A.G. Gancarski
Rory Diamond, a member of the Neptune Beach City Council, filed Tuesday to replace termed out Bill Gulliford on the Jacksonville City Council.
Diamond, a former federal prosecutor and current CEO of “K9s for Warriors“, currently has no opposition on the 2019 ballot.
Diamond was first elected in 2016; the Island Times reports that in 2014, a tied election was decided in a novel way — by a drawing of numbered ping-pong balls.
He lost that drawing, but clearly recovered.
Diamond’s name has been linked with a run for Jacksonville City Council since he took office in Neptune Beach, and it will be interesting to see if and when other competition emerges.
Diamond, an alumnus of the George W. Bush White House, told the Jacksonville Business Journal that 9/11 inspired him in public service.
“I served in the White House on 9/11. I was as low down on the totem pole as you can get but I went with the president to the National Day of Mourning and watched these two wars unfold. And I supported them fully but I didn’t appreciate until later that there are all these unpaid bills once you come home. I want to do my part with those unpaid bills,” Diamond said.
Expect a more comprehensive interview with Diamond in the coming days.
