MORE BEACHES ELECTED OFFICIALS ENDORSE MIKE WEINSTEIN FOR STATE SENATE***

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — More elected officials from the Beaches City Governments today endorsed Representative Mike Weinstein for the State Senate. Elected officials, local community leaders, and local organizations from throughout the district continue to line up to support Mike Weinstein for the Duval County-based State Senate seat.

The following elected officials from Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach endorsed Mike Weinstein today:

• Penny Christian, Jacksonville Beach City Council
• Maria Mark, Atlantic Beach Mayor Pro Tem

These elected officials join the following from the Beaches communities in showing their support for Mike Weinstein for State Senate:

• Fland Sharp, Mayor of Jacksonville Beach
• Mike Borno, Mayor of Atlantic Beach
• Lee Buck, Jacksonville Beach City Council
• Jonathan Daugherty, Atlantic Beach City Commissioner
• Steve Hartkemeyer, Jacksonville Beach City Council
• Rick Knight, Jacksonville Beach City Council
• Jeanell Wilson, Jacksonville Beach City Council

“I am grateful for the widespread support that I am receiving from the beaches communities. I look forward to working with them as we protect our quality of life and advocate for issues that are important to our beach communities, such as home-rule,” said Weinstein.

Weinstein presently is a State Representative running for the newly redrawn Senate District 4. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for Jacksonville mayors Ed Austin and John Delaney; the Executive Director of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission; the President and CEO of the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee; and past-President of Take Stock in Children, a statewide, non-profit for underprivileged children. He currently serves as a prosecutor and the Executive Director for State Attorney Angela Corey’s office. Weinstein continues to build momentum as community leaders and organizations from inside the district are lining up to support him, such as the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Florida Builders Association, Associated Industries of Florida, Jacksonville Association of Firefighters, Nassau County Firefighters, Jacksonville Fire Chiefs, Jacksonville City Council President Bill Bishop, Jacksonville City Councilman Stephen Joost, Duval County Property Appraiser Jim Overton, Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Schellenberg, Jacksonville City Councilman Doyle Carter, Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman, Jacksonville City Councilman Clay Yarborough, Jacksonville Beach Mayor Fland Sharp, Atlantic Beach Mayor Mike Borno, the North Florida Hispanic Leadership Alliance, former Duval County School Board Chair Nancy Broner, former City Council President Henry Cook, Jacksonville Beach City Councilman Lee Buck, Jacksonville Beach City Councilman Steve Hartkemeyer, Jacksonville Beach City Councilwoman Jeanell Wilson, Jacksonville Beach City Councilman Rick Knight, Atlantic Beach City Commissioner Jonathan Daugherty, Jacksonville community leader Wyman Duggan, Jacksonville Jaguars original owner Wayne Weaver, Jacksonville business and political leader Tom Petway, First Coast Tea Party Co-Founder Billie Tucker, Florida Tea Party Leader Patricia Sullivan, State Representative Charles Van Zant, State Representative Larry Metz, Jacksonville community leader Mike Hogan, former Jacksonville International Business Director George Banks and Governor Rick Scott’s Campaign Manager Susie Wiles.
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