By Mike Lednovich
Qualifying for the Fernandina Beach city commission election has ended, with six candidates, including two incumbents, running for three commission seats in November.
In addition, two sitting commissioners - James Antun and Darron Ayscue - will run for Mayor.
Here are the candidates and their respective commission seats.
Seat 1
Mayor Bradley Bean's term expires in December. He was elected to the city commission in 2020 and was elected mayor in 2022. Bean is employed by RYAM.
Phone: 904-415-5181
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Bradley M. Bean
Joyce Tuten is a retired AP Environmental Science teacher and a NOAA Climate Steward Educator.
Phone: 301-471-9531
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Joyce Tuten
Deputy Campaign Treasurer: James E. Tuten
Seat 2
Vice Mayor David Sturges was elected to the city commission in 2020, and his term expires in December. Sturges owns a residential construction company and multiple properties in Fernandina Beach and Nassau County.
Phone: 904-624-4596
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Kelly Sturges
Genece Minshew is a retired BellSouth executive with more than 35 years of experience in all phases of customer operations, customer relationship management, product management and field operations.
Phone: 404-314-0148
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Genece Minshew
Deputy Campaign Treasurer: Angela Hall
Seat 3
Commissioner Chip Ross' term expires in December and he is termed out.
Former city commissioner Tim Poynter (2014-2017), is a high-profile downtown business owner with restaurants, a putt-putt facility, a duckpin bowling establishment, and two other projects in the works.
Phone: 904-415-6533
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Steven Filkoff
Christy Kelly is a Fernandina Beach resident, who provided no background information on her candidacy.
Phone: 904-557-4482
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Christy Kelly
A third candidate, Tony Morris, withdrew from the race.