved in.