Jesse Wilson: A Message to my Supporters
I recently wrote a piece for Void Magazine entitled, “What’s Not #1
in the 904,” pointing out all the areas in Jacksonville that need major
improvement. My conclusion after writing this piece was that the
majority of these issues have arisen from or been prolonged by poor
leadership and representation in our city.
Jacksonville has been my home since birth. From humble beginnings in the city’s foster care system to my time at Stanton College Preparatory School and then Leadership Jacksonville, this city made me who I am and I continue to fall in love with our city over and over again. My passion is for people, every person, even those who don’t always see eye to eye with progress. That’s why I decided to run for Jacksonville City Council earlier this year.
Over the past year, I’ve participated in conversations with so many great Jaxsons, served on committees, and witnessed Jacksonville experience success. I’ve also been appalled and disappointed by the continuing poor leadership
in our city.
After a lot of self-reflection and conversations with many of you, my campaign for City Council has come to the point where it is clear to me that I could be a greater asset serving in other capacities. I want to dedicate my voice and my skills towards important issues that will move our city in the right direction.
So, for now, I will be postponing my run for Jacksonville City Council.
Over the next few months I will be taking on and partnering with several endeavors.
Effective immediately, I will be joining the campaign team of Bill Bishop for Mayor. City Councilman Bishop is someone I have watched and come to know and admire over the past year. His selfless ambition to serve our city reminds me of my own. He has clear passion for this city and its people, and does not make decisions based on petty politics. His goal is to serve the people of Jacksonville and he has a great vision for our city. That’s it. Because of this, I am going to volunteer my time to getting Bill Bishop elected as the next mayor of our great city.
In addition to my efforts for Bill Bishop’s campaign, I will be serving on the steering committee for the Jacksonville Young Voters Coalition, a grassroots effort to activate and educate young voters around the issues most crucial for our city to progress. More details about the Jacksonville Young Voters Coalition will be announced in January.
I leave you with a tremendous thank you. To all of my wonderful supporters, this year would not have been so great without each and every one of you believing in me and my mission. Jacksonville is a wonderful city, and we proved that anyone should and can have representation here. I’m thrilled to continue my work alongside each of you and the efforts that will thrust our great city to be everything we know it can be.
Jacksonville has been my home since birth. From humble beginnings in the city’s foster care system to my time at Stanton College Preparatory School and then Leadership Jacksonville, this city made me who I am and I continue to fall in love with our city over and over again. My passion is for people, every person, even those who don’t always see eye to eye with progress. That’s why I decided to run for Jacksonville City Council earlier this year.
Over the past year, I’ve participated in conversations with so many great Jaxsons, served on committees, and witnessed Jacksonville experience success. I’ve also been appalled and disappointed by the continuing poor leadership
in our city.
After a lot of self-reflection and conversations with many of you, my campaign for City Council has come to the point where it is clear to me that I could be a greater asset serving in other capacities. I want to dedicate my voice and my skills towards important issues that will move our city in the right direction.
So, for now, I will be postponing my run for Jacksonville City Council.
Over the next few months I will be taking on and partnering with several endeavors.
Effective immediately, I will be joining the campaign team of Bill Bishop for Mayor. City Councilman Bishop is someone I have watched and come to know and admire over the past year. His selfless ambition to serve our city reminds me of my own. He has clear passion for this city and its people, and does not make decisions based on petty politics. His goal is to serve the people of Jacksonville and he has a great vision for our city. That’s it. Because of this, I am going to volunteer my time to getting Bill Bishop elected as the next mayor of our great city.
In addition to my efforts for Bill Bishop’s campaign, I will be serving on the steering committee for the Jacksonville Young Voters Coalition, a grassroots effort to activate and educate young voters around the issues most crucial for our city to progress. More details about the Jacksonville Young Voters Coalition will be announced in January.
I leave you with a tremendous thank you. To all of my wonderful supporters, this year would not have been so great without each and every one of you believing in me and my mission. Jacksonville is a wonderful city, and we proved that anyone should and can have representation here. I’m thrilled to continue my work alongside each of you and the efforts that will thrust our great city to be everything we know it can be.
Jesse Wilson
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