Incumbent Tommy Hazouri, unopposed for Jacksonville City Council, wows with $29K July

Rest in peace, Tommy Hazouri.

Former Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Hazouri, a Democrat running for reelection to the City Council, showed strong fundraising from diverse sources for his second straight month, suggesting that any 2019 challenge will be futile.

Hazouri pulled in $29,750 in July, pushing his total fundraising above $85,000, with more than $83,000 of that on hand.

He is running unopposed.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver joined current owner Shad Khan and his lobbyist, Paul Harden, in making maximum $1,000 donations to Hazouri — just a sample of Republican support for Hazouri, which includes former Jacksonville City Councilman Stephen Joost.

The local police and fire unions also maxed out for Hazouri, as did pillars of the donor class such as Steve Halverson and Sleiman Holdings,

Lobbyists, via the Fiorentino Group, also featured.

The most unexpected name in the 56 contributions? Vito Stellino, a former Florida Times-Union sportswriter.

Hazouri faced opposition from the left and the right in 2015, but this time around, it appears that his base of support is too broad for anyone to even jump into this one.