Audrey Moran, Republican candidate for mayor, received another prestigious endorsement.  NAIOP of Northeast Florida, the region’s commercial real estate authority and trade association, officially endorsed Moran’s candidacy for Mayor of Jacksonville.

Moran’s “strong commitment to economic development” and her vision for downtown revitalization were key factors in earning the endorsement said Karl Hanson, 2011 president of NAIOP of Northeast Florida.

“I am honored to receive the NAIOP endorsement,” said Moran.  “As mayor, I will make economic development a priority while bringing fiscal responsibility to City Hall.”  Both the NAIOP and JAXBIZ endorsements represent a strong support base for Moran within the business community. 

Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland announces that today for the 529,866 voters in Duval county more than 299,853 sample ballots will be mailed, one for each residential household, for Jacksonville’s First Consolidated Government Election on March 22nd.

"Sending a sample ballot to each household instead of each individual is an effort by our office to save taxpayers over $70,000 dollars. This is made possible because the upcoming elections are unitary elections, which means all voters in a household will be voting the same ballot style. We are asking for each household to please share their sample ballot with each voter in their household", stated Supervisor Holland.

Mike Hogan, Republican candidate for Mayor of Jacksonville, won the straw ballot at the First Coast Tea Party’s inaugural Mayoral and Congressional Town Hall last night. About 300 people were in attendance. First Coast Tea Party members present at this forum were the only ones allowed to vote.