John Peyton
Politician
Touchdown Jacksonville hopes to boost ticket sales...the mayor's fourth-floor office in the ornate St. James Building downtown. But the image of empty teal seats isn't far from Mayor John Peyton's mind. Prodded into action after lackluster ticket sales and disappointing attempts to appeal to... In this article: John Peyton, Jaguars, Jacksonville, NFL, Winn-Dixie, and Indianapolis Colts |
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NBC | 2 days ago
Mayor Peyton Floats Appointing Sheriff and School Board
Roger Weeder Dave Wax Created: 11/19/2009 5:30:47 PM Updated: 11/19/2009 9:24:14 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mayor John Peyton believes it's time to consider moving away from the ballot box and giving future mayors the power to appoint the...
In this article: All rights reserved, First Coast, Duval County, Jacksonville, and Florida
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Florida-Times Union | 2 days ago
Peyton raises prospect of appointing sheriff and School Board
...Nov. 19, 2009 Let Jacksonville voters decide whether future mayors should have more control over public safety and education, Mayor John Peyton said Thursday in remarks to the city's Charter Review Commission. Crime and the quality of...
In this article: John Rutherford, Jacksonville, Metropolitan Police Department, University of North Florida, and Tommy Hazouri
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Paper recycling program hits Jacksonville
...also donated $5,000 to the agency Wednesday and is committing another $5,000 based on the amount of paper collected. Mayor John Peyton and former Mayor Jake Godbold accepted the donation and discussed the program in Hemming Plaza.
In this article: Jacksonville, Winn-Dixie, Jake Godbold, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas
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Officials, businesses, others use Twitter to get messages out
...steam because of traffic backups on Butler Boulevard as she was heading into downtown. Adam Hollingworth, chief of staff for Mayor John Peyton, read Coppola's post and had someone call the Florida Department of Transportation, which...
In this article: Twitter, Jacksonville, Facebook, and Jacksonville Jaguars
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Jacksonville adult literacy program shuts its doors
...does what we do. " Learn to Read gets no money from the city and none will be forthcoming in this "bleak" budget year, said Mayor John Peyton, who championed reading literacy for children in his six years in office. He said he hopes the...
In this article: Jacksonville and Liberal arts
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Illegal Workers a New Problem for Courthouse Project
...they are working here legitimately. However, the documents indicated by the Feds, are not valid documents," said Misty Skipper, Mayor John Peyton's press secretary. Skipper said the city is upset and in shock. Federal agents have arrested a...
In this article: Turner Construction, ICE, Department of Homeland Security, Jacksonville, and Social Security Administration
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Mitt Romney highlights Republican dinner
...they may have run out of salads. Within the crowd was a veritable who's who of state Republicans, including Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton and his predecessor, University of North Florida President John Delaney. Peyton credited Petway...
In this article: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Jacksonville, GOP, University of North Florida, Super Bowl XXXIX, NFL, and John Delaney
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Feds: 100 workers at Duval courthouse site provide fake documents
...to immigration officials. Nineteen illegal workers have been arrested in three incidents since September. A top aide to Mayor John Peyton asked city attorneys Monday to determine whether the continued problems could be considered a breach...
In this article: Turner Construction, Jacksonville, and City of Jacksonville
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Jacksonville Fair, City Hall in talks about move to Cecil
...of having the fair run the facility, but the details are far from being finalized, said Misty Skipper, spokeswoman for Mayor John Peyton. The fair has a lease on the downtown property until 2025, and the financial numbers have to be right...
In this article: Jacksonville, Jaguars, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, and Georgia college
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Touchdown Jacksonville revived to keep Jaguars here
...Jaguars in Jacksonville. Carl Cannon, former publisher of the Times-Union who led the 1993 effort, has been tapped by Mayor John Peyton to revive the group and lead a grass-roots effort to sell tickets to home games. "Jaguars ticket...
In this article: Jaguars, Jacksonville, Wayne Weaver, FedEx, UPS, NFL, and Barack Obama
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John Stephens Peyton (born July 28, 1964) is a politician of the Republican Party who has served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida since July 1, 2003. He is the second Republican mayor of the city to be elected since 1888. Elected at 38, he is one of the youngest mayors currently serving a major city in Florida or any of the Southern United States. Peyton survived a crowded Republican primary and defeated the county's Democratic sheriff, Nat Glover, for the seat in a race that was the most expensive in Jacksonville history in 2003. In 2007, Peyton defeated community activist Jackie Brown by a margin over 50% to win a second term. Priorities include solidification of the River Accord, Seeds of Change, and his popular literacy program.
His father is Herb Peyton, founder and principal owner of Gate Petroleum, one of the largest privately held companies in the state. They have made a considerable fortune developing, buying and selling land to both the state and federal governments, as well as owning Ponte Vedra Beach Resorts, 225 Gate Gas & convenience stores in the southeast US and several other businesses. Prior to his election as mayor, Peyton served on the board of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority; other positions included helping manage the family business, serving as chairman of the Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Greenscape of Jacksonville.
Additionally, the Mayor has been hounded by the FBI investigation of the man he appointed to be the Chairman of the Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority, an independent government agency. After having his offices raided by the FBI, the former Chairman--Tony Nelson--was forced to resign from the Port Authority Board. The CFO of the Port Authority, a close friend of Mr. Nelson's, was also forced out of his post. The FBI is continuing the investigation.
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