Charlotte was born and raised on Jacksonville’s westside and is deeply invested in our community.
After graduating from the University of North Florida, Charlotte began her teaching career at Stilwell Military Academy of Leadership.
In 2018, Charlotte took a leap of faith and ran for the Duval County School Board. Since her election in 2018, and her reelection in 2022, Charlotte has demonstrated the courage to stand up for conservative values, voting against fellow board members on many items related to fiscal conservatism and parental rights including votes against tax increases, mask mandates, and wasteful spending. Charlotte was also the driving force in the creation of the DCPS Audit Advisory Committee – an appointed group of community members with expertise in finance and accounting that assists the School Board with oversight of the District’s 3-billion-dollar budget. Under Charlotte’s leadership as Board Chair for the past two years, Duval County Schools received an overall “A” rating and achieved a graduation rate of 94%.
Charlotte now asks you to consider electing her your representative
on the Jacksonville City Council..
Charlotte’s voice on the City Counsel will create a synergy that builds on her experiences and successes on the School Board in many ways.
For example, many of the calls that Charlotte received from constituents during her time on the School Board related to issues controlled by the City and not the School Board like sidewalks, traffic lights, crossing guards, and school zones. To improve collaboration between the City and the School Board, Charlotte has worked with City Council leadership to establish regular joint meetings between the School Board and City Council. As your City Council representative, Charlotte will continue developing a spirit of cooperation between these two separate bodies of government for the benefit of the westside.
Independent of education-related topics, Charlotte wants to focus the City Council on other issues affecting our community. Everyone who travels regularly on Normandy Boulevard recognizes that traffic, roads, and infrastructure are concerns. Continued growth on the best side of Jacksonville may be inevitable, but Charlotte’s promise is to fight for smart growth and safe streets. Charlotte will also make public safety a top priority, fighting to ensure that our police officers and firefighters have the resources they need to keep us safe.
Finally, unbeknownst to many in our community, the westside is home to the only POW-MIA museum in the United States. Tucked within the former Navy airbase we call Cecil Field is a beautiful and sacred ground dedicated to honoring all the American service personnel who have not yet come home. If elected, Charlotte will advocate for the continued development of this valuable asset to the city we love.
Charlotte is grateful that her vision for a better westside has been endorsed by Representative Dean Black, Representative Wyman Duggan, Representative Kiyan Michael, Sheriff T.K. Waters, Clerk of Court Jody Phillips, Councilman Randy White, Mayor Sean Lynch, School Board Vice Chairman April Carney, and former City Councilman Doyle Carter.