Filipina wins Jacksonville, Florida council seat

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Republican Anna Lopez-Brosche beat the Democratic incumbent for a Jacksonville, Florida City Council seat. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

SAN FRANCISCO — Filipino American Republican Anna Lopez Brosche on May 19, defeated incumbent Democrat Council Member Kimberly Daniels, becoming the first Filipino American and Asian American to serve on the Jacksonville, Florida, City Council.

Brosche defeated City Council member Kimberly Daniels in the At-Large Group 1 runoff, with 104,835 votes compared with 84,625 votes for Daniels, with 187 of 199 precincts reporting.

Brosche is managing shareholder at Ennis Pellum & Associates CPAs and chairs the United Way of Northeast Florida board of directors, among other community service activities.

Brosche and Daniels beat Republican David Taylor and Democrat Terry Reed in the March 24 election to earn a berth in Tuesday’s election.

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