Rummell says Mayor Brown has wimped out, throws 2015 support behind Curry
James Crichlow
Peter Rummell, a key backer of Mayor Alvin Brown's 2011 campaign, says he will now support Republican Lenny Curry in the 2015 election.
- Staff Jacksonville Business Journal
Peter Rummell[1], the Jacksonville civic leader whose support propelled Mayor Alvin Brown[2]'s upset win in 2011, now says Brown "has no courage" and "he's wimped out."
In an interview with The Florida Time-Union,[3] Rummell said he will throw his support behind Florida GOP Chairman Lenny Curry[4] in the 2015 mayoral election. Curry has expressed interest in running for mayor, but has not announced a decision.
"It's embarrassing the way he's (Brown) handled himself," Rummell told the Time-Union.
In the article, Rummell singled out three specific criticisms of Mayor Brown: The mayor's handling of the the city budget last year, in which he proposed cuts in city services to avoid a tax increase; Mayor Brown's proposal to have the JEA contribute $45 million a year to help the city pay off its pension obligations, which Rummell called a "pipe dream;" and the Mayor's decision to take no position on the human right ordinance that would have outlawed discrimination based on an individual's sexual preference. The measure, which Rummell and many in the business supported, was voted down in City Council.
References
- ^ Peter Rummell (feeds.bizjournals.com)
- ^ Alvin Brown (feeds.bizjournals.com)
- ^ In an interview with The Florida Time-Union, (members.jacksonville.com)
- ^ Lenny Curry (feeds.bizjournals.com)