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Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson sent a written statement to The News-Press on Nov. 4, the day after losing his re-election bid to Amber Ware. He called serving the city an honor, thanked supporters and said Fort Myers' next chapter looks promising. Ware won about 54% of the vote in unofficial results.
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Challenger Amber Ware defeated incumbent Mayor Kevin Anderson in the Nov. 3 Fort Myers election, about 54% to 46% in unofficial results. Ware, a longtime city employee who directs the city's STARZ youth program, campaigned on ordering a full audit of city finances. The results become final once the county certifies them.
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Protesters led by the Lee County NAACP gathered outside Fort Myers City Hall before the Nov. 2 council meeting, again calling on Mayor Kevin Anderson to resign over sexual misconduct allegations made by two men. Anderson has denied the allegations, and a state law enforcement review of one complaint closed without charges; council member Fred Burson said he supports the mayor. Anderson faces challenger Amber Ware on Tuesday's ballot.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon scheduled three Fort Myers stops Monday, Oct. 26: the Quality Life Center on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from noon to 1:30 p.m., the Ella Piper Senior Center from 1:45 to about 2:30 p.m., and Mildred's Restaurant on Michigan Avenue. Nixon is challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, who spoke at President Trump's Fort Myers rally on Friday. Election Day is Nov. 3.
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President Donald Trump spoke for close to two hours Friday afternoon at Florida Gulf Coast University's Alico Arena, urging supporters to back gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds and the rest of the Republican ticket. Gov. Ron DeSantis met him at Southwest Florida International Airport, and his remarks covered the economy, energy prices, foreign policy and his Democratic opponents. He finished around 4:20 p.m. and Air Force One left RSW shortly before 5 p.m.
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Mayor Kevin Anderson, in office since 2020, is seeking another term on a platform of public safety, infrastructure, economic development and affordable housing. Challenger Amber Ware, a city employee since 2002, says her first act would be a complete audit of city finances, and she wants to restart neighborhood utility projects. The race is on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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Friday, October 23
The midterm rally featuring President Trump on Oct. 23 is confirmed for Alico Arena at FGCU; the university is modifying campus operations due to expected traffic and parking impacts.
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