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| − | '''Ashton Hayward III''' is a Pensacola real estate broker/developer | + | '''Ashton Hayward III''' is a Pensacola real estate broker/developer who was elected in 2010 as the first strong [[mayor of Pensacola]]. |
A Pensacola native, Hayward graduated from [[Catholic High School]] and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University. He worked as a model in Miami, where he met his wife [[An Hayward|An]],<ref>"A model life." ''Pensacola News Journal'', February 13, 2003.</ref> then moved to New York, where he worked in a variety of sales and management positions for AT&T and later as advertising director for the ''Financial Times''. | A Pensacola native, Hayward graduated from [[Catholic High School]] and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University. He worked as a model in Miami, where he met his wife [[An Hayward|An]],<ref>"A model life." ''Pensacola News Journal'', February 13, 2003.</ref> then moved to New York, where he worked in a variety of sales and management positions for AT&T and later as advertising director for the ''Financial Times''. | ||
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| Spouse | An Hayward |
| Parents | Ashton Jr. & Sandy Hayward |
| Children | Aiden |
Ashton Hayward III is a Pensacola real estate broker/developer who was elected in 2010 as the first strong mayor of Pensacola.
A Pensacola native, Hayward graduated from Catholic High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University. He worked as a model in Miami, where he met his wife An,[1] then moved to New York, where he worked in a variety of sales and management positions for AT&T and later as advertising director for the Financial Times.
Hayward returned to Pensacola in 2002 and founded a real estate firm (now Pair & Hayward Properties) with Matthew Pair and Allan Bell. The three men, along with Cody Rawson and Russell Weaver, were partners in development company Red Fish Harbor, among whose projects were a $80 million, 244-unit condominium development called Shelter Cove of Perdido that eventually stalled.[2]
Hayward was also Vice-President of Marketing & Business Development for the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) co-founded by Pensacola attorney Fred Levin.[3]
He filed to run for mayor of Pensacola on March 23, 2010.
On November 2, 2010, he defeated incumbent Mike Wiggins in the race to become Pensacola's first "strong mayor."
| Preceded by: Mike Wiggins |
Mayor of Pensacola 2011 – present |
Incumbent |
Community involvement
- City of Pensacola Planning and Architectural Review Board, member
- City of Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustment, former member
- WSRE, board of directors
- Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority, appointee
- Pensacola Country Club, board member
External links & references
- AshtonHayward.com – Campaign website
- "Who is Ashton Hayward III?" Pensacola News Journal, March 24, 2010.
- ↑ "A model life." Pensacola News Journal, February 13, 2003.
- ↑ "More condominiums coming." Pensacola News Journal, August 10, 2005.
- ↑ http://wammaweb.net/officers-hayward.asp
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