Progressive Pensacola endorses Megan Benson Pratt for Pensacola City Council, District 9 (At-Large).
Pratt, 35, is one of the few young professionals with enough financial and personal stability to run for Council, which is low-paying and currently dominated by retirees. Pensacola, quite frankly, is lucky to have Pratt. A Harvard graduate with both masters and [...]
I just saw my first campaign signs for J. D. Smith, the former City Councilman who once represented north Pensacola’s District 2 from downtown’s Port Royal condos, and whom is running again for Council, this time in an at-large race. Smith faces an uphill battle against Megan Benson Pratt and Wendell Rich, who both have [...]
This year, more City candidates than ever have embraced the digital age and developed campaign websites. Here’s a listing of all the current candidate websites:
District 2
Sam Hall
Peter Saccomanno
District 4
Larry B. Johnson
District 8 (At-Large)
Diane Mack
Joe Buehler
District 9 (At-Large)
Megan Benson Pratt
Wendell Rich
Mayor of Pensacola
Mike Wiggins
C. J. Lewis
Megan Benson Pratt is running for Pensacola City Council, District 9 (At-Large). She is the daughter of ECUA board member Lois Benson and the sister of Holly Benson, Secretary of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration.
Pratt brought in $15,575 (the most of any City candidate) in the second quarter. Who wants her on [...]
Wendell Rich is running for Pensacola City Council, District 9 (At-Large).
Rich brought in $2,600 in the second quarter. Who wants him on Council?
$750 from various attorneys with Fred Levin’s law firm, including $100 from Levin himself
$500 from the Green & Bradford law firm
Links
Rich’s full Q2 report
Financial reports for all candidates
J. D. Smith, former District 2 Councilman, has filed for the At-Large District 9 seat which Mike Wiggins will vacate to seek the mayoralty.
Smith is a clown who thought it was completely okay to represent District 2 while living in District 7. He was on Council for too many years the first time. [...]
Important day in City politics. This morning, Pensacola mayor John Fogg announced he will not seek re-election, and a few hours later, At-Large councilman Mike Wiggins filed for the office.
Pensacola has a weak mayor system, and the mayor is essentially merely a third at-large council member. However, there’s about a $9300 salary bump and the [...]
Jack Nobles and Mike Wiggins, the Pensacola City Council’s two at-large members, and perhaps its two most do-nothing and anti-progress members, now have challengers in this fall’s elections.
Both candidates have been on the City Council since 1995. The last serious challenge to either was in 2004, when Ray Russenberger failed in his bid to unseat [...]
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