JACKSONVILLE–A majority of the city council in Jacksonville now reportedly back adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance after a general election held on May 19.
According to Equality Florida, its local volunteers, working with their counterparts from the Human Rights Campaign, were able to successfully mobilize more than 100,000 voters in an aggressive campaign to elect pro-equality council members.
“The non-discrimination ordinance was a major issue in these elections and today’s victory by pro-equality candidates sends a clear message that Jacksonville is eager to pass a non-discrimination ordinance,” said Equality Florida’s Deputy Director Stratton Pollitzer.
In a closely watched race, Anna Brosche beat Kimberly Daniels, one of the most outspoken opponents of new nondiscrimination protections.
In the contest for mayor, Republican challenger Lenny Curry unseated incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown despite Brown’s call for a comprehensive review of the city’s discrimination policies.
