Action News Jax is continuing to press for answers about former Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s newly registered role as a lobbyist for JEA – a move renewing scrutiny and receiving criticism of his administration’s part in the failed effort to privatize the city-owned utility nearly a decade ago.
Curry filed as a lobbyist with the City of Jacksonville on November 12, just over two years after leaving office – the minimum cooling-off period required before former elected officials can lobby the government. The filing lists JEA as one of Curry’s 28 clients, which include the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Downtown Vision, Inc., VyStar Credit Union, Edward Waters University, and the Fraternal Order of Police.
But the former Mayor tells Action News Jax Ben Becker the listing is simply “clerical,” saying JEA is ultimately a client of Ballard Partners, the powerhouse lobbying firm where he now serves as a partner…