Don’t call it “breaking” news: Loranne Ausley says she broke her kneecap in a recent fall and is in a full leg cast.<\/p>\n
But she said it won’t stop her as she continues her campaign for mayor of Tallahassee.<\/p>\n
In a “day in my life” video posted to Facebook, Ausley explained that took a tumble at the RedEye Coffee in MidTown after tripping over another patron’s briefcase.<\/p>\n
“It’s a little painful, but I’ve been through pain, I’ve been through a lot over the last two years and this is not going to stop me,” Ausley said. A request for comment is pending.<\/p>\n
Ausley filed to run<\/a>\u00a0for mayor of Tallahassee on Sept. 19, joining City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and civil-rights attorney Daryl Parks in a race to succeed Mayor John E. Dailey, who decided not to run for a third term.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The campaign marks her return to public life. In November 2024, she was injured\u00a0during a Florida Ironman triathlon competition<\/a>\u00a0in Panama City that put her in a coma for three weeks.<\/p>\n She later underwent rehabilitation at a spinal cord and brain injury center in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Arianna Otero is the trending and breaking news reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact her via email at\u00a0AOtero@tallahassee.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow her on X:\u00a0@ari_v_otero<\/a>.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Ausley says broken bone won’t stop campaign for Tallahassee mayor<\/a><\/p>\n