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.