In a crowded debate that featured heavy time constraints, mayoral hopefuls met Monday at the Rotary Club to explain their positions on education, crime, business development and the environment.
Nine candidates are vying to be Jacksonville's next mayor, but only seven were on stage: former state Sen. Audrey Gibson (D), council members Leanna Cumber (R) and Al Ferraro (R), Theresa Richardson (D), Frank Keasler Jr. (R), Donna Deegan (D) and Omega Allen (NPA).
Daniel Davis (R), head of the JAX Chamber, declined to attend the event, while Darcy Richardson (IND) agreed to attend but pulled out hours before via email.
A hard stop time gave each candidate less than 10 minutes to speak and limited the debate to just four questions along with introductions and concluding statements.
For a rundown of the topics and answers, see our story at Jacksonville Today.
