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Sep 16, 2021 · Tony Cummings announced Monday he will make a run for Jacksonville Sheriff. Cummings, a Democrat, ran against Sheriff Mike Williams in 2019 and 2015. Because Williams is serving his...
Aug 6, 2022 · Action News Jax has highlighted each of the five candidates running for sheriff, including Tony Cummings. You can watch our full interview with Cummings below. Tony Cummings. Dr. Tony...
Sep 15, 2021 · JACKSONVILLE, Fla – The crowded race for Jacksonville sheriff in 2023 got another new name this week when Democrat Tony Cummings threw his hat in the ring. Cummings has run two previous...
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The Istanbul Center and Atlantic Institute organized and hosted Wednesday's event. It was the first time all five candidates for sheriff met for a community forum, and it lasted about 90 minutes in front of a packed room of almost 100 people. Each candidate gave an opening statement, then responded to questions that had been submitted to them in ad...
Another question Wednesday centered on how transparent Sheriff's Office operations are to the public, including how investigations into officer shootings are done. Right now the Sheriff's Office investigates its own officer shootings and whether they followed department procedure, while the State Attorney's Office looks into whether it was justifie...
Even though Aug. 23 is a primary election for the Democratic and Republican parties for a host of offices, the special election for sheriff will have all of its candidates on the same ballot. Anyone who is a registered Duval County voter can cast a ballot for a candidate who would finish out the remainder of Williams' original term. If a runoff is ...
• Lakesha Burton, 46, was assistant chief of the city's Police Zone 2 in Arlington until her retirement in February. She is the first Black woman to run for sheriff and is a Democrat. • Wayne Clark, 59, is a 30-year Sheriff's Office veteran who also directed the Jacksonville Airport Authority's Aviation security department and recently left the Duv...
Jul 27, 2022 · Tony Cummings, one of four Democrats in the field, said he wants to be sheriff “because the city of Jacksonville has been hemorrhaging from violent crime.” RELATED: | | |. Cummings, a...
Jul 27, 2022 · Updated:3:06 PM EDT July 27, 2022. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — First Coast News is continuing to look into each candidate running to be Jacksonville’s next sheriff. Tony Cummings spent 28 years in...
