Jacksonville City Council President Aaron Bowman wants four more years

Aaron Bowman

Jacksonville City Council President Aaron Bowman launched his re-election bid Monday, running for his second term in the Southside District 3.

Bowman, the former commander of Mayport and current senior vice president of business development for Chamber arm JAXUSA, was elected in 2015.

Bowman assumed the Council presidency in July, serving an important role as an enforcer for the establishment.

As opposed to the previous year, which saw Mayor Lenny Curry jousting with President Anna Brosche on a variety of issues, Bowman and Curry have managed to present a united front in public.

“The Chamber, the mayor and I all have many similar interests: downtown development, job creation, making Jacksonville a safer city, supporting and inviting business growth and good policy, etc. The mayor and I are committed to working together so it should be an active and exciting year for our residents,” Bowman before taking the gavel.

Bowman’s former Council assistant, Terrance Freeman, was appointed to the Council by Gov. Rick Scott this year after the then-incumbent was suspended pending federal charges for graft.

In a bit of irony, strong rumors are that Freeman intends to pursue Brosche’s seat.

Brosche, meanwhile, may challenge Mayor Curry in 2019; both are Republicans, but they have never managed a functional working relationship.

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A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has written for FloridaPolitics.com since 2014. He is based in Northeast Florida. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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