Christine Brown re-elected to Gulfport City Council

Gulfport City Council member Christine Brown will serve another term, securing 61% of the vote over challengers Christopher Butler-Jones and Greg Simek.

Butler Jones earned 22% of the vote while Simek landed 17%.

Brown is Gulfport’s current Vice Mayor and Ward 2 representative and has served 10 years on the Council. She’s lived in Gulfport for 30 years.

Ward 2 includes the waterfront and marina districts, but voters citywide cast a ballot in the race.

She ran with endorsements from Fraternal Order of Police, Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association, Pinellas County Professional Firefighters, Pinellas REALTOR Organization and Mayor Sam Henderson.

– Peter Schorsch, Florida Politics