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Mike Hogan
Mike Hogan became the second major candidate in as many days to file for the 2011 Jacksonville Mayor's race on Friday. Hogan, a Republican who serves as the Duval County Tax Collector, joins Audrey Moran, who announced on Thursday.
Hogan is a Jacksonville political veteran, having held public office since winning a seat on the Jacksonville City Council in 1991. He served two terms on the Council before leaving the office due to term limits. In 2000, he won a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. He was re-elected in 2002, but resigned several months into his term to run for Duval County Tax Collector, a post he has held since 2003.
Hogan angered many local elected officials during his time on the State's Taxation and Budget Reform Commission. While on the Commission, Hogan pushed a statewide amendment that would have severely limited the ability of local governments to control their own sources of revenue by banning the use of fees to offset declines in property tax revenues. The amendment never made it to voters.
Hogan has been angling for the Mayor's slot for several years and has been highly critical of the city's procurement policies in the past. He has maintained that the city could save millions by using state contracts to purchase supplies or by purchasing items directly from vendors such as Home Depot, instead of going through standard contracting procedures.
Hogan says he will announce his campaign team in the coming months. He is likely to roll out his online presence and strategy during that time as well.
The race for Mayor is likely to draw a few more high profile candidates with publisher Jim Bailey and current City Council members Kevin Hyde, Ronnie Fussell and Glorious Johnson also said to be considering bids.
