14 Facts About Audrey Gibson

Audrey Gibson was born on March 15,1956 and is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 6th district, which includes sections of downtown Jacksonville in Duval County, from 2016 until 2022.

Audrey Gibson previously represented the 9th district from 2012 to 2016 and the 1st district from 2011 to 2012.

Audrey Gibson was born in Jacksonville, and attended Florida State College at Jacksonville, receiving her associate degree in 1976, and then the Florida State University, graduating with a degree in criminology in 1978.

Audrey Gibson worked in public relations and as a legal liaison, eventually taking a job as the business community liaison for the Jacksonville Job Corps Center.

When State Representative E Denise Lee opted to run for a seat in the Florida Senate rather than seek re-election in 2002, Gibson ran to succeed her in the 15th District, which was based in downtown Jacksonville in Duval County.

Audrey Gibson faced Mack Freeman, a former television reporter, and Rahman Johnson, a Duval County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner, in the Democratic primary.

Audrey Gibson was re-elected without opposition in 2004, and in 2006, was challenged in the Democratic primary by Fullwood, who had defeated her when she ran for the City Council in 1999.

Audrey Gibson was re-elected unopposed in 2008, and could not seek another term in 2010 due to term limits.

Audrey Gibson had already filed to run for the Senate in 2012, when Hill would have been prevented from seeking another term due to term limits, so she filed to run in the special election to replace him.

Audrey Gibson did not face an opponent in the general election and won unopposed.

Audrey Gibson won her party's nomination unopposed and faced Cherron Newby, the Republican nominee, in the general election.

Audrey Gibson earned the endorsement of the Florida Times-Union, which praised her as an active legislator who "has focused on developing, saving homes, transportation and education," and criticized her opponent as inexperienced and not qualified for office.

Audrey Gibson's district was redrawn again in 2016 after court-ordered redistricting, and she won re-election to a more compact 6th district in Jacksonville.

On June 7,2022, Audrey Gibson announced her candidacy in the 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election.