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Jimmy White Sr. passes

   June 24, 2024

Deep South Crane Rentals founder and owner Jimmy White Sr. passed away in Tallahassee on Wednesday, June  19.

In 2004, Jimmy Sr. ran for the District 5 seat on the Escambia County Commission, a race that had five other Republican candidates for the open seat. The other candidates were Steven Barry, Frank Cotton, Jr., Terry Smith, Mark Spitznagel and Kevin White.

I love Jimmy Sr.’s reasons for running: “I’m here not to do a job. I’m here to do a mission—to straighten this county out. I don’t care about the paycheck.”

The wealthiest candidate in the race with a net worth of more than $6 million, Jimmy Sr. raised $23,190. He came in fifth with only 521 votes. Kevin White won the primary with 2,163, narrowly defeating Barry, only 29 and the race’s youngest candidate, by 102 votes.

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