Cumber enters Mayoral race, set to challenge the field

LeAnna Cumber with her family; children Jake and Poppy, her husband Husein, and her in-laws who were in attendance for the campaign announcement | PHOTO CREDIT:  LeAnna Cumber Campaign for Mayor.
LeAnna Cumber with her family; children Jake and Poppy, her husband Husein, and her in-laws who were in attendance for the campaign announcement | PHOTO CREDIT: LeAnna Cumber Campaign for Mayor.

Local District 5 City Council Member and San Marco resident, LeAnna Gutierrez Cumber, officially launched her candidacy for Jacksonville Mayor, March 21. The announcement came during a rally of her constituents and proud supporters, totaling about 100 guests, at a rally on the grounds of a Florida East Coast Industries property located at 7150 Philips Highway. The location choice illustrates the support of her husband, an executive with the North Florida corporation.

The strategic announcement, made exactly one year from the city’s next mayoral election, gives Cumber a chance to make her message known to City residents, as she will enter a race that, thus far, has four other candidates filing for the term-limited seat of Lenny Curry, she is the fifth. The current slate of candidates include Republican Al Ferraro, Democrat Donna Deegan, alongside two No Party Affiliation candidates Darcy Richardson and Omega Allen, and now, Cumber.

At her announcement, Cumber spoke about her record of fighting against a recently passed six-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase by the City and how she’s been committed to finding innovative ways to grow without constantly burdening taxpayers.

“Jacksonville can get moving without it always coming at the expense of higher taxes,” Cumber said. “That is why I opposed the increased sales tax in 2019; and I opposed the doubling of the gas tax twice last year.” Cumber also pledged transparency in office. “The first thing I am committing to you, and I want you to hold me accountable on this, is transparency in office! I will always be open and honest with you – as well as straightforward, principled, and willing to build bridges.” She later added, “Cities flourish and succeed when there is trust in leadership and a shared vision of the future. And that trust means the leaders you elect are singularly focused on our mutual well-being.”

Highlighting Jacksonville’s remarkably diverse population and how she intends to make Jacksonville the greatest Southern city, she also said she would develop, “a thriving, vibrant downtown that acts as the centerpiece to hold together the diverse neighborhoods that make up the city.”

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