JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The city of Jacksonville is telling Democratic Mayoral candidate Donna Deegan to reschedule her foundation’s Mother’s Day 5K because it’s slated to occur during early voting.
Deegan, a Democrat who is in a runoff election for Jacksonville mayor with Republican Daniel Davis, tells Action News Jax’s Jake Stofan this race has been happening for the better part of 20 years.
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At this point, she said it’s too late to reschedule this event, which is aimed at raising money for breast cancer research.
In a statement, the DONNA Foundation said in part, “DONNA Foundation operates independently of Donna Deegan’s mayoral campaign … We sincerely hope that this matter is resolved quickly so we can all move forward and restore our focus where it belongs: on celebrating survivorship, supporting breast cancer patients and funding critical research.”
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Early voting for Duval County’s General Election runs from May 1-14. The 5K is set to take place on May 13.
In response, Jacksonville Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes said in part, “It is not a denial and it is not an approval … Since it was an invitation to consider a reasonable alternative and to follow up in discussion, the organization choosing to ignore the invitation and instead give an incorrect account to media is a disappointment.”
We’re hoping to hear more from Deegan and the city later this afternoon. We’ll have all that coming up on Action News Jax at 5.
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