Preceded by Mike Wiggins Name Ashton Hayward Spouse An Hayward (m. 1996) | Website Campaign Website Children Aiden Hayward | |
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Profession Real estate developer, former model Office Mayor of Pensacola since 2011 | ||
Ashton hayward for mayor of pensacola
Ashton James Hayward III (born April 15, 1970) is the mayor of Pensacola, Florida, having taken office on January 10, 2011. He is the first mayor elected under the new "strong mayor" form of government adopted in 2009, against the will of the city residents.
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- Ashton hayward for mayor of pensacola
- Pensacola mayor ashton hayward announcing up to 200 new jobs at port of pensacola
- Early life
- Elections
- References
Pensacola mayor ashton hayward announcing up to 200 new jobs at port of pensacola
Early life
He was born and raised in Pensacola, graduating from Pensacola Catholic High School in 1987. Hayward earned his bachelor's degree at Florida State University, graduating in December 1993. While in college, he took a break from studies to model in Miami, where he met his future wife, Belgian-born An (they would marry in 1996). For many years, the Haywards made New York City home, returning to Pensacola in 2003 to start a real estate development firm, Pair & Hayward Properties.
Elections
Hayward ran against the incumbent, Mike Wiggins, and two other candidates, Diane Mack and Charles Bare, for the office of mayor of Pensacola in 2010. After none of the candidates received an outright majority in August elections, Hayward and Wiggins advanced to a runoff election, held November 2, 2010. The Pensacola News Journal endorsed Hayward prior to the election. On November 2, Hayward defeated Wiggins by a vote count of 10,645 to 9,837 – a margin of 808 votes. Wiggins did not contest the tight vote and conceded that evening.
