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John Draper
John Draper (Republican Party) ran for election to the Jacksonville City Council to represent District 14 in Florida. He lost in the general runoff election on May 16, 2023.
Draper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Draper was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 to 1985. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stetson University in 1979. His career experience includes working as a businessman.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jacksonville City Council District 14
Rahman Johnson defeated John Draper in the general runoff election for Jacksonville City Council District 14 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rahman Johnson (D) | 52.8 | 6,440 | |
 | John Draper (R)  | 47.2 | 5,765 | |
| Total votes: 12,205 | |||
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General election
General election for Jacksonville City Council District 14
Rahman Johnson and John Draper advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alberta Hipps in the general election for Jacksonville City Council District 14 on March 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rahman Johnson (D) | 46.3 | 4,161 | |
| ✔ | | John Draper (R) | 30.1 | 2,709 |
| Alberta Hipps (R) | 23.6 | 2,119 | ||
| Total votes: 8,989 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Draper completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Draper's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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John is married to his wife Loretta and he has lived in southwest Jacksonville for 40 years.
He supports more funding for our First Responders along with additional support for parks and neighborhood road improvements.
Please vote for John Draper for City Council, Dist 14, Republican
- I will be effective because of my experience as a former City Councilman from southwest Jacksonville.
- I want to keep are community safe by fully supporting our Jacksonville police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel..
- Increase the funding for neighborhood parks and local road projects.
Fully fund the maintenance of our parks and youth athletic facilities.
His commitment to conservative principles and his calm, reassuring demeanor when he was leading us through a national crisis.
I was six years old and I was home from school due to illness.
It reminds us that we must never be complacent and that we must always expect the unexpected.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Jacksonville City Council District 14 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 15, 2023
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