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Ashton Hayward
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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. 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). 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. |
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