4 candidates qualify by petition for 2015 Fernandina Beach election


Crop 2015CityElections_1419196930503_11537395_ver1.0_320_240Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm

Reporter – News Analyst
August 17, 2015 11:00 a.m.

As of close of business August 14, 2015, four candidates have qualified by petition to run for two Fernandina Beach City Commission seats this fall:

Group 4: Jennifer N. Schriver and Roy G. Smith, Jr.

Group 5: Clinch Kavanaugh and Leonard A. Kreger

Additional candidates may still file and qualify by paying a fee during the week of August 24, 2015. The qualifying period ends at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015.

The Group 4 seat is currently held by Ed Boner, who has announced that he will not seek reelection. Pat Gass, who holds the Group 5 seat currently, has not made her intentions known.

The straw poll for mayor will include two commissioners: Robin Lentz and Johnny Miller.

The election will be held on November 3, 2015. Should there be additional candidates and a need for a run-off, that election will take place on December 13, 2015.

For more information on qualification and elections, contact Fernandina Beach City Clerk Caroline Best (904) 310-3115, [email protected].  The 2015 Candidates Handbook is also available on the city’s website