As if we needed more reason to celebrate the defeat of Sheriff Ron McNesby — we’ve got one. McNesby, anticipating going on the the general election cycle, has more than $90,000 left in his campaign account.
Those of you whom are unfamiliar with election law might be asking, “What will happen to that money?”
Well, let’s ask [...]
There are a lot of happy candidates tonight; but the real winners of the evening are the citizens of Escambia County. In one glorious night we have rid ourselves of our County’s two most corrupt, incompetent, and embarrassing public figures: Sheriff Ron McNesby and Commissioner Mike Whitehead.
Voters voiced their discontent loudly: McNesby lost by 13 [...]
Dave Murzin (FLH-02), Ron McNesby (Escambia County Sheriff), and Kevin White (BOCC-5) have gone on the air with ad buys on WEAR. No surprise as they all have tough primaries. What I’d like voters to keep in mind is that these are the money candidates. The reason they can afford ad buys [...]
Bill Slayton / Finance reports / Joe Buehler / Kevin White / LuTimothy May / Malcolm Thomas / Marie Young / Marty Donovan / Megan Benson Pratt / Mike DeSorbo / Mike Wiggins / Ron McNesby / Ronald Townsend / Sam Hall / Wilson Robertson
August 15, 2008 2This year, the Realtors PAC of Florida has given $7,000 to candidates for local office, comprised of $500 donations to 14 different candidates. Who do they like? Who likes their money?
Joe Buehler
for Pensacola City Council, At-Large 8
Megan Benson Pratt
for Pensacola City Council, At-Large 9
Malcolm Thomas
for Escambia Superintendent of Schools
LuTimothy May
for Escambia County School [...]
This evening’s Pensacola City Council meeting was pretty uneventful. Four of our ten Council members — Nobles, DeSorbo, Wu, and Wiggins — didn’t even bother to show up.
However, a citizen did speak in open forum and raised an interesting issue. Last year, on September 21, 2007, Escambia County Sheriff (and candidate for reelection to that [...]
Clay Ford / Dave Murzin / Jack Nobles / Jeff Miller / Mike DeSorbo / Mike Whitehead / Mike Wiggins / Ron McNesby
August 11, 2008 2When you go to the polls this month and in November, think about how long some of our elected officials have been around, and think about whether or not they’ve really done things to make your life better:
Jeff Miller, our representative in U.S. Congress for the past 7 years. What has he really done [...]
As the PNJ is reporting, Sheriff McNesby has decided to spend $9,000 in federal grant money to buy an electric scooter. Some citizens might scoff at such a purchase, but not I. Obviously this is the time for experimental and frivolous expenditures, because we have more money than we know what to do [...]
This week, Progressive Pensacola has been profiling the 2008 race for Escambia County Sheriff:
Monday: Ron McNesby
Tuesday: David Morgan
Wednesday: Sam Lucas
Thursday: Larry Scapecchi
The Office
The Sheriff of Escambia County is the chief executive of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) and the preeminent law enforcement official in Escambia County. He is responsible for all operations of the [...]
This article is part of a series on the candidates for Escambia County Sheriff.
Harry Ronald “Ron” McNesby
Republican
Incumbent, served since 2000
Qualified by petition
Campaign Finance Reports
Campaign Website
The Candidate
McNesby, 64, has served as Escambia County sheriff for two terms, since 2000, and is seeking a third. He has a massive cash-on-hand advantage over all other candidates, which he [...]
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