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Donna Deegan

Democratic · Mayor of Jacksonville · Florida · Spectrum score -46

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Donna Deegan is Mayor of Jacksonville in Florida. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Donna Hazouri Deegan is an American politician and former television news anchor serving as the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida since 2023.

Term ends: Jul 1, 2027
Email: MayorDonnaDeegan@coj.net
Phone: 904-255-5000
Office: City Hall at St. James Building, 117 W. Duval St. Suite 400, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Website: Official site
Wikipedia: Background

Salary: —

Where Donna stands on the spectrum

Donna Deegan scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Donna Hazouri Deegan is an American politician and former television news anchor serving as the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected mayor in the 2023 runoff election. She is the first woman to serve as the mayor of Jacksonville.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
Open States people (municipalities)
coj.net
en.wikipedia.org
Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.