A special election is scheduled Aug. 18 to choose a successor for Jacksonville City Council member Terrance Freeman, who is stepping down from his At-Large Group 1 seat to run for the Florida House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
The Duval County Supervisor of Elections announced the date in a May 29 news release following passage of Council legislation approving the special election.<\/p>\n
To qualify, candidates seeking to replace Freeman must file petitions and pay a fee of $2,272.16 for those with no party affiliation or $3,408.24 for partisan candidates, the release stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If no candidate receives a majority during the Aug. 18 election, the two with the most votes will square off in a special general election Nov. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Freeman submitted his resignation May 28. He is seeking the District 12 House seat, which was held by Republican Wyman Duggan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Duggan, who served four two-year terms in the Legislature after winning election in 2018, has said he was considering running against Mayor Donna Deegan in 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Former Gov. Rick Scott appointed Freeman to City Council District 10 in 2018. Freeman was elected in 2019 to the At-Large Group 1 seat and won a second full consecutive term in 2023, receiving the most votes of any Council candidate that year. He has reached his term limit on Council.<\/p>\n
Freeman served as Council president in 2022-23 after a year as vice president.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He is the senior project manager of apprenticeship programs at the Miller Electric Co., according to his bio on the Council web page.<\/p>\n
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