Glenn Ritchie

State Representatives Dorothy Hukill and Pat Patterson both signed the bus, and joined Daytona Beach Mayor Glenn Ritchie, Volusia County Council Chair Frank Bruno and a slew of other elected officials in proclaiming June 22nd "ACS CAN Fight Back Express Day."

Daytona Beach Mayor Glenn Ritchie proclaimed it so.

Dozens of people turned out to watch Ritchie give the Spruce Creek High School grad the key to the city.

Interim Mayor Glenn Ritchie has informed friends, family members, and a select few power players in town, that he will announce "within the next few days" his reluctant decision to run for a full four-year term as Mayor of Daytona Beach.

Ritchie's decision has been months in the making; and in announcing his candidacy, Ritchie will be reneging on an earlier, well-publicized pledge to serve only the balance of the late Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's term in office.Indeed, finding a way to adequately explain Hizzoner's obvious flip-flop to the public has been the subject of several intense, high-level debates at International Speedway Corporation this spring; and is the reason for the self-imposed news blackout at the News-Journal.

As reported here April 13th, ISC ginned up a supposedly "spontaneous" petition, releasing the mayor from his earlier pledge and urging him to run for the top spot in town on his own.Sources inside ISC and the local Republican Executive Committee tell us, however, that Ritchie prefers the tried and true (and certainly self-serving) "… there's-work-left-to-be-done-and-I-want-to-see-it-through-before-I-step-dow
n …" statement as his official explanation.

Interim Mayor Glenn Ritchie has informed friends, family members, and a select few power players in town, that he will announce "within the next few days" his reluctant decision to run for a full four-year term as Mayor of Daytona Beach.

Ritchie's decision has been months in the making; and in announcing his candidacy, Ritchie will be reneging on an earlier, well-publicized pledge to serve only the balance of the late Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's term in office.Indeed, finding a way to adequately explain Hizzoner's obvious flip-flop to the public has been the subject of several intense, high-level debates at International Speedway Corporation this spring; and is the reason for the self-imposed news blackout at the News-Journal.

As reported here April 13th, ISC ginned up a supposedly "spontaneous" petition, releasing the mayor from his earlier pledge and urging him to run for the top spot in town on his own.Sources inside ISC and the local Republican Executive Committee tell us, however, that Ritchie prefers the tried and true (and certainly self-serving) "… there's-work-left-to-be-done-and-I-want-to-see-it-through-before-I-step-dow
n …" statement as his official explanation.
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Petition Circulating Urging Mayor Ritchie To Run In November!

Interim Mayor Glenn Ritchie has informed friends, family members, and a select few power players in town, that he will announce "within the next few days" his reluctant decision to run for a full four-year term as Mayor of Daytona Beach.

Ritchie's decision has been months in the making; and in announcing his candidacy, Ritchie will be reneging on an earlier, well-publicized pledge to serve only the balance of the late Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's term in office. Indeed, finding a way to adequately explain Hizzoner's obvious flip-flop to the public has been the subject of several intense, high-level debates at International Speedway Corporation this spring; and is the reason for the self-imposed news blackout at the News-Journal.

As reported here April 13th, ISC ginned up a supposedly "spontaneous" petition, releasing the mayor from his earlier pledge and urging him to run for the top spot in town on his own. Sources inside ISC and the local Republican Executive Committee tell us, however, that Ritchie prefers the tried and true (and certainly self-serving) "... there's-work-left-to-be-done-and-I-want-to-see-it-through-before-I-step-dow
n ..." statement as his official explanation.

Local mega-car dealer owner Glenn Ritchie's name has been mentioned numerous times as a potential candidate for Mayor, but he's super busy and would prefer not to be appointed right now. He'll definitely run in 2007 though. He's one of the 'Good Old Boys' and will do whatever he's told by ISC.