History was made Saturday as Donna Deegan was sworn in as the city of Jacksonville’s first female mayor.
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<Mayor Deegan officially took the reins of the city at noon Saturday. She has deep ties in Jacksonville. A fifth-generation Jacksonvillian, former Jacksonville TV anchor, cousin of a former mayor, and founder of theDeegan’s inaugural ceremony in many ways felt like a family reunion. Hosted by her former co-worker Shannon Ogden, a former Jacksonville TV anchor.“The future of this city has never been brighter,” Ogden said.
And a final performance in the form of a recording of her father, who passed away when she was a young adult.Mayor-elect Donna Deegan announces next round of staff and department leadership appointments “And on this new day, while I know I will be far from perfect, I promise I will do everything in my power to live up to your faith in me,” Deegan said.
Deegan will have four years to make good on those promises. In an early sign of bipartisanship, Mayor Deegan has already appointed some notable Republicans to positions in her administration. She faces a Republican supermajority on council who she’ll have to negotiate with to accomplish her goals and tackle a slate of difficult issues facing the city.
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