Lumon James May is a community activist, co-owner of May's Construction, and 2008 Democratic candidate for Florida State House District 3. He lost narrowly to Republican incumbent Clay Ford.
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 Lumon May & family
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| Born | March 23, 1970 Pensacola |
| Occupation | Builder |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Spouse | Tammie May |
| Parents | Theophalis and Mary May |
| Children | Armoni and Lumon May Jr. |
A graduate of Woodham High School, May received his associate of arts degree from Pensacola Junior College and his bachelor of arts and master of science degrees from the University of West Florida.
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Community involvement & awards
- Community Equity Investment, Inc.
- Southern Youth Sports Association
- Gulf Coast Youth Sports Alliance
- Pensacola Junior College Foundation
- Reggie Evans Youth Basketball League
- Suburban West Rotary, Paul Harris Fellow
- Pensacola Sports Association, Admiral Kenneth Shugart Award & Volunteer of the Year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Escambia County, Hall of Fame
- NAACP, Freedom Award
2008 political candidacy
After deciding relatively late in the election cycle to run for the District 3 seat, May managed to collect the necessary 835 petitions to qualify for the ballot in less than five days.
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Electoral history
2008 General
Election, November 4, 2008
- C. V. (Clay) Ford (R): 30,698 (50.59%)
- Lumon May (D): 29,981 (49.41%)
External links
- www.lumonmay.com – Political homepage