FLORIDA TIMES-UNION: GOVERNOR CRIST APPOINTS PHILIP MAYS AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO REPLACE INDICTED REPUBLICAN THOMAS GLAIZE MANUEL

By Deirdre Conner

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Phillip J. Mays today to temporarily replace Tom Manuel on the St. Johns County Commission. Manuel is currently suspended from office. He is fighting federal charges of bribery.


Mays, 41, of Ponte Vedra Beach, is the owner and operator of Mays Equities Inc., according to a news release from the governor's office, and holds a law degree from the University of Florida. He also serves on the Ponte Vedra Coalition and on the West Augustine Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Advisory Board, the release said.


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