he's been sitting on Jacksonville's city
council the past four years including
serving a year as council president now
Councilwoman Ana Lopez brochet is
running for mayor of Jacksonville but
how much do you really know about this
local accountant and mother of three I
got a chance to sit down with both of
the lead candidates in Duval County race
for mayor and when I met up with Ana
brochet what struck me when I met up
with her and her family was what this
working businesswoman calls her home
office Jacksonville City Councilwoman a
mayoral candidate ana brochet admits she
works a lot away from City Hall she's
the managing partner of one of the
city's largest CPA firms and when work
follows her home this small chair and
desk makes up her home office so she can
enjoy her family sitting nearby Ana and
David brochet live in the Cedar Hills
area and have a blended family with
three children during Hurricane Irma a
scary moment for them all when this tree
branch busted through the roof of their
home barely missing two of their
sleeping kids we had three trees in the
house she says the whole family grew
frustrated when their home was
burglarized before repairs could be made
hit by thieves three times in one week
brochet says working with her neighbors
and police the criminals were caught and
that as mayor she wants to see that type
of community involvement when it comes
to tackling crime more working with the
neighborhood to improve their particular
conditions what the census data shares
about those neighborhoods and what is
the city's responsibility to serve the
neighborhoods and to make sure that they
have infrastructure and resources that
they need to actually be more engaged on
their own and you feel that's not being
done right now not to be no not
effectively you waited until the last
minute we all watched as like it was
down to the literally the last minute
that you walked in and registered as a
candidate why did you wait you know this
is a really big decision and I knew
going in I was going to be attacked I
was going to be lied about and to make
sure that I was making the right
decision for me and
my family and the community greedy
politicians for 500 Alex this
millionaire politician voted to raise
her own pay twice who is Anna brochet
right so I just want to make sure I
understand it did happen it did happen I
did tie my salary to the state scale I
did support that measurement brochet
says that vote was a vote on the city's
budget which included pay raises for all
city council members based on a state
formula
I don't benefit from my salary at the
city my agreement with my business
partners doesn't allow that to be the
case it gets deducted from my salary at
my other job those ads are desperate
attempts to spread half-truths and
misinformation to divert people's
attention away from a career crime wave
shortly after our interview the brochet
camp came out swinging a political
action committee supporting her released
this ad
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you know III don't want to sugarcoat
what some of our families experienced in
Jacksonville and that is a reality for
some families in Jacksonville may not be
happening everywhere it's happening more
and more places in Jacksonville and it
has to stop
and you blame the mayor for it the mayor
took responsibility for crime he ran on
crime he blamed Mayor Brown for not
resolving the crime problem that we had
in Jacksonville four years ago it's his
responsibility right now on news for Jax
comm Roche addresses other claims made
in some of the attack ads against her
she also reveals more details about her
family life how she and her husband Dave
met on match.com you can watch my uncut
interview with Anna brochet inside this
story on the homepage of news for Jax
calm now coming up Monday night at 5:45
bro Shea's main opponent too in the
mayor's race I go eye to eye with the
incumbent mayor
Lenny curry you see the ads the
accusations
Lenny Curry has nothing to say now a
news for Jax anchor joy Purdy getting
answers from Lenny Curry what do you say
to citizens that see that they hear that
constantly the news for Jack's exclusive
interview inside the home of the Florida
dad running for his second term as mayor
I've learned how important that is to
have that personal connection with
people in the community I to I with
Lenny Curry
Monday at 5:45 on news for Jax