Jacksonville Elections 2027

[tufsu1]

^ I actually think Armstrong might be #2 or #3 GOP contender

[jaxoNOLE]

I got blocked by Ron Armstrong on social media 😅..i guess i was challenging him too much 🤷💀...

He is a lunatic.

I am not sure he is anything more than a candidate for the Facebook fringe. He and people he has aligned himself with have shared some truly deranged stuff.

I am relieved I never went to the coffee shop he runs.

Looks like you are in the clear to stop by for a cup now if you like; he apparently sold it to focus on his mayoral campaign.

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2026/04/17/grounds-of-grace-sold.html

[copperfiend]

^ I actually think Armstrong might be #2 or #3 GOP contender

It wouldn't shock me. He's at least locking down the Qanon wing of the party.

[Jankelope]

How does he feel about the Epstein Files? That is the litmus test now for if you're intellectually consistent. Now that there is a "there" there a lot of people don't want to touch it.

[marcuscnelson]

City Councilman Terrance Freeman is resigning to run for the Florida House of Representatives.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2026/may/29/special-election-set-for-aug-18-to-replace-terrance-freeman-on-jacksonville-city-council/

A special election will be held on August 18th for his Group 1 At-Large seat, followed by a runoff on November 3rd if no one receives enough votes. Freeman was term limited, after being first appointed to City Council by Governor Rick Scott to represent District 10 in 2018 and then elected to two terms At-Large in 2019 and 2023.

House District 12 is currently represented by Wyman Duggan, who is reportedly considering a run for Mayor next year against incumbent Donna Deegan.

[jaxlongtimer]

Can we say politics are a profession? 

I was going to say we seem to have "professional politicians," but actually finding politicians who act professional is getting harder and harder to find.  Being a partisan party hack, belittling your opponents, being egotistical, being beholden to your campaign donors and/or acting mostly in your own self interest disqualifies you automatically from being professional.