Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida,the most populous city proper in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County,with which the City of Jacksonville consolidated in 1968.
Corrine Brown is an American former politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-ordered redistricting significantly changed her district and a federal indictment for corruption,Brown was defeated in the 2016 Democratic primary by Al Lawson,who went on to win Brown's former seat.
EverBank Stadium is an American football stadium located in Jacksonville,Florida,that primarily serves as the home facility of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and the headquarters of the professional wrestling promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH).
John Henry Rutherford is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 5th congressional district since 2017. His district encompasses most of Jacksonville and most of its suburbs in Nassau and St. Johns counties,including St. Augustine.
Venus is an American online and catalog fashion retailer headquartered in Jacksonville,Florida. The company sells clothing,shoes,jewelry and accessories for women. Venus is known for its swimwear and lingerie. The company is known for actively participating in charitable endeavors and community activities.
Nancy Elisabeth Soderberg is an American foreign policy strategist who currently serves as Resident Director for National Democratic Institute in Kosovo. Soderberg served as the third-ranking official on the Clinton Administration's National Security Council from 1993 to 1997 and as an Alternate Representative to the United Nations as a Presidential Appointee,with the rank of Ambassador,from 1997 to 2001. She has also held positions at the International Crisis Group,Connect U.S. Fund,and the Public Interest Declassification Board. In 2012 she ran unsuccessfully for Florida Senate District 4. Soderberg ran for Congress as a Democrat in the 2018 midterm elections in Florida's 6th congressional district.
Thomas Lester Hazouri Sr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986,as the 3rd Mayor of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991,and represented School District 7 in the Duval County School Board from 2004 to 2012. He was later an At-Large member of the Jacksonville City Council.
EverBank is an American diversified financial services company providing banking,and investing services. It is based in Jacksonville,Florida,U.S. It operates through standard banking offices and through its Direct Banking division. EverBank Direct operates by telephone,mail,and over the Internet. As of September 30,2015,EverBank had approximately $25.2 billion in total assets.
Baptist Health (Jacksonville) is a faith-based,non-profit health system comprising 7 hospitals with 1,168 beds,a cancer center,four satellite emergency departments and more than 200 patient access points of care,including 50 primary care offices located throughout northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. The headquarter is in Jacksonville,Florida.
The Barnett is a skyscraper in the downtown area of Jacksonville,Florida,at the southwest corner of Adams and Laura streets.
Aaron Paul Bean is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 4th congressional district since 2023. A Republican,Bean represented the 4th district in the Florida Senate,which included all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County,from 2012 to 2022. From 2000 to 2008,he represented the 12th district in the Florida House of Representatives.
The 2015 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on March 24,2015,to elect the Mayor of Jacksonville,Florida.
Paul Marvin Renner is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,starting in November 2022. He has been in office as a Representative since 2015,where he currently represents the 19th District,which includes Flagler County and St. Johns County.
Leonard Boyd Curry is an American politician,accountant,and businessman who served as the 67th mayor of Jacksonville,Florida from 2015 to 2023 after defeating then-incumbent Alvin Brown in the city's 2015 mayoral election. He was re-elected in 2019. A Republican,Curry formerly served as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and co-founded the professional services firm ICX Group.
The Jacksonville Area Legal Aid,JALA,developed during the Great Depression and the recession of 1937 out of a group of attorneys who organized to provide pro bono legal services to those who could not afford the services. The Jacksonville Area Legal Aid was officially named in 1973,and received 501(c)(3) tax status in 1976. JALA is a mid-size law firm with over 50 lawyers and support staff who offer free legal services to low income clients in civil legal matters which include public benefits,employment/unemployment law,family law,landlord-tenant disputes,fair housing,guardianship,refugee and asylee immigration,foreclosure defense,and consumer law. JALA works with Florida Coastal School of Law and has supported accredited externships with the Florida State University.
The 2018 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Republican attorney general Pam Bondi was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
Kimberly Daniels is an American minister,religious author,politician,wife and mother of four from Jacksonville,Florida. She is a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing House District 14. She began her political career as an at-large member of the Jacksonville City Council. She served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing House District 14 as a member of the Democratic Party from 2016–2020 before losing her re-election campaign to Florida state House representative Angie Nixon. During the 2022 election,Nixon ran to represent House District 13,creating a vacant seat in House District 14. On the last day of qualifying for the 2022 election,Daniels entered the race for the House District 14 seat in 2022. On August 23,2022,she easily took the Democratic Primary for House District 14,winning all of the district’s 41 precincts. Shortly thereafter,the write-in candidate withdrew from the race,securing Daniels’return to the Florida House of Representatives,this time without ever having to win a general election campaign.
The 2019 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 19,2019,to elect the mayor of Jacksonville. Incumbent mayor Lenny Curry,a Republican,won a majority of votes to win a second term in office. No Democratic candidate qualified for the mayoral election.
The 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 21,2023,with a runoff held on May 16. Incumbent Republican mayor Lenny Curry was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Seven candidates filed to run,including four Republicans,two Democrats,and an independent. Jacksonville mayoral elections use a blanket primary system where all candidates,regardless of party affiliation,appear on the same ballot.
