Pensacola Politics
Citizens for Pensacola, the mayor’s political committee, targets a council member who has been a thorn in his side this year.
Mayor D.C. Reeves’ PAC, Citizens for Pensacola, has sent a text to the City’s District 2 voters that supports former City Councilwoman Sherri Myers in her bid to unseat her successor, Charles Bare.
Here is the text:
SHERRI MYERS City Council Candidate. Uptown needs a proven leader who knows our neighborhoods and gets results.
SHERRI MYERS is THE VOICE OF UPTOWN. During her 12 years on the City Council, she SECURED $3 MILLION TO REBUILD FIRE STATION #3. Sherri delivered sidewalks, drainage, street lighting and bike lanes for Uptown, worked to restore Carpenter Creek, and protected the parks and recreation areas our families love.
Early voting locations are open through October 31. If you have a mail ballot, you can drop it off at any early voting site during hours of operation.
SHERRI MYERS – Our trusted leader
Paid for by Citizens for Pensacola. Text STOP to end.
Who Is Citizens for Pensacola?
It is a Political Action Committee formed in August 2021 by the mayor’s father, James J. Reeves, and Danny Zimmern, realtor and founder of Pensacola Mardi Gras, to support D.C. Reeves’ campaign for mayor. See Citizens_Statement_of_Organization
In March 2024, UWF professor Kevin Krieger replaced Zimmern as chair.
Since its formation, Citizens for Pensacola has spent $171,815 to help Reeves win and hold the mayor’s job and pay his travel expenses to Los Angeles, as well as contribute to Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger’s campaign and other candidates outside the area.
Why Oppose Bare?
Councilman Charles Bare has been a thorn in the mayor’s side this year, and Reeves hasn’t hesitated to make snide remarks about the councilman at press conferences and in interviews.
- CRA administrator (Feb. 2026). Bare opened a council discussion on ending the mayor’s authority to appoint the CRA administrator, saying the CRA should have a bigger role in managing its staff.
- Free cardboard pickup (April 2026). Bare sponsored the repeal after his neighbor’s boxes blew into his yard, and the council repealed it 4-3 over Reeves’ objection. Reeves called himself data-driven and said a neighbor problem was no reason to add an expense for residents. He also compared it to not banning Golden Retrievers over one dog. Bare said Reeves went on the radio and made it sound like a feud with his neighbor.
- Opioid funds and Flock cameras (July 2026). The council voted 7-0 to require council approval of all opioid settlement spending, after Reeves used $108,000 of it on Flock cameras without a council vote. Brahier sponsored it, but Bare backed it and criticized the original use. This is a council-versus-mayor dispute more than a Bare-Reeves one.
- Youth curfew (about Aug. 2026). Bare was one of three council members who openly opposed Reeves’ proposed curfew, and it died when Council President Allison Patton withdrew her support. Reeves was frustrated that members hadn’t raised concerns before the meeting.
- Baptist Hospital planner, Bayou District Consulting (Oct. 2026). Bare voted against the $695,000 contract, questioned its cost and the procurement scoring, and opposed moving $395,000 from a Westside facade grant.
In my interview with Bare earlier this month, the councilman said he pushes back against the mayor when his constituents don’t want to go where the mayor wants to go.
Be Careful What You Ask For
Sherri Myers battled both Mayor Ashton Hayward and Mayor Grover Robinson during her 12 years on the city council. She endorsed Robinson for mayor in 2018. By 2022, she said she was very disappointed and that he hadn’t addressed the north-end issues he promised.
