Barringer

Dear Family, Friends and Supporters,

Editor's note: The following was wriiten by Adam Barringer, candidate for mayor:

The "Barringer for Mayor" campaign is in high gear. Thank you for your support and the many phone calls inquiring about the campaign and election.

First of all, we did win the primary election. What does this mean? The margin of victory was very close, only 15 votes. Now we move into the general election against the incumbent, which will be a tough race. Every vote counts!

The General Election is Nov. 3.

NSBNEWS.net photo by Sera Frederick. Mayor Sally Mackay (middle), and challengers Marilee Walters and Adam Barringer, are pictured here from the second of two NSB candidates debates sponsored by NSBNEWS.net and the Public Watch Committee. The three square off in today's big primary.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The city's police union pledged its support for Adam Barringer over Mayor Sally Mackay, on top of the might he gained from the firefighters' union and the Southeast Volusia Board of Realtors while the incumbent continued to tout her experience and Marilee Walters appealed to disenfranchised voters to give her the nod in today's hotly-contested primary for mayor and two city commission seats.

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer answers questions from NSBNEWS.net journalist Henry Frederick during the second of two NSB candidate debates sponsored by NSBNEWS.net and the Public Watch Committee. This a highlight from that second debate.

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer holds a meet & greet for his supporters prior to the Sept. 22 primary.

NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. Adam Barringer, candidate for mayor, attends the Aug. 19 City Commission meeting on the Angler's Yacht Club. Neither Barringer nor several other members of the Angler's in attendance that night addressed the commission as attorneys for both sides spoke about the repercussions of litigation should the city try and invalidate a 99-year lease the club signed with the city in 1944 for exclusive rights to prime riverfront acreage on the North Causeway for $25 annually. The commission that night voted 4-1 to negotiate with the Angler's on a revised lease.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer makes no bones about his boating hobby: "I am an Angler. I will continue to be an Angler. "

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. The New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors has recommended the election of Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer, Zone 2 incumbent City Commissioner Jack Grasty and Zone 1 City Commissioner candidate Judy Reiker.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer, incumbent Zone 2 City Commissioner Jack Grasty and Zone 1 City Commissioner candidate Judy Reiker all received "recommendation" for support from the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors for the Sept. 22 primary and in the general election.

Mayor Sally Mackay is upset that challenger Adam Barringer does not have the word 'for' on his political campaign ads since he is not an incumbent as required by Florida statutes. He said it was an oversight and fellow challenger Marilee Walters said there are bigger issues in the campaign to focus on than semantics.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayor Sally Mackay is upset with challenger Adam Barringer's campaign signs.

NSBNEWS.net videos by Sera Frederick. Mayor Sally Mackay and challengers Marilee Walters and Adam Barringer debated the issues Saturday in front of 200-plus citizens during Saturday's debate at the Hidden Lakes Golf Club.